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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2024
Applicant:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventor:
Tom Luedecke, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2005.12); D05C 17/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/025 (2012.12); A43B 23/0205 (2012.12); A43B 23/0215 (2012.12); A43B 23/0245 (2012.12); A43B 23/027 (2012.12); A43B 23/0275 (2012.12); D05C 17/00 (2012.12);
Abstract
An article of footwear with an upper including a ribbon structure is disclosed. The ribbon structure comprises ribbon sections running in at least two different directions. Ribbon sections are connected at nodes. Between nodes portions of ribbon act like links joining the nodes. The links can be arranged in various geometries, including a rectangular grid and a triaxial grid. The ribbon structure may extend the entire length of the article of footwear, and may extend through a forefoot, midfoot and heel.