US Patent Issued to NIKE on Oct. 20 for "Article of footwear" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,633, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Article of footwear" was invented by Morgan Stauffer (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure includes a first cushioning element having a first top side and a bottom side formed on an opposite side from the first top side and defining a receptacle. The sole structure further includes a second cushioning element attached to the first cushioning element and having a second top side flush with the first top side of the first cushioning element. An upper plate is disposed within the receptacle and including a first end attached to the first cush...