ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,762, issued on May 26, was assigned to CAS VALUE (FUJIAN) TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Quanzhou, China).

"Metal support plate for footwear, sole, shoe and manufacturing process for sole" was invented by Yaosheng Zhu (Quanzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to a metal support plate for footwear, a sole, a shoe and a manufacturing process for the sole, wherein the main technical solution involves a metal support plate for footwear, including a support plate, wherein the support plate is manufactured from a lightweight metal material with a density of less than 5 g/cm3, and the support plate is provided wit...