ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,908, issued on July 14, was assigned to ASICS Corp. (Kobe, Japan).

"Anti-slip member for wearable equipment or sports equipment, wearable equipment, and sports equipment" was invented by Toshiaki Nishi (Kobe, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an anti-slip member for wearable equipment or sports equipment, the anti-slip member composed of an elastomer composition including an elastomer and water-soluble particles dispersed in the elastomer. Also provided are wearable equipment and sports equipment including the anti-slip member."

The patent was filed on Oct. 23, 2020, under Application No. 18/248,685.

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