Nike, Inc.

Shamees Mohamed

Marie Odinot

Samuel L Bartys

Yang Zhao

Rory S Blanche

Darryl Matthews

Juan L Aceves Tinajero

Rosa Kim

Mihwa Hong

Michele Galasso

William Moroski

Yukiko Toyoda

Articles of footwear for sustainable systems are disclosed herein. A modular article of footwear includes a knitted upper component and a midsole component that are removably secured together. Some aspects further includes an exterior sole component that is removably secured to the midsole component and the knitted upper component.

Sustainable footwear article

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a unitary cushioning component comprising a plurality of scrap foam pieces configured as a plurality of different polyhedron shapes and a resin binder securing the scrap foam pieces to one another. The sole structure may comprise a midsole including an outer shell defining a central cavity. The cushioning component may be disposed in the central cavity as a core of the midsole. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear cutting the scrap foam body into pieces, mixing the pieces with a resin binder, and compression molding the mixed pieces and resin binder in a mold to form a cushioning component of a sole structure of the article of footwear.

Article of footwear and method of manufacturing an article of footwear

Shoe

Growing community of inventors

Portland, OR, United States of America

Shamees Mohamed