ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,991, issued on March 24, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Foam compositions and uses thereof" was invented by Hossein A. Baghdadi (Portland, Ore.), Jay Constantinou (Beaverton, Ore.), Joseph Thomas Muth (North Plains, Ore.), Brian G. Prevo (Portland, Ore.) and Bradley C. Tutmark (Aloha, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Components for articles of footwear and athletic equipment including a foam are provided. The foam portion of the components and articles include a composition which includes a thermoplastic copolyester, the composition having a foam structure. A polymer layer is provided on at least on surface of the ...