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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
William C. McFarland, II, Beaverton, OR (US);
Leah Resneck, Beaverton, 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 23/26 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); D04B 1/24 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); D04B 21/20 (2006.01); D04B 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0295 (2013.01); A43B 23/26 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); D04B 1/16 (2013.01); D04B 1/24 (2013.01); D04B 21/207 (2013.01); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0114 (2013.01); D10B 2403/023 (2013.01); D10B 2403/032 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01); D10B 2501/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to uppers for articles of footwear. The uppers may be formed by knitting one or more yarns together. After formation of the upper, the one or more yarns may be manipulated to change a property of the knitted upper. For example, one or more of the yarns may be at least partially melted and subsequently cooled to form a molded thermoplastic polymer element.