US Patent Issued to Skechers U.S.A. Inc. II on Sept. 23 for "Footwear heel counter for easier foot entry or removal" (Chinese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,386, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Skechers U.S.A. Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).

"Footwear heel counter for easier foot entry or removal" was invented by John Maxwell Weeks (Los Angeles), Scott Kelley (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Frank Chuang (Cypress, Calif.), Pei-Chun Liao (Torrance, Calif.), Johnson Tja (Foshan, China), Hui Xie (Dongguan, China) and Kurt Stockbridge (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear includes an upper and a U-shaped foamed ankle collar. The ankle collar may form the topmost region of the foot receiving shoe opening and the foamed ankle collar may extend at l...