ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,623, issued on June 9, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Nicholas S. Frank (Portland, Ore.), Gjermund Haugbro (Beaverton, Ore.), Stephan Hausmann (Happy Valley, Ore.), Fiona L. Lesecq (Beaverton, Ore.) and Michele Tosello (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first conical traction element disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure. The sole structure also includes a first elongate traction element, a second elongate traction element, and a third elongate traction element arranged in a radial pa...