ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,245, issued on March 3, was assigned to Solely Jane Holdings LLC (Springville, Utah).

"Shoe with interchangeable upper" was invented by Cindy Fogarty (Millmerran, Australia), Nate Finlay (South Salt Lake, Utah), Jennie Drew Platt (Salt Lake City), Douglas M. Hintze (Saratoga Springs, Utah), Connor R. Wright (Springville, Utah), Christopher R. Huntington (South Jordan, Utah) and Jonothan D. DiPeri (Springville, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe includes a base and an upper. The base is configured to contact a ground and includes a groove. The upper is configured to extend over a foot of a user. The upper includes a rail confi...