US Patent Issued to NIKE on Sept. 8 for "Hand-engaging devices with traction-enhancing features" (Oregon, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,630, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Hand-engaging devices with traction-enhancing features" was invented by John W. Cross (Portland, Ore.), Eun Kyung Lee (Beaverton, Ore.), Daniel P. Morgan (Beaverton, Ore.), Garrett T. Sutherlin Santo (Portland, Ore.), Paul Sutherlin Santo (Portland, Ore.) and Todd Anthony Waatti (Battleground, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hand-engaging devices include: (a) a base member having a first side for engaging a user's hand an opposite second side providing a mount surface; and (b) a traction pad engaged with the mount surface. The traction pad may include a base s...