US Patent Issued to Vibram on April 14 for "Method concerning the application of a sole obtained bending the edges of a flat non-trimmed sole on an upper for obtaining a shoe and a thus obtained shoe" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,193, issued on April 14, was assigned to Vibram S.p.A. (Albizzate, Italy).

"Method concerning the application of a sole obtained bending the edges of a flat non-trimmed sole on an upper for obtaining a shoe and a thus obtained shoe" was invented by Marco Bramani (Albizzate, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for coupling a non-trimmed sole and an upper for making a shoe, which includes the steps of providing a non-trimmed sole having a flat and/or sheet-like shape and provided with a first surface, adapted during use to face towards the upper, wherein the non-trimmed sole includes a central part or impression and an edge ...