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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:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Bryan N. Farris, North Plains, OR (US);
Petre Gheorghian, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper with openings arranged in an auxetic configuration. The upper includes at least two openings that differ in size. Regions of the upper with larger openings may expand more than regions of the upper with smaller openings.