ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. D1,145,316, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Shoe" was invented by Eric P. Avar (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Michael Berger (Portland, Ore.), Stephanie N. Cacioppo (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Kara Gapon (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Kevin W. Hoffer (Portland, Ore.), Oluwatimilehin Oshinowo (Beaverton, Ore.), David Stasiuk (Portland, Ore.) and Bryan K. Youngs (Beaverton, Ore.).
The patent was filed on Dec. 19, 2025, under Application No. D/038,815.
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