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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Nick S. Frank, Portland, OR (US);
Robert Mervar, Portland, OR (US);
Kort W. Neumann, Iv, Portland, OR (US);
Rachel M. Savage, Beaverton, OR (US);
Matthew Tegenkamp, Portland, OR (US);
Jenni Westphal, Beaverton, OR (US);
Bryan K. Youngs, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure. The sole structure includes a plate that has a heel portion, a midfoot portion, a forefoot portion, and an extension portion. The extension portion extends forward of the forefoot portion and forward of a foremost extent of upper. The plate includes a first plate layer establishing an outer surface of the plate and extending in each of the heel portion, the midfoot portion, the forefoot portion, and the extension portion, and a second plate layer interfacing with the first plate layer and extending in the forefoot portion and the extension portion. A bending stiffness of the second plate layer is greater than a bending stiffness of the first plate layer.