US Patent Issued to Under Armour on Dec. 16 for "Method of making footwear with interlocking midsole" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,862, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).

"Method of making footwear with interlocking midsole" was invented by Michael Glancy (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear includes an upper, a first sole member, and a second sole member. The first sole member is connected to the upper. Together, the first sole member and the upper define a cavity. The first sole member includes an outer surface and a textured inner surface, the textured inner surface defining a pattern of shapes. The second sole member is positioned in the cavity. The second sole member includes a textured lower surfac...