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Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2017
Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventor:

Pamela S. Greene, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/20 (2006.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); A43B 13/26 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/206 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/26 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01);
Abstract

An article of footwear is disclosed that includes a sole structure having a fluid-filled bladder element. The bladder element includes multiple fluid-filled cushioning components each having a single central opening extending completely therethrough and a continuous fluid-filled cavity surrounding the central opening. The cushioning components are spaced apart from one another so that an outer surface of each of the cushioning components is substantially decoupled from an outer surface of an adjacent one of the cushioning components. A method of manufacturing a sole structure of an article of footwear comprises forming such a bladder element.


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