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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:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth T. Craig, Beaverton, OR (US);
Elizabeth Langvin, Sherwood, OR (US);
Damon Clegg, Hood River, OR (US);
Donald R. Reardon, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher L. Favela, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 7/26 (2006.01); A43B 5/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01); A43B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 3/00 (2013.01); A43B 3/0052 (2013.01); A43B 3/12 (2013.01); A43B 3/126 (2013.01); A43B 5/00 (2013.01); A43B 7/26 (2013.01); A43B 13/16 (2013.01); A43B 5/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear including a textile upper and a split sole, the split sole having a forefoot portion and a heel portion separated by a gap under the instep portion of the article of footwear. An x-shaped bridge arches over the wearer's foot and connects the forefoot portion of the split sole to the heel portion of the split sole. The article of footwear is fabricated using injection molding to impregnate the fabric at the bottom of the textile upper and to form the split sole.