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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Chris Wawrousek, Somerville, MA (US);
Sean B. Murphy, North Andover, MA (US);
Matthew Dunbar, Littleton, MA (US);
Jean-Francois Fullum, Newburyport, MA (US);
Trampas Tenbroek, North Andover, MA (US);
Pedro Rodrigues, Amesbury, MA (US);
New Balance Athletics, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to articles of footwear, and portions thereof, including convex and/or concave elements thereon, and related systems and methods for designing and manufacturing same. An example article of footwear including a midsole having a medial side, a lateral side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the midsole including a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a first wall portion having a plurality of convex structures extending out from the sidewall and a second wall portion having a plurality of concave structures extending into the sidewall.