ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,881, issued on June 23, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Plate with foam for footwear" was invented by Risha Dupre (Tigard, Ore.), Emily Farina (North Plains, Ore.), Lysandre Follet (Portland, Ore.), Stefan E. Guest (Portland, Ore.), Helene Hutchinson (Portland, Ore.), Geng Luo (Portland, Ore.), Rachel M. Savage (Beaverton, Ore.) and Kristin Yetman (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper includes an outsole, a plate disposed between the outsole and the upper, and a first cushioning layer. The plate includes an anterior-most point disposed in a forefoot re...