US Patent Issued to NIKE on March 17 for "Cut step traction element arrangement for an article of footwear" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,647, issued on March 17, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Cut step traction element arrangement for an article of footwear" was invented by Tetsuya T. Minami (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements include cut step features. Cut step features provide a traction element with a stepped height. Cut step features on medial rotational traction elements that have a plurality of stud elements arranged in a circular grouping include arc-shaped or straight cuts. Cut step features on traction elements disposed in a...