ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,980, issued on May 20, was assigned to Wolverine Outdoors Inc. (Rockford, Mich.).
"Footwear sole and related method of use" was invented by Ian M. Cobb (Rockford, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A footwear including a sole assembly having an upper midsole, a lower midsole, and a plate sandwiched therebetween. One or both of the upper and lower midsoles can include upper and/or lower pillars that cooperatively form an upper or lower void and/or compartment above or below the plate. The lower void and/or compartment below the plate can be disposed vertically below the upper void, with the plate separating the voids and/or compartm...