ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,676, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to PUMA SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Article of footwear having a sole plate" was invented by Mauro Bonin (Nuremberg, Germany), Andreas Siegismund (Ruckersdorf, Germany) and Arnaud Redon (Nuremberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear with an upper and a top portion attached to the upper. The sole structure can include an outsole with a front portion, a middle portion, and a rear portion. The front portion and the middle portion of the outsole can be attached to the top portion. A front spacing can be defined between the front portion of the outso...