ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,800, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to HILOS Inc. (Portland, Ore.).
"Footwear assembly with 3-D printed, modular sole assembly" was invented by Mikele Schnitman (Portland, Ore.), Gaia Giladi (Portland, Ore.) and Elias Stahl (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Footwear with a modular sole assembly having an insole portion connected to an upper. The insole portion can have a compressible lattice with interconnected laths to provide support for the wearer's foot. A midsole portion is connected to the insole portion and has a midsole perimeter portion that interfaces with the insole perimeter portion. The midsole portion is mod...