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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Caleb W. Dyer, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jay Constantinou, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jeremy D. Walker, Portland, OR (US);
Zachary C. Wright, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29K 79/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 35/142 (2013.01); A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); B29C 45/14 (2013.01); B29C 45/14065 (2013.01); B29C 45/14073 (2013.01); B29C 45/14467 (2013.01); B29D 35/0009 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14155 (2013.01); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29K 2079/085 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
An outsole component for use in an article of footwear is manufactured using a molding process that incorporates a second polymeric material with a film component including a first layer formed of a polymeric hydrogel material. The first layer forms the external or ground-facing layer of the outsole. Methods of manufacturing the outsole component, as well as articles of footwear including outsole component and methods of manufacturing such articles of footwear are also described.