Nike, Inc.

Peter Savage

Kenneth Link

Sean Michael McDowell

Kurt Joseph Stockbridge

Nico Tseng

Constantino Dendena

Michael Steen

David Warren Becker

Sung Yuan Lee

Shih-Chang Huang

Tien-Yuan Huang

Tien Yuan Huang

Methods for making footwear products include: (a) applying cement to a surface of an upper and/or midsole; (b) cooling the upper and/or midsole so that these parts will move relative to one another despite the cement's presence; and (c) placing the midsole in the upper. Additional methods include: (a) providing an upper having an interior chamber; (b) placing a prelast member including a midsole allowance part into the chamber; (c) removing the prelast member; and (d) placing a midsole in the chamber. The upper and/or midsole may have cement applied thereto and may be cooled before the insertion step, as described above. When sufficiently cooled, the cement will not immediately bind the parts contacting it, but it will allow relative movement of these parts. After the midsole is positioned in the upper, the assembly may be heated to activate the cement and fix the parts together.

Footwear products, methods for making footwear products, and structures used in making footwear products

An article of footwear with an outer member including slots that increase flexibility is disclosed. The outer member also includes an inner plate including a set of protective strips. The inner plate is disposed along an inner surface of the outer member so that the protective strips are aligned with and cover the slots in the outer member.

Lightweight and flexible article of footwear

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Warrandyte, Australia

Peter Savage