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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Adidas Ag, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Ronald Daniel Becker, Portland, OR (US);
Edward John Musho, Portland, OR (US);
Charles Griffin Wilson, III, Portland, OR (US);
Robert Leimer, Portland, OR (US);
Howard Hunter Barney, Portland, OR (US);
Nicholas Allen Groeneweg, Portland, OR (US);
Ian James Hennebery, Portland, OR (US);
Kelli Amelia George, Portland, OR (US);
Alistair Hather, Portland, OR (US);
Carl Arnese, Portland, OR (US);
Jacques Perrault, Portland, OR (US);
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
Methods for manufacturing uppers for articles footwear that include thermo-forming an upper composed of one or more low melting point thermoplastic polymers. The methods may include disposing a skin for forming an upper over and inflatable bladder. The skin may include at least one of a base layer composed of a low melting point thermoplastic polymer and a grid layer including a yarn composed of a low melting point thermoplastic polymer. The skin and inflatable bladder may be placed into a mold cavity and the mold may be heated to a predetermined temperature. The inflatable bladder may be inflated such that the skin is pressed against an interior surface of the heated mold cavity to cause the skin to take on the shape of the internal surface of the mold cavity, thereby forming an upper for an article of footwear.