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Patent No.:

US 12226954 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2019

Apparatus, system and method of using additive manufacturing to form shoe sole foam

Applicant:

Jabil Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas Dippel, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Luke Rodgers, St. Petersburg, FL (US);

Assignee:

JABIL INC.;

Attorney:

Riverside Law LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jasper Saberi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.01); A43B 13/02 (2022.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/153 (2017.08); A43B 13/026 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0026 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0044 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/504 (2013.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01);
Abstract

The disclosed exemplary apparatuses, systems and methods provide a three-dimensional shoe sole foam, produced via a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process in which regions of respective layers of pulverant are selectively melted via introduction of electromagnetic energy. These apparatuses, systems and methods may include layers of the pulverant comprising at least thermoplastic polyurethane polymer (TPU) coated upon a sacrificial base particle, wherein the TPU is coated via one of spray drying and a fluidized vessel.

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Dippel, Nicholas. (2025). Apparatus, system and method of using additive manufacturing to form shoe sole foam (U.S. Patent No. 12226954). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12226954

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