ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,199, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to W. L. Gore & Associati S.r.l. (Verona, Italy).
"Waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear" was invented by Andrea Giupponi (Verona, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to a waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear article comprising an upper, an insole, a sole, and a net material; wherein the upper comprises an outer material and a waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane, and wherein the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane is laminated to the surface of the outer material facing the inside of the footwear article; wherein at least th...