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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:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Shane S. Kohatsu, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher S. Cook, Portland, OR (US);
Bret Schoolmeester, Banks, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43D 1/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43D 119/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43D 1/02 (2013.01); A43D 119/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/1036 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure with a sole member. The sole member can be manufactured using a cushioning sole system that provides different cushioning characteristics to a sole member using varying patterns of apertures. A user's foot morphology and/or preferences may be used to design the sole member. The sole member can include a set of apertures that are formed along various surfaces of the sole member.