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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2023
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael Jones, Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael F. Joubert, Sammamish, WA (US);
Chun-Wei Kuo, Portland, OR (US);
Yong S. Lee, Portland, OR (US);
Thea Moshofsky, Beaverton, OR (US);
Randall S. Wolfe, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The bottom surface includes a recess defining a first opening in the peripheral surface. The sole structure for an article of footwear also includes an insert disposed within the recess and including a first material having a first gloss unit value and a second material disposed on an outer surface of the first material and having a second gloss unit value. The second material is at least partially disposed within the first opening.