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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2022
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Yuchung K. Chen, Portland, OR (US);
Oliver McLachlan, Beaverton, OR (US);
Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy J. Smith, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes forming a midsole body such that the midsole body has annular holes in a proximal surface of the midsole body, annular recesses in a distal surface of the midsole body, and a plurality of proprioceptive elements. Each annular recess encircles a respective different one of the annular holes from below and extends beyond a lowest extent of the respective different one of the annular holes toward the proximal surface. Each proprioceptive element is centered in a different one of the annular holes.