ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,826, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Upper for an article of footwear with a lattice structure" was invented by Monica M. Poulsen (Hillsboro, Ore.) and Erin C. Stevens (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An upper for an article of footwear may have a knitted component, where the knitted component has a first edge extending from a first side of a throat area of the upper, through a heel area of the upper, and to a second side of the throat area. At least a portion of the first edge may include a lattice structure, the lattice structuring having a first lattice band a second lattice band, the...