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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2018
New Balance Athletics, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Tim Downing, Boston, MA (US);
Troy Schubert, Groveland, MA (US);
Drew Spieth, Somerville, MA (US);
Thomas Ceurvels, Somerville, MA (US);
Adan Wang, Guangzhou, CN;
Kingsly Rao, Dongguan, CN;
New Balance Athletics, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
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.