US Patent Issued to NIKE on May 19 for "Footwear last including size adjustment capabilities" (Italian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,915, issued on May 19, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Footwear last including size adjustment capabilities" was invented by Sergio Cavaliere (Venice, Italy), Stefano Buosi (Treviso, Italy), John Cross (Portland, Ore.), Laura De Faveri (Treviso, Italy), Roberto De Marchi (Treviso, Italy), Massimo Ferraro (Treviso, Italy), Ryan R. Larson (Portland, Ore.), Claudio Tessaro (Montebelluna, Italy) and Francesco Zago (Treviso, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Footwear lasts have size adjustment capabilities. As some more specific examples, footwear lasts may be adjustable in the longitudinal direction and/or in the girth di...