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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2023
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
William C. McFarland, II, Beaverton, OR (US);
Leah Resneck, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An upper may include a plurality of knit elements linked together by a molded thermoplastic polymer element comprising a thermoplastic polymer, each of the knit elements being discrete, where each of the knit elements comprises a border that is at least partially surrounded by the molded thermoplastic polymer element. Further, an article of footwear may include a plurality of knit elements linked together by a molded thermoplastic polymer element comprising a thermoplastic polymer, each of the knit elements being discrete, where each of the knit elements comprises a border that is at least partially surrounded by the molded thermoplastic polymer element.