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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Shane S. Kohatsu, Portland, OR (US);
Jill D. Murfin, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 35/00 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 35/00 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a sole structure for an article of footwear. The method includes depositing a first outsole material including a first uncured polymeric material upon a mold surface of a mold cavity. The method also includes disposing a midsole element adjacent to the first outsole material within the mold cavity and subjecting the first outsole material and the midsole element to a molding process to form the sole structure having an outsole and a midsole.