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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2023
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Patrick R. Case, Portland, OR (US);
Yoon Jeong Choi, Portland, OR (US);
Dervin A. James, Hillsboro, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Bladders for footwear uppers, footwear components and articles of footwear including the bladders, and/or methods of making and using such bladders are described. The bladders may include first and second thermoplastic elastomer sheets joined together by an outer perimeter bond. An interior chamber is defined between the thermoplastic elastomer sheets and inside the outer perimeter bond. The outer perimeter bond may be shaped such that the interior chamber forms: (i) a foot support chamber portion for supporting at least a portion of a plantar surface of a wearer's foot, and at least one of items (ii) and (iii) below, in which: item (ii) comprises a first side chamber portion (e.g., forming at least part of a first securing strap or a first footwear upper component), and item (iii) comprises a second side chamber portion (e.g., forming at least part of a first strap-engaging member or a second footwear upper component).