ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,900, issued on May 19, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Shoe" was invented by Stefan Tamm (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Carl Arnese (Herzogenaurach, Germany) and James Carnes (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are shoes having an upper, and at least one of an outer sole and a midsole connected to the upper. At least one of the outer sole and the midsole is formed of knitwear."
The patent was filed on April 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/309,498.
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