ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,823, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Reebok International Ltd. (Altrincham, Great Britain).
"Article of footwear with plate and heel support" was invented by John S. Greenhalgh (Foxboro, Mass.) and Kyung Lee (Newton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole for an article of footwear includes a midsole, a plate having longitudinal prongs in a forefoot portion of the sole and a dome-shaped heel support portion in a heel portion of the sole, an insert disposed within a cavity of the heel support portion, a heel rim securing the insert to the plate and the plate to the midsole; and an outsole."
The patent was filed on July 15, 20...