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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:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US);
Mike A. Chamblin, Portland, OR (US);
Eli R. Troyke, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 3/04 (2006.01); A43D 8/22 (2006.01); A43D 95/14 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); A43D 3/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 95/14 (2013.01); A43B 3/0084 (2013.01); A43D 3/025 (2013.01); A43D 3/04 (2013.01); A43D 8/22 (2013.01); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01); B41M 5/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A holding assembly for articles can be used with a flexible manufacturing system to hold an article in place. The holding assembly can be used with a printing system to print onto the article. The holding assembly can expand to fit the article. The holding assembly can include a moldable surface that can be provided with a temporarily fixed geometry through the use of a vacuum. The holding assembly can help provide a flattened outer surface for the article to facilitate printing.