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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Christopher S. Cook, Portland, OR (US);
Shane S. Kohatsu, Portland, OR (US);
Bret Schoolmeester, Banks, OR (US);
Daniel T. Rowe, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
The disclosed systems provide ways to manufacture a style of an article of footwear in bulk, while providing customization for heel stability for individual customers. Moreover, the disclosed systems provide ways to customize articles of footwear for a customer on an ongoing basis, such that the heel stability of the articles of footwear is refined until a tailored fit is achieved for the same customer. Generally, the process may include providing a user/customer with an article of footwear, getting evaluation information about the stability of the article of footwear from a survey (e.g., asking the user to rate the stability of the article of footwear in a smartphone app), modifying the next article of footwear provided to the user/customer according to the evaluation information, and iterating through this process to give the user an article optimized for stability.