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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
John F. Swigart, Plymouth, MA (US);
Robert S. Bento, Raynham, MA (US);
Jean-Marie Bidal, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Keith M. Duffy, Whitman, MA (US);
Jacob E. Vollmar, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/00 (2022.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01); A43C 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/001 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/22 (2013.01); A43C 15/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
A golf shoe with an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes a midsole and an outsole. The outsole includes one or more traction elements for engaging with a plurality of different ground surfaces. In some embodiments, the traction elements comprise a first feature for mechanically interlocking with a deformable ground surface and a second feature for frictionally engaging with the deformable ground surface.