Nike, Inc.

Nike Innovate C.v.

Randall S Wolfe

Tinker L Hatfield

Thomas G Bell

Mark Goodwin Parker

Paul James Francis

Shane S Kohatsu

Kenneth Link

Thomas Berend

Ryan R Larson

Dov Michael Lashmore

Troy C Lindner

Elizabeth Langvin

Bruce J Kilgore

Eric Steven Schindler

Thea Moshofsky

Michael Jones

Yong S Lee

Michael F Joubert

Krissy Yetman

Piero Fenato

Derek Kuo

Michael D Collier

Elizabeth Barnes

Troy C Linder

Eric S Schinlder

Chun-Wei Kuo

Paul J Francis

Elizabeth P Barnes

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The bottom surface includes a recess defining a first opening in the peripheral surface. The sole structure for an article of footwear also includes an insert disposed within the recess and including a first material having a first gloss unit value and a second material disposed on an outer surface of the first material and having a second gloss unit value. The second material is at least partially disposed within the first opening.

Sole structure for an article of footwear

A modular article of footwear comprises a sole structure having a foot-facing surface, a ground-engaging surface, and a peripheral side surface extending between the foot-facing surface and the ground-engaging surface. The peripheral side surface has at least one recess. The modular article of footwear includes an upper component, and a flange secured to the upper component and projecting therefrom. An inner surface of the flange fits against and is securable to the peripheral side surface of the sole structure with the flange in the at least one recess, and the upper component at least partially defining a foot-receiving cavity over the foot-facing surface. A method of manufacturing a customized article of footwear comprises receiving a request for an upper with a specified characteristic, and assembling the modular article of footwear having an upper in accordance with the request.

Modular article of footwear and method of manufacturing customized article of footwear

Shoe

Sole structures for articles of footwear (e.g., outsole components) have one or more of: a base plate having a V-shaped support structure with lateral and medial support members extending forward from a base support area located in a heel or rear midfoot area of the outsole component; a base plate having a matrix structure with recesses or openings formed between rib elements that make up the matrix structure; and/or a base plate having a rear heel support. The base plates may be made, at least in part, as unitary, one-piece constructions, using selective laser sintering or other three-dimensional printing and/or rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques.

Cleated footwear

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Beaverton, OR, United States of America

Randall S Wolfe