US Patent Issued to TEKS on Sept. 22 for "Protective cover for spiked athletic shoes, for use before/after sporting events and when stored in an athletic bag" (Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,613, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to TEKS Inc. (Ithaca, N.Y.).

"Protective cover for spiked athletic shoes, for use before/after sporting events and when stored in an athletic bag" was invented by Puxuan Yang (Plymouth, Mass.), David Bruk-Rodriguez (Winter Haven, Fla.) and Rachel Bonnet (Haddonfield, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover for a spiked athletic shoe includes toe and heel portions, and a particular mid-section with one or more selective shapes forming an accordion-like structure providing adjustability for a distance between the toe and heel portions. The mid-section is also configured to provide vertical sup...