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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:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Travis J. Berrian, Portland, OR (US);
Bryan N. Farris, North Plains, OR (US);
Margaret P. St. Clair, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/24 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D04B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/24 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); D04B 1/102 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An upper may include a knitted component having a first surface and a second surface. The knitted component may include at least one integrally knitted cushion region located on the second surface. The cushion region may include a plurality of non-planar structures that project away from the second surface of the knitted component by at least 1 mm, and the cushion region may be located in a rearfoot region of the upper.