Patent 7762012 was granted and assigned to Keen (shoe company) on July, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Articles of footwear having a unitary midsole with an integrally molded toe cap that extends over the wearer's toes are disclosed, in which the midsole is molded in multiple sections one of which includes the integrally-molded toe cap which are joined to one another to provide the unitary midsole.