ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,235, issued on Nov. 3.
"Ski boot and related system" was invented by Richard Peter Anderson (Wanaka, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ski boot that controls and adjust a forward flex and a rearward rebound movement of a ski boot. The ski boot includes a shell to receive and retain a foot of a skier; a cuff secured to a lower leg of the skier; an adjustable damper that controls the forward flex and the rearward rebound movement of the ski boot; a sensor measuring data about the forward flex and the rearward rebound movement of the ski boot; and mechanical servos or magnetic valves that adjust the adjustable damper in respon...