US Patent Issued to Ariat International on Dec. 23 for "Footwear with booties and bootie securement systems, and methods for manufacturing the same" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,960, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Ariat International Inc. (San Leandro, Calif.).

"Footwear with booties and bootie securement systems, and methods for manufacturing the same" was invented by Sai Mann (Hayward, Calif.) and Lars Erik MacLeod (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Footwear with an integrated bootie configured to receive and enclose a wearer's foot when the footwear is worn. The footwear includes an upper disposed over the bootie, a sole assembly secured to the upper and the bootie, and a bootie securement system that includes at least one anchor tab projecting from the bootie and secured to the ...