Himax Technologies, Inc.

Skechers U.s.a., Inc Ii

Chih Hsiang Hsu

Kurt Stockbridge

Anthony John Dean

Kuang-Jung Hsu

Geoffrey Gray

Anthony Dean

A sole structure for articles of footwear and a method of manufacturing them comprising at least one polymeric foamed component expanded through supercritical fluid (SCF) expansion of a shaped pre-expanded polymeric material. The polymeric foamed component may include apertures situated and fashioned in the formation of the pre-expanded polymeric material to promote uniform expansion and optimal curing conditions during the SCF expansion process. At least one polymeric foamed component having one set of physical properties that may be bound to or assembled in conjunction with one or more sole components having the same or another set of physical properties.

Foamed sole components and method for making a sole with foamed sole components

A supporting member in a sole for an article of footwear including at least a vertical sub-member extending in both a vertical direction and a longitudinal direction that extends along a toe region to a heel region of the sole. Located within or adjacent to a cushioning member, the vertical sub-member has a curvature along the longitudinal direction wherein the curvature is configured to reduce flexion of the cushioning element and/or improve the durability of the supporting member. The supporting member further includes a horizontal sub-member extending from a sidewall of the vertical sub-member in a latitudinal direction of the sole and being angled away from the vertical sub-member and at least a portion of the vertical sub-member being coextensive with the vertical sub-member.

Supporting member for footwear activity economy

A method for determining and controlling performance of pre-charge operations of a plurality of source lines in an ESL system includes: obtaining voltage data of a plurality of lines of a frame to be displayed by a display module in the ESL system; determining whether pre-charge of the source lines in a rest period of a first line is required according to an amount of forthcoming voltage transitions to be generated on the source lines and accordingly obtaining a determination result; and controlling performance of pre-charge operations of the source lines in the rest period of the first line according to the determination result. When the amount of forthcoming voltage transitions to be generated on the source lines exceeds a predefined threshold, pre-charge of the source lines in the rest period of the first line is determined as required.

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Taoyuan, Taiwan

Chih Hsiang Hsu