ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,807, issued on March 25, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).
"Article of footwear with athletic cleats" was invented by Michael Glancy (Baltimore) and Michael Forsey (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear includes a plurality of first cleats mounted on a first side of the article of footwear and a plurality of second cleats mounted on a second side of the article of footwear. Each of the first cleats includes at least one lateral leg and at least one medial leg, the at least one lateral leg having a first hardness and the at least one medial leg having a second hardness, wherein the first ha...