ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,196, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for an article of footwear" was invented by Jeremy L. Connell (Portland, Ore.), Craig Fredrick (Portland, Ore.), Jason R. Meeker (Portland, Ore.), Kort W. Neumann IV (Portland, Ore.) and Chris Wilburn (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear including an upper. The sole structure includes a midsole having a first surface opposing the upper, a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the first surface, and an aperture formed through a thickness of the midsole and including a firs...