ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,194, issued on April 14, was assigned to ON CLOUDS GMBH (Zurich, Switzerland).
"Running shoe sole comprising a soft-elastic midsole" was invented by Ilmarin Heitz (Zurich, Switzerland) and Olivier Bernhard (Heiden, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole for a running shoe with a soft-elastic midsole (1) includes an underside (2) at least partially contacting the ground (B) during running and comprises a plurality of channels (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a, 4b, 4c) extending in the transverse direction (Q). The channels (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a, 4b, 4c) are arranged in a lateral area of the midsole (1) in at least a first and a se...