ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,161, issued on June 30, was assigned to Vionic Group LLC (San Rafael, Calif.).
"Shoe including a tread pattern" was invented by David Ho (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tread pattern for a shoe is provided that improves the comfort, grip, and/or other aspects of the shoe as perceived by a consumer when the shoe is worn. The tread pattern comprises a plurality of tread members positioned on at least a portion of the bottom surface of the outsole of the shoe. In some instances, the plurality of tread members may be arranged in nested rows to form the tread pattern. In other instances, the plurality of tread members may ...