US Patent Issued to NIKE on Feb. 24 for "Adjustable foot support systems including fluid-filled bladder chambers" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,877, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Adjustable foot support systems including fluid-filled bladder chambers" was invented by Aaron B. Weast (Portland, Ore.) and Timothy P. Hopkins (Lake Oswego, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Foot support systems, e.g., for articles of footwear, include systems for changing the hardness or firmness of the foot support portion (e.g., of a sole structure) and/or systems for moving (e.g., selectively moving) fluid between various portions of the foot support system. Such systems may include: a foot support bladder, a pump, and a fluid reservoir. Two or more fluid tr...