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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
May. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Patrick C. Regan, Taichung, TW;
Chih-Chi Chang, Douliu, TW;
Kuo-Hung Lee, Douliu, TW;
Ming-Feng Jean, Douliu, TW;
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); A43D 1/08 (2006.01); A43D 8/00 (2006.01); A43D 25/06 (2006.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/03 (2006.01); A43D 95/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06T 7/543 (2017.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/24 (2013.01); A43D 1/08 (2013.01); A43D 8/00 (2013.01); A43D 25/06 (2013.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); A43D 95/00 (2013.01); A43D 2200/60 (2013.01); B25J 9/1684 (2013.01); G01B 11/02 (2013.01); G01B 11/03 (2013.01); G01B 11/2518 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37205 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37555 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39393 (2013.01); G06T 7/543 (2017.01); G06T 19/00 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10144 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01);
Abstract
Manufacturing of a shoe is enhanced by creating 3-D models of shoe parts. For example, a laser beam may be projected onto a shoe-part surface, such that a projected laser line appears on the shoe part. An image of the projected laser line may be analyzed to determine coordinate information, which may be converted into geometric coordinate values usable to create a 3-D model of the shoe part. Once a 3-D model is known and is converted to a coordinate system recognized by shoe-manufacturing tools, certain manufacturing steps may be automated.