ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. D1,145,312, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Shoe" was invented by Stephen Dobson (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Christopher Padilla (Herzogenaurach, Germany), James Thompson (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Richard Zartman (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Remy Eyraud (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Moritz Hoellmueller (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Motoki Kambara (Herzogenaurach, Germany) and Lena Groneck (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

The patent was filed on Sept. 28, 2025, under Application No. D/025,492.

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