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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2018
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Bruce J. Kilgore, Lake Oswego, OR (US);

Matthew Kilgore, Portland, OR (US);

Sara Kilgore, Beaverton, OR (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/26 (2006.01); A43B 23/07 (2006.01); A43B 9/00 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/0255 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43B 23/07 (2013.01); A43B 23/26 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 9/00 (2013.01); A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/027 (2013.01);
Abstract

An article of footwear formed from a flat pattern. The article of footwear has a reduced seam construction to reduce manufacturing operations. A toe-end seam extending from a throat on a medial side of the article of footwear provides a seaming option. An acute-angle indentation on a lateral side of the throat allows the article of footwear to conform to a wearer's traditional foot. A heel-end seam having adjacent inner surfaces of medial and lateral portions of the upper may also be included to convert the flat pattern upper to a dimensional article of footwear that conforms to the wearer's traditional foot.


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