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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:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Roberto Zavala, Portland, OR (US);
Stuart W. Dealey, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/08 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01); D04B 1/10 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 1/0018 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/088 (2013.01); A43C 11/006 (2013.01); D04B 1/108 (2013.01); D10B 2403/032 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper has a knitted component formed of unitary knit construction that includes at least one gore region located in a heel region of the article of footwear. The gore region provides a contoured configuration to the knitted component. In a method of manufacturing, a knitted component may include a first gore region and a plurality of second gore regions, with the first gore region being located in a heel area of the article of footwear and the second gore regions being located adjacent to the sole structure.