ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,946, issued on April 21, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Eric Fauble (Portland, Ore.), Stephan Hausmann (Happy Valley, Ore.) and Dylan Petrenka (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a bladder and at least one insert. The bladder includes an upper surface having a first portion defining a chamber and a second portion defining at least one recess adjacent to the chamber. The at least one insert is disposed within the at least one recess and has a top surface that is substantially flush with the first por...