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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Travis J. Berrian, Portland, OR (US);
Mark S. Bruce, Portland, OR (US);
Ajay Chadha, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen J. Hipp, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Timothy K. Liles, Portland, OR (US);
John S. MacGilbert, Tigard, OR (US);
William C. McFarland, II, Portland, OR (US);
Colin M. Runkle, Portland, OR (US);
Peter R. Savage, Aloha, OR (US);
Hirotaka Usui, Portland, OR (US);
Yang Zhao, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A lightweight, breathable, translucent and high-strength upper formed from a half-gauge knit, at least in part from a high tenacity yarn and a fusible yarn, is described. The upper may include a knit heel structure. Methods of manufacture, including exposing the upper to steam while in a tensioned state to at least partially melt the fusible yarn to adjacent yarns is also described. Subsequent cooling of the fusible yarn retains the upper in a stretched condition.