US Patent Issued to Alps South on Sept. 22 for "Socks and liners with shock absorbing properties" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,877, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Alps South LLC.

"Socks and liners with shock absorbing properties" was invented by Aldo Laghi (Pinellas Park, Fla.), Jordan Wilkes (Thonotosassa, Fla.) and David Carson (St. Petersburg, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shock absorbing covering that has an opening, a closed liner distal end, and sidewalls. The distal end further comprises a distal region that is knitted with spacer fabric to the same circumference as the liner or sock or is configured to conform to specific areas of a foot; preferably, (1) the toe region leaving out the big toe region, (2) the metatarsal head (MTH) 1 regi...