ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,268, issued on June 16, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Teagen E. Andrews (Portland, Ore.), Leo S. Chang (Portland, Ore.), Jeremy L. Connell (Portland, Ore.), Karen S. Dimoff (Portland, Ore.), Emily M. Farina (North Plains, Ore.) and Rachel M. Savage (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plate for a sole structure of an article of footwear includes a platform extending from a first platform end to a second platform end, the platform being substantially planar from the first platform end to the second platform end, a first arcuate segment extending in a ...