ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,629, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Under Armour Inc. (Baltimore).
"Footwear with multiple lockdown configurations" was invented by Spencer Hawkins (Baltimore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear includes a sole, an upper, a first collar fastener, a second collar fastener, and a strap. The upper is connected to the sole and includes a hindfoot portion and a collar extending from the hindfoot portion. The collar is configured for movement between a first position in which a first side of the collar is an exterior side, and a second position in which an opposite second side of the collar is the exterior side. The f...