US Patent Issued to Skechers U.S.A. Inc. II on March 31 for "Foamed sole components and method for making a sole with foamed sole components" (American, Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,736, issued on March 31, was assigned to Skechers U.S.A. Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).

"Foamed sole components and method for making a sole with foamed sole components" was invented by Kurt Stockbridge (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.), Chih Hsiang Hsu (Taoyuan, Taiwan) and Anthony Dean (Kennesaw, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sole for footwear and a method of manufacturing them comprising at least one polymeric foam expanded through supercritical fluid (SCF). The polymeric foam may have a plurality of holes or cavities introduced into the first surface of the polymer material prior to supercritical fluid expansion, wherein...