US Patent Issued to NIKE on Oct. 6 for "Article of footwear with dynamic banking sole structure" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,520, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Article of footwear with dynamic banking sole structure" was invented by Bryan Picco (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole structure includes a midsole having a lateral side defining a lateral edge and a medial side defining a medial edge. The midsole includes a first zone extending from the lateral edge toward the medial side and having a substantially uniform thickness, and a second zone extending from the medial edge toward the first zone and having a tapered thickness that decreases toward the medial edge. A resilient cushioning member extends ac...