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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:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Jay Constantinou, Beaverton, OR (US);
Harleigh Doremus, Portland, OR (US);
Luis Folgar, Beaverton, OR (US);
Brandon Kvamme, Beaverton, OR (US);
Joseph Thomas Muth, North Plains, OR (US);
Denis Schiller, Vancouver, WA (US);
NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Methods for manufacturing articles, including articles of footwear, apparel, and sporting equipment are provided. The methods comprise decorating a plurality of foam particles. The decorating can comprise applying a coating on the foam particles, or embossing or debossing the foam particles, or both. The decorating can comprise applying a coating on the foam particles by printing, painting, dyeing, applying a film, or any combination thereof. The plurality of foam particles are affixed utilizing aspects of additive manufacturing methods. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.