ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,825, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to NIKE INC. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sole structure for article of footwear" was invented by Mike Ekstrom (Wilsonville, Ore.), Elizabeth Fulkerson (Beaverton, Ore.), John Hlavacs (Portland, Ore.), Ethan Lee (Beaverton, Ore.), Ricardo Salinas Jr. (Hillsboro, Ore.), Darlan Zacharia (Beaverton, Ore.) and Michael J. Hass (Sherwood, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outsole for an article of footwear includes a plantar surface and a peripheral surface surrounding the plantar surface. The outsole for an article of footwear also includes an annular cleat set including a first plurality of traction ele...