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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Tom Luedecke, Portland, OR (US);
Carmen Zhu, Dong Won, CN;
Assignee:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 7/08 (2006.01); D05C 17/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 7/08 (2013.01); D05C 17/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making an article of footwear with an upper including a ribbon structure is disclosed. The method includes laying down ribbon elements in straight and winding sections. The method includes stitching or otherwise attaching the ribbon elements to a backing layer. The method also includes embroidering a periphery of the ribbon structure to tack down any raised portions of the ribbon at the periphery. The method also includes inserting a lace through loops in the ribbon structure.