ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,241, issued on March 3, was assigned to ECCO Sko A/S (Bredebro, Denmark).
"Breathable and waterproof footwear" was invented by Frank Jensen (Bredebro, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A footwear includes an upper attached to a sole. The upper includes an outer layer and an inner membrane. The outer layer has a lower end. The lower end of the outer layer has an outer layer lower edge. The membrane includes a lower end of the membrane. The lower end of the membrane has a lower edge of the membrane. The membrane is suspended within the footwear between an upper circumference of the upper and a lower anchoring circumference by mean...