US Patent Issued to adidas on Nov. 3 for "Additively manufactured articles of apparel" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,224, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Additively manufactured articles of apparel" was invented by Christian Manuel Arias Delgado (Portland, Ore.), Fionn Corcoran-Tadd (Portland, Ore.) and Matteo E. Padovani (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Articles of apparel comprising an outer skin, an inner skin, and a core disposed between the outer skin. The outer skin, the inner skin, and the core can be integrally formed. Features of the outer skin, inner skin, and/or core can be manufactured to provide desired properties for the article of apparel, for example cushioning properties, force r...