US Patent Issued to Acushnet on March 31 for "Golf shoe with internal structure" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,732, issued on March 31, 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 and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes a midsole and an outsole. At least one of the midsole or outsole comprises (i) a foamed material and (ii) a structure integrated with or embedded in the foamed material. The structure comprises a different material than the foamed material. The structure comprises a spineless structure with one or more members ...