ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,635, issued on March 17, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf shoe with internal structure" was invented by Jean-Marie Bidal (Bridgewater, Mass.) and Robert S. Bento (Raynham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf shoe with an upper, a sole assembly, and an insert integrated with the sole assembly. The insert may provide an elastic response during a golf-related movement. The insert may comprise a plurality of legs extending from a central region of the insert to stiffen the shoe, the plurality of legs including a first set of symmetric legs extending between the central region and a forefoot region of the so...