ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,313, issued on July 14, was assigned to Foot Defender LLC (Miami).

"Ambulatory protective device" was invented by Jason R Hanft (Miami).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ambulatory protective device is configured to be worn on a person's foot who has a foot condition, such as a diabetic foot condition. The ambulatory protective device includes an insole which has viscoelastic inserts located and otherwise disposed relative to non-viscous polymeric foam strata to create zones or areas on the insole characterized by reduced force or contact pressure when subjected to forces from the foot during ambulation when the ambulatory protective ...