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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. 12, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Mike Ekstrom, Wilsonville, OR (US);

Elizabeth Fulkerson, Portland, OR (US);

Michael J. Hass, Sherwood, OR (US);

John Hlavacs, Portland, OR (US);

Ethan Lee, Beaverton, OR (US);

Ricardo Salinas, Jr., Hillsboro, OR (US);

Darlan Zacharia, Beaverton, OR (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 15/16 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 15/162 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); A43B 13/223 (2013.01);
Abstract

An outsole for an article of footwear includes a plantar surface and a peripheral surface surrounding the plantar surface. The outsole for an article of footwear also includes an annular cleat set including a first plurality of traction elements arranged in series about a central axis on the plantar surface. The outsole for an article of footwear further includes one or more radial cleat sets each including a second plurality of the traction elements aligned along a respective radial axis intersecting the central axis. At least one of the second plurality of the traction elements includes a peripheral cleat formed on the peripheral surface.


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