ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,942, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to ASICS Corp. (Kobe, Japan).
"Sole and shoe" was invented by Hiroyuki Tsukada (Kobe, Japan) and Hiroki Miyake (Kobe, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a sole constituting a part of a shoe, the sole including: a shock-absorbing part that cushions an impact applied to a foot upon landing; and a support part that is higher in elastic modulus than the shock-absorbing part and supports the foot. The support part includes a support surface provided around the shock-absorbing part. The shock-absorbing part includes a recessed surface and a plurality of columnar bodies. The shock-absorbing...