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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jason Berns, New York, NY (US);
Julian Ellis, Nottingham, GB;
Tom Luedecke, Portland, OR (US);
Thomas White, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
UNDER ARMOUR, INC., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/20 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); D05C 17/00 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 23/08 (2006.01); A43B 23/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 7/14 (2013.01); A43B 7/20 (2013.01); A43B 23/023 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 23/028 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0225 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43B 23/087 (2013.01); A43B 23/17 (2013.01); D05C 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole and an upper at least partially formed of a textile element. The textile element includes a yarn matrix having a plurality of interlocked strands oriented in predetermined directions. A structural element may be captured within the matrix at selected locations. In operation, the matrix is stitched onto a temporary substrate. The substrate is removed and the article coupled to a sole structure to form the article of footwear.