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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:
Apr. 18, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2017
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

John Hurd, Lake Oswego, OR (US);

Joel R. Greenspan, Portland, OR (US);

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

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

Tetsuya T. Minami, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cushioning member for an article of footwear is provided and includes a first barrier member defining a first compartment and a second compartment and being formed from a first material. A second barrier member is attached to the first barrier member, covers the first compartment to define a first interior void, and covers the second compartment to define a second interior void. The second barrier is formed from a second material different than the first material. The cushioning member also includes a first quantity of particulate matter disposed within the first interior void and a second quantity of particulate matter disposed within the second interior void.


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