ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,800, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to BBC International LLC (Plantation, Fla.).

"Dispersion strengthened shoe material" was invented by Sean Skakandy (Jupiter, Fla.) and Randy N. Lubart (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention involves a system and method for constructing a material useful for the production of shoes and shoe components. The material is constructed as a dispersion strengthened material including at least two materials that are typically considered to be non-compatible with respect to each other, e.g. a thermoplastic and a rubber. The non-compatible materials are combined in a manner th...