ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,966, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Shoe" was invented by Alexander Taylor (London), Philippe-Albert Lefebvre (London) and Jules Mas (Paris).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe comprising a sole comprising a female element; and an upper arrangement comprising a corresponding male element configured to be received in the female element upon insertion in an insertion direction. The male and female elements comprise complementary locking features including a first locking feature being provided on a peripheral surface of one of the male or female elements, and a second locking feature being pro...