ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,174, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to DECKERS OUTDOOR Corp. (Goleta, Calif.).
"Footwear including multi-level support member" was invented by Jean-Luc Diard (Annecy, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear including an upper, a sole attached to the upper, and a support member on the sole, where the support member includes a body having a medial member and a lateral member and at least a part of one of the medial member and the lateral member are at a height that is different than a height of a part of the other of the medial member and the lateral member."
The patent was filed on March 14, 2024, under Applicat...