US Patent Issued to NIKE on July 14 for "Knitted component with cushioning structure" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,903, issued on July 14, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Knitted component with cushioning structure" was invented by Samuel L. Bartys (London), Bilan Dedonato (Portland, Ore.) and Andreas I. Schoppel (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects herein are directed to a knitted component and articles of footwear that incorporate the same having cushioning structures, window openings, and/or tensile elements. In some aspects, the cushioning structures are positioned on an interior surface of an upper in order to protect a wearer's foot. The cushioning structures can be formed of single-jersey constructions, whi...