ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,957, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Wolverine Outdoors Inc. (Rockford, Mich.).
"Stable cushioning footwear construction" was invented by Dewayne Dale (Howard City, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A footwear construction is provided with a sole assembly having underfoot cushion elements disposed through a support frame to yield enhanced stability for the sole assembly. The cushion elements and the corresponding apertures through the frame can be in a forefoot region and/or a heel region and can occupy a majority of those regions. The frame can be constructed from one material and the midsole from another material softer or havi...