US Patent Issued to Reebok International on July 7 for "Sole and article of footwear having a pod assembly" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,696, issued on July 7, was assigned to Reebok International Ltd. (Altrincham, Great Britain).

"Sole and article of footwear having a pod assembly" was invented by Paul Bates (Somerset, Mass.), Paul E. Litchfield (Westborough, Mass.), David Lacorazza (Norwell, Mass.) and William Mcinnis (Westwood, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole for an article of footwear includes an upper sole. The upper sole forms a sidewall of the sole. The sole includes a pod assembly coupled to the upper sole and disposed below the upper sole. The pod assembly includes a strip of pods fluidly connected in series. The strip of pods includes at least one...