US Patent Issued to Warrior Sports on Sept. 22 for "Article of footwear for skating on ice" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,612, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Warrior Sports Inc. (Shelby Township, Mich.).

"Article of footwear for skating on ice" was invented by Neal Watts (Montreal), John Dekemp (Montreal) and Adam Gans (Prevost, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear for use in ice skating comprising a boot shell structured to accommodate a wearer's foot and having a medial forefoot portion, a lateral forefoot portion, a medial quarter/midfoot portion, a lateral quarter/midfoot portion, a sole portion, a lateral ankle portion, a medial ankle portion, and a heel portion, the boot shell further including a cuff/tendon guard att...