ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,273, issued on May 5, was assigned to Sazzi IP LLC (Sedona, Ariz.).
"Shoe with improved stability" was invented by Mark Aaron Thatcher (Sedona, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe with an interstitial (e.g., between the toes) support for the user's foot that provides improved stability to the user's foot. The internal toe-reliant support includes two to four posts that extend into the gaps between toes in the foot and are positioned proximate the vertices or posterior ends of the gaps. The posts inhibit or limit motion of the foot within the shoe, such as when initiating or terminating a motion in a medial, lateral or forward d...