New Balance Athletics, Inc.

Gerber Products Company

Troy Schubert

Adan Wang

Kingsly Rao

Drew Spieth

Tim Downing

Thomas Ceurvels

Daniel J Nelsen

Michael C Pereira

Daniel Patrick Smith

Son Minh Luong

Robert F Rosnak

Thomas Ceurvals

The invention relates to footwear and portions thereof having structural features and decorative designs thereon, and related systems and methods for manufacturing same. An exemplary method for providing a feature on a surface of an object includes positioning a laser proximate the surface of the object, directing a laser beam from the laser to the surface of the object to mark or engrave at least a portion of the surface of the object, and moving at least one of the laser and the object to create a pattern on the surface of the object, the pattern providing at least one of an aesthetic and a structural feature on the surface of the object.

Method of providing decorative designs and structural features on an article of footwear

The invention relates to footwear and portions thereof having structural features and decorative designs thereon, and related systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example method for providing a feature on a surface of an object includes positioning a laser proximate the surface of the object, directing a laser beam from the laser to the surface of the object to mark or engrave at least a portion of the surface of the object, and moving at least one of the laser or the object to create a pattern on the surface of the object, the pattern providing at least one of an aesthetic or a structural feature on the surface of the object.

A vented closure is provided for use on a liquid container. The body of the closure () includes a dispensing port and a vent () extending therethrough with the vent adjacent the dispensing port (). The tube () extends through the dispensing port () and has a flange () extending laterally therefrom, engaging the outer surface () of the closure body. A flexible seal () member is positioned on the tube (), spaced from the inner surface () and having a frusto-conical shape where the inner end () of the member is formed at the tube (). The outer end () is spaced away from the tube () and engages the inner surface () of the closure body (), forming a hollow area () between the member () and the tube (). The flexible seal member () is movable radially away from the tube () and away from the inner surface () to the inflow of air through the vent and over the flexible seal member ().

Vented closure for container

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Groveland, MA, United States of America

Troy Schubert