US Patent Issued to Shimano on June 24 for "Shoe sole" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,598, issued on June 24, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Shoe sole" was invented by Kadunori Iuchi (Osaka, Japan), Toshiaki Aoki (Osaka, Japan) and Junichi Kikuta (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe sole includes a first sole layer, a second sole layer and a third sole layer. The first sole layer includes a first region, a second region and a cleat engagement part. The second sole layer at least partly overlaps the first sole layer. The second sole layer is disposed between the first and third sole layers. The second region s more flexible than the first region. The second sole layer is more flexible than...