US Patent Issued to Acushnet on Dec. 23 for "Golf shoe having composite plate in midsole for providing flex and stability" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,962, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf shoe having composite plate in midsole for providing flex and stability" was invented by Keith M. Duffy (Whitman, Mass.), Jean-Marie Bidal (Marlborough, Mass.) and John F. Swigart (Plymouth, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Golf shoes having improved constructions are provided. The golf shoes include upper, midsole, and outsole sections. The upper may be made of a soft, breathable leather material. The midsole includes an upper region formed from a first material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA); and a lower region formed from a second mat...