ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,378, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Integrated footwear components and footwear comprising the same" was invented by Stephen P. Dobson (Portland, Ore.), Christian Manuel Arias Delgado (Portland, Ore.), Niccolo Dambrosio (Portland, Ore.), Theodore James Cotton (Milwaukie, Ore.) and Keith A. Blume (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Articles of footwear comprising movable components integrally formed with other parts of the footwear. The article of footwear can comprise a component integrally formed with an upper portion, a sole portion, or both, and connected to the upper portion or...