ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,263, issued on June 16, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Footwear having sensor system" was invented by James Molyneux (Portland, Ore.), Aaron B. Weast (Portland, Ore.), Jordan M. Rice (Portland, Ore.), Allan M. Schrock (Portland, Ore.), Michael S. Amos (Beaverton, Ore.), Andrew A. Owings (Portland, Ore.), Martine Stillman (Seattle), Joseph B. Horrell (Seattle), Jonathan B. Knight (Seattle), Dane R. Weitmann (Seattle) and Jeffrey J. Hebert (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear includes an upper member and a sole structure, with a sensor system connected to the sole structure. The sensor system in...