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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/24 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 35/142 (2013.01); A43B 1/0027 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); A43B 13/127 (2013.01); A43B 23/24 (2013.01); B29D 35/0009 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a decorated midsole element for articles of footwear includes obtaining a decorated film having one or more graphic elements applied to a first surface of the film and placing the decorated film in a mold. A midsole element is obtained and placed in the mold, and pressure is applied to the mold to form a midsole element having a decorated surface. The decorated film may include a layer of polyether-block co-polyamide polymer and the midsole element may be formed of ethylvinylacetate. A midsole assembly and an article of footwear having decorated midsole top layers are also described.