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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:
May. 09, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Bryan N. Farris, North Plains, OR (US);

Bruce Alan Barney, Portland, OR (US);

Rachel M. Savage, Beaverton, OR (US);

Alison Sheets-Singer, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/24 (2006.01); A43B 7/1425 (2022.01); A43B 13/02 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/24 (2013.01); A43B 7/1425 (2013.01); A43B 13/026 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sole structure for an article of footwear. The sole structure includes at least one support plate located on an underside of a midsole on a medial forefoot side of the midsole and extending from a medial edge of the midsole to at least a longitudinal center line of the midsole, wherein a lateral edge of the plate is located medially of the lateral edge of the midsole. The support plate may contain at least one sipe or groove extending laterally across the midsole to provide flexibility in a forefoot-to-heel direction of the midsole. The support plate may contain at least one rail.


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