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Patent No.:

US 10485304 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2016

Footwear component tooling for use with microwave energy

Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Jeffrey E. Darland, Tigard, OR (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Daniel McNally

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 25/20 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); B29C 51/10 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/32 (2006.01); B29C 65/24 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); B32B 25/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/22 (2006.01); B29K 621/00 (2006.01); B29K 623/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01); B29C 51/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 25/20 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/32 (2013.01); B29C 51/10 (2013.01); B29C 65/245 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29D 35/00 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); B32B 25/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/306 (2013.01); B32B 37/0046 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01); B32B 37/1207 (2013.01); B32B 37/223 (2013.01); B29C 51/30 (2013.01); B29C 2795/005 (2013.01); B29K 2621/00 (2013.01); B29K 2623/083 (2013.01); B29L 2031/504 (2013.01); B32B 2250/02 (2013.01); B32B 2310/0862 (2013.01); B32B 2319/00 (2013.01); B32B 2331/04 (2013.01); B32B 2437/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The utilization of heat in the manufacturing of footwear may be accomplished through microwave energy. The microwave energy is conveyed to the footwear components through a microwave transparent window of a tool. The microwave transparent tool window forms as least a portion of a part-contacting surface of the tool. Another surface of the tool is formed from a microwave reflecting material, such as aluminum. The footwear component(s) are exposed to microwave energy while within the tool such that the microwave energy passes through the tool window to cause a dielectric heating of one or more materials within a tool cavity of the tool.

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Darland, Jeffrey. (2019). Footwear component tooling for use with microwave energy (U.S. Patent No. 10485304). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10485304

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