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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:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventor:
Tom Luedecke, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D05C 17/00 (2006.01); A43B 1/14 (2006.01); A43B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 1/14 (2013.01); A43B 7/06 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); D05C 17/00 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear with an upper including a ribbon structure is disclosed. The ribbon structure comprises ribbon sections running in at least two different directions. Ribbon sections are connected at nodes that may move substantially independently of other nodes. The ribbon structure can provide strength along one of the directions and may simultaneously remain slack in the other direction.