ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,384, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to PUMA SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Sole structure for an article of footwear" was invented by Sidney Fauconnier (Nuremberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A footwear upper and a sole structure for an article of footwear is provided. The footwear sole can include a forefoot region having a first bottom portion extending between a lateral side and a medial side of the footwear, a heel region having a second bottom portion extending between the lateral side and the medial side of the footwear, and a midfoot region disposed between the heel region and the forefoot region. The second bott...