New Balance Athletics, Inc.

Robert Lee Ashcroft

Bryan Decker Gothie

John Robert Whiteman

Michael Nelson White

Timothy Kelvin Robinson

Lee Blackwell

Matt Bullock

Stephen Bradford Shepard

Stephen B Shepard

Timothy K Robinson

Michael N White

The invention relates to articles of footwear having traction elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example shoe includes an upper and a sole plate, the sole plate including a lower surface adapted for ground contact having a first sole portion including first traction elements, the first traction elements having a distal end and a side wall with extensions extending from a central core, and a second sole portion including second traction elements, the second traction elements having at least one geometrical feature differing in one or more aspects from a corresponding geometrical feature of the first traction elements.

Footwear with traction elements

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Chorlton, United Kingdom

Robert Lee Ashcroft