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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:
Mar. 12, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:

Puma SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Inventors:

Jacob Garcia, Woburn, MA (US);

Joshua Muller, Boston, MA (US);

Jerry C Ni, Marlborough, MA (US);

Assignee:

PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/28 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/28 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

An article of footwear includes an upper with an outer layer, an elastic layer, and a lacing system. The outer layer extends through a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear and covers, at least partially, a medial side and a lateral side of the article of footwear. The elastic layer extends through the midfoot region and the heel region of the article of footwear and covers, at least partially, an instep region of the article of footwear. The lacing system extends, at least partially, across the instep region, and the outer layer includes a first elasticity and the elastic layer includes a second elasticity at least three times greater than the first elasticity.


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