ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,236, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to BAUER HOCKEY LLC (Exeter, N.H.).
"Skates and other footwear comprising additively-manufactured components" was invented by Jean-Francois Corbeil (Prevost, Canada), Thierry Krick (Coteau-du-Lac, Canada), Alexis Seguin (Laval, Canada) and Raymond Boissonneault (St-Hippolyte, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A skate or other footwear comprising one or more additively-manufactured components designed to enhance performance and use of the skate or other footwear, such as fit and comfort, power transfer (e.g., to a skating surface during skating strides), and/or other aspects of the skate or other...