US Patent Issued to Skechers U.S.A. Inc. II on April 14 for "Footwear heel counter for easier foot entry or removal" (Chinese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,197, issued on April 14, was assigned to Skechers U.S.A. Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).

"Footwear heel counter for easier foot entry or removal" was invented by John Maxwell Weeks (Los Angeles), Scott Kelley (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Frank Chuang (Cypress, Calif.), Pei-Chun Liao (Torrance, Calif.), Johnson Tja (Foshan City, China), Hui Xie (Dongguan City, China) and Kurt Stockbridge (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The shoe includes a sole and an upper having an ankle collar extending around a portion of a shoe opening. The shoe includes a heel cup in a heel region of the upper, the heel cup having a c...