US Patent Issued to Hann Athletic on March 17 for "Shoe" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,641, issued on March 17, was assigned to Hann Athletic LLC (Valparaiso, Ind.).

"Shoe" was invented by Lenn R. Hann (Valparaiso, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe includes an upper and a sole each with a forward region with a forward center of loading and a rear region with a rear center of loading. The sole includes an insole, a midsole, and an outsole. Two integrated suspension elements include an upper suspension arm and a lower suspension arm that are joined at respective ends. The integrated suspension elements are disposed between at least a portion of the midsole and the outsole. The integrated suspension elements eac...