ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,643, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Sole comprising reinforcing frame" was invented by Benjamin Peter (Herzogenaurach, Germany), Ulisse Matthias Tanzini (Nuremberg, Germany), Francisca Paredes (Nuremberg, Germany), Niklas Nester (Nuremberg, Germany), Peter Valdivia (Nuremberg, Germany) and Melanie Astudillo (Nuremberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole for a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe, such as a running shoe, the sole including a midsole and a reinforcing frame, wherein at least a first part of the reinforcing frame substantially surrounds an outer boundary of the midso...