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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
John Cross, Portland, OR (US);
Dervin A. James, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ryan R. Larson, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin C. Sze, Portland, OR (US);
Adam Thuss, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/10 (2006.01); B29C 33/42 (2006.01); B29C 51/36 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29L 22/02 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/10 (2013.01); B29C 33/424 (2013.01); B29C 51/36 (2013.01); B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29L 2022/025 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method including inserting into a mold a first tool having a first surface. The method further includes printing a second tool from a polymer material and inserting the second tool into the first tool. The second tool having a smaller wall thickness than the first tool and including a second surface opposing and in contact with the first surface of the first tool and a third surface formed on an opposite side of the second tool than the second surface.