US Patent Issued to NIKE on Feb. 17 for "Adjustable foot support systems including fluid-filled bladder chambers" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,979, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Adjustable foot support systems including fluid-filled bladder chambers" was invented by Levi J. Patton (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Foot support systems for articles of footwear or other foot-receiving devices include a compressor or other gas source used to control gas pressure provided in one or more pressure adjustable fluid-filled bladders used to support a wearer's foot. Additional features relate to fluid flow control systems and methods that include a plurality of valves to control an inflation configuration for supplying gas to the one or...