ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,177, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure with midsole protrusions and arced profile for forward momentum" was invented by Fidencio Campos II (Dallas, Ore.), Karen S. Dimoff (Portland, Ore.), Derek A. Fitchett (Beaverton, Ore.), Emily Harrington (Beaverton, Ore.), Joseph L. Helseth (Plano, Texas), Oliver McLachlan (Beaverton, Ore.) and Colin Runkle (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A footwear sole structure includes a midsole having a ground-facing surface with a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The midsole defines downwardly-extending protrusions at the gro...