ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,641, issued on July 28.
"Shoe with force defusing and/or force directing constructs" was invented by Timothy W. Markison (Mesa, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for a shoe that includes an inner layer of defusing cells and an outer layer of defusing cells. The inner layer is towards a foot when the shoe is worn and the and the outer layer is towards ground when the shoe is worn and the wearer is standing. The outer layer of defusing cells is aligned with the inner layer of defusing cells and, as aligned, function to reduce impact pressure of an impact force of the wearer."
The patent was filed on Jan. 9, 2024, under...