ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,973, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Jekti Hadiati (Beaverton, Ore.), Jesse Olsen (Portland, Ore.), Kevin Reyes (Beaverton, Ore.) and Kyoungmin Song (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a first surface, a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the first surface and opposing a ground surface during use, and a sidewall extending between and connecting the first surface and the second surface, the sidewall including (i) a first portion extending...