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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.:

US 11317675 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2016

Particulate foam with flexible casing

Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventors:

Kevin W. Hoffer, Portland, OR (US);

Scott C. Holt, Portland, OR (US);

Jeffrey L. Johnson, Taichung, CN;

Cassidy R. Levy, West Linn, OR (US);

Nicholas R. Long, Portland, OR (US);

Matthew C. Palmer, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorneys:

Honigman LLP

Matthew H. Szalach

Jonathan O'Brien

Primary Examiner:

Sharon M Prange

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 5/00 (2022.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01); B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 25/04 (2006.01); B32B 25/14 (2006.01); A43B 7/1405 (2022.01); A43B 7/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 1/0072 (2013.01); A43B 5/00 (2013.01); A43B 7/141 (2013.01); A43B 7/32 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); A43B 13/127 (2013.01); A43B 13/16 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 13/188 (2013.01); A43B 13/189 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 13/206 (2013.01); B32B 5/16 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 25/047 (2013.01); B32B 25/14 (2013.01); B32B 2264/02 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole attached to the upper, and an outsole. The midsole has a footbed and a bottom surface disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the footbed. The outsole has a ground-engaging surface, an inner surface disposed on an opposite side of the outsole than the ground-engaging surface, and a wall extending from the ground-engaging surface and surrounding the outsole. The article of footwear also includes a casing containing particulate matter and having a length that is greater than a length of the outsole. The casing includes a first fold at a predetermined location along its length. The casing is received within a cavity bounded by the wall of the outsole and between the bottom surface and the inner surface.

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