US Patent Issued to NIKE on June 30 for "Sole structure for an article of footwear" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,163, issued on June 30, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Sole structure for an article of footwear" was invented by Yoon Jeong Choi (Portland, Ore.), Jeremy L. Connell (Portland, Ore.), Craig Fredrick (Portland, Ore.), Lai Wa C. Ho (Beaverton, Ore.), Jason R. Meeker (Portland, Ore.), Ricardo Salinas Jr. (Hillsboro, Ore.) and Chris Wilburn (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure including a cushioning member that includes a recessed portion and a projection. The sole structure also includes an outsole coupled to the cushioning member and including a pr...