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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Adidas Ag, Herzogenaurach, DE;
James Tarrier, Nuremberg, DE;
Brian Hoying, Herzogenaurach, DE;
David Drury, Hemhofen, DE;
Tom Henwood, Nuremberg, DE;
Daniel Cocking, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Andreas Seefried, Veitsbronn, DE;
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a non-woven fabric includes the steps of: (a.) providing a substrate, wherein the substrate is air permeable in at least a portion of its surface; (b.) providing a fiber transfer device adapted to transfer fibers onto the substrate; (c.) transferring a first plurality of fibers onto the substrate; and (d.) applying a pressure differential to the air permeable portion of the substrate, wherein the strength of the pressure differential is varied across the surface of the substrate.