ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,757, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf shoe with traction elements" was invented by John F. Swigart (Plymouth, Mass.), Robert S. Bento (Raynham, Mass.), Jean-Marie Bidal (Bridgewater, Mass.), Keith M. Duffy (Whitman, Mass.) and Jacob E. Vollmar (Providence, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf shoe with an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes a midsole and an outsole. The outsole includes one or more traction elements for engaging with a plurality of different ground surfaces. In some embodiments, the traction elements comprise a first feature for m...