ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,112, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to PUMA SE (Herzegenaurach, Germany).
"Article of footwear having a closure system" was invented by Andreas Siegismund (Rueckersdorf, Germany), Reinhold Sussmann (Scheinfeld, Germany) and Romain Girard (Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure system for an article of footwear includes a closure mechanism, a securing element, and a cord that is configured to be operably engaged with an upper of the footwear. The closure mechanism is configured to be actuated to adjust the footwear from a loosened configuration to a tightened configuration, and the securing element is con...