ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,873, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Article of footwear including a heel stabilizing element" was invented by Kevin Becker (Beaverton, Ore.), Jekti Hadiati (Beaverton, Ore.) and Kyoungmin Song (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure, having a forefoot region; a mid-foot region; and a heel region; wherein the sole structure includes a midsole including a cushioning element disposed in the heel region and having a top surface, and a heel stabilizing element disposed in the heel region and around a portion of an exterior surface of the midsole, the heel stabilizing element extend...