ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,880, issued on June 23, was assigned to Robert Lyden (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Article of footwear, method of making the same, and method of conducting retail and internet business" was invented by Robert Lyden (Ashland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a custom article of footwear, a method of making the same, and a method of conducting retail and Internet business. In particular, the components of the custom article of footwear can be selected from a range of alternative options, and the selected components can be easily removed, replaced, and recycled."
The patent was filed on March 14, 2024, under ...