ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,199, issued on Aug. 25.
"Cushioning heel band for footwear" was invented by Prasad Reddy (Argyle, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cushioning heel band for footwear and an article of footwear are provided. The article of footwear has an upper configured to engage with a wearer's foot when worn on the wearer's foot and a sole having a heel portion and a forefoot portion. The heel band is U-shaped and is positioned on the heel portion. The heel band has opposing first and second surfaces, and a perimeter wall that define a channel adapted to retain cushioning material. The cushioning material may have resilient balls. The heel ba...