ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,977, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Boot Royalty Co. LP (Fort Worth, Texas).
"Comfort system for boots" was invented by Billy Lovell (Mansfield, Texas), Michael Fuller (Flower Mound, Texas) and Michael McCarron (Azle, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A comfort system for Cowboy and work boots, including an insole chassis, an insole chassis backing board, and cushioning pads for absorbing and attenuating shocks encountered by a wearer of the boots. Cushioning pads are secured to a surface of the insole chassis backing board, and apertures in the insole chassis allow the cushions to pass through. Additional cushioning pads are ...