ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,816, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Cycling shoe system" was invented by Toshiaki Aoki (Osaka, Japan), Kaoru Ouchi (Osaka, Japan), Kadunori Iuchi (Osaka, Japan) and Shota Nishijima (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cycling shoe system is basically includes an upper, a sole, a closure, an actuator, a communicator and a controller. The upper has a first portion, a second portion, and an opening between the first portion and the second portion. The sole is attached to the upper. The closure is coupled between the first portion and the second portion. The actuator is operatively coupled to t...