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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Dervin A. James, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Eric S. Schindler, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/188 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sole assembly for an article of footwear includes a midsole that is formed from at least a bladder and foam midsole component. The midsole has a ground facing surface and a sidewall, and the bladder meets the foam midsole at a component boundary on the sidewall. An etching extends into both the foam midsole and the bladder. The etched channel has a depth into the sidewall of between about 2 μm and about 1000 μm and continuously extends across the component boundary.