US Patent Issued to NIKE on Jan. 13 for "Article of footwear with bladder at foot-facing surface of foam midsole layer" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,906, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Article of footwear with bladder at foot-facing surface of foam midsole layer" was invented by Jeremy L. Connell (Portland, Ore.), Jason R. Meeker (Hillsboro, Ore.), Jason G. Petrie (Portland, Ore.) and Jacob Raymond Van Daam (Tigard, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear has a sole structure that includes a foam midsole layer. A forefoot cushioning component is secured to the foot-facing surface of the foam midsole layer in the forefoot region, and a heel cushioning component is secured to the foam midsole layer at one of the foot-facing surfa...