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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Hossein A. Baghdadi, Portland, OR (US);
Yihua Chang, Portland, OR (US);
Charles R. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
Richard L. Watkins, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/34 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); C08J 9/12 (2006.01); C08J 9/18 (2006.01); C08J 9/232 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/3415 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); B29C 44/3453 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); C08J 9/122 (2013.01); C08J 9/18 (2013.01); C08J 9/232 (2013.01); H05K 999/99 (2013.01); C08J 2203/06 (2013.01); C08J 2203/08 (2013.01); C08J 2300/22 (2013.01); C08J 2300/26 (2013.01); C08J 2375/04 (2013.01); Y10T 428/249981 (2015.04);
Abstract
A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid and either (i) immersing the article in a heated fluid or (ii) irradiating the article with infrared or microwave radiation.