ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,379, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Fidencio Campos II (Dallas, Ore.), Wesley K. Chan (Portland, Ore.), Zachary M. Elder (Portland, Ore.), Elizabeth Langvin (Sherwood, Ore.) and Lee D. Peyton (Tigard, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a heel region, a forefoot region, and a midfoot region disposed between the heel region and the forefoot region. The sole structure also includes a fluid-filled chamber including a first barrier layer cooperating with a second barrier layer to define a first se...