ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,392, issued on Feb. 17.
"Foot support device" was invented by James Jay Sears (Goodrich, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel foot support device includes a first sidewall adapted to engage the lateral side of a first foot, a second sidewall adapted to engage the lateral side of a second foot, and a backwall adapted to engage both the plantar region of the first foot and the plantar region of the second foot. In a particular embodiment, the first sidewall includes an inclined interior surface, the second sidewall includes an inclined interior surface, and the backwall includes an inclined interior surface. In another particul...