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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
Adidas Ag, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Reuben Bligh, Portland, OR (US);
Tom Elvidge, Portland, OR (US);
Zachary Coonrod, Seattle, WA (US);
Pete Cauwood, Cambridge, GB;
Iain Sabberton, Cambridge, GB;
Simon Wilsher, Letchworth Garden City, GB;
Peter Laitenberger, Cambridge, GB;
Keir Jackson, Waltham Forest, GB;
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A sole structure for a shoe includes a forefoot portion and a heel portion. A midfoot portion can be coupled to the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The midfoot portion is configured to bend in a plantarflexion direction and a dorsiflexion direction. The midfoot portion includes various elements disposed at a ground-facing side of the midfoot portion that can alter bending characteristics of the midfoot portion.