ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,194, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to NIKE INC. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Joel Ryp Greenspan (Portland, Ore.), Oliver McLachlan (Beaverton, Ore.), Stuart Reinhardt (Beaverton, Ore.), Timothy J. Smith (Portland, Ore.) and Krissy Yetman (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first plate extending from a forefoot region of the sole structure to a heel region of the sole structure. The first plate has a first surface and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first plate than the first surface. The sole structure...