ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,195, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Devin Bailly (Portland, Ore.), Paul Begyn (Beaverton, Ore.), Clayton Chambers (Portland, Ore.), Guercy Eugene (Portland, Ore.), Dervin A. James (Hillsboro, Ore.), Jason R. Meeker (Portland, Ore.), Benjamin J. Monfils (Portland, Ore.) and Kevin C. Sze (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear defines a footbed and includes a bladder extending from a first end in a forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end in a heel region of the sole structure and a c...