US Patent Issued to Skechers U.S.A. Inc. II on Nov. 4 for "Foamed sole components and method for making a sole with foamed sole components" (American, Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,103, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Skechers U.S.A. Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).

"Foamed sole components and method for making a sole with foamed sole components" was invented by Kurt Stockbridge (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.), Chih Hsiang Hsu (Taoyuan, Taiwan) and Anthony Dean (Kennesaw, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for articles of footwear and a method of manufacturing them comprising at least one polymeric foamed component expanded through supercritical fluid (SCF) expansion of a shaped pre-expanded polymeric material. The polymeric foamed component may include apertures situated and fashioned in the...