US Patent Issued to NIKE on Sept. 8 for "Article of footwear with an adaptive fluid system" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,645, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Article of footwear with an adaptive fluid system" was invented by Elizabeth Langvin (Sherwood, Ore.), James Molyneux (Portland, Ore.), Lee D. Peyton (Tigard, Ore.), Ty A. Ransom (Portland, Ore.) and Nicola J. Reynolds (Hillsboro, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptive fluid system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The adaptive fluid system includes a fluid chamber that provides cushioning and shock absorption for a foot. The adaptive fluid system includes an adjustable pressure regulating valve that may be used to control the pressure of the fluid ...