ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,078, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"System and methods for forming a sole structure" was invented by Shayne Hannemann (Portland, Ore.), Kimberly N. McConnell (West Chester, Ohio), Justin A. Meyer (Hamilton, Ohio) and Rick A Pollard (Moscow, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molding system and a method for forming a sole structure are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material into a mold from an upstream device, receiving the molten polymeric material in a cavity of the mold, and maintaining a repeatable, uniform pressure profile as the molten polymeric material is delivere...