ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,631, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Payntr Golf Global LLC (Lake Oswego, Ore.).
"Golf shoe" was invented by Michael Forsey (Lake Oswego, Ore.) and Michael Glancy (Duxbury, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf shoe can include an outsole including golf shoe traction features; a midsole supported by the outsole; and a propulsion plate supported by the midsole. The propulsion plate can be seated in the midsole, and the propulsion plate can be designed to return energy to a user's foot during a golf swing. The propulsion plate can extend from a heel of the golf shoe past a flex zone of the golf shoe. The golf shoe can also inc...