New Balance Athletics, Inc.

Daniel P Dempsey

Sean Brendon Murphy

Trampas Tenbroek

Jean-Francois Fullum

Pedro Rodrigues

Christopher James Wawrousek

Chris Wawrousek

The invention relates to devices and methods for designing and manufacturing customized footwear, and components thereof. An example method includes a method of designing at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear customized for a user. The method includes the steps of determining at least one input parameter related to a user, analyzing the at least one input parameter to determine at least one performance metric of a foot of the user, and determining at least one customized structural characteristic of at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear for the user based on the performance metric.

Customized footwear, and systems and methods for designing and manufacturing same

The invention relates to devices and methods for designing and manufacturing customized footwear, and components thereof. An exemplary method includes a method of designing at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear customized for a user. The method includes the steps of determining at least one input parameter related to a user, analyzing the at least one input parameter to determine at least one performance metric of a foot of the user, and determining at least one customized structural characteristic of at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear for the user based on the performance metric.

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North Andover, MA, United States of America

Daniel P Dempsey