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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2022
Puma SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Matthias Hartmann, Forchheim, DE;
Reinhold Sussmann, Scheinfeld, DE;
Neil Jafar Narriman, Herzogenaurach, DE;
PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a sole assembly of an article of footwear includes injecting a first material into a first mold to forming a first component. A second material is injected into a second mold to form a second component in the second mold. The first component is formed from a first material and includes a first plurality of channel elements. The second component is formed from a second material and includes a second plurality of channel elements. Each of the first plurality of channel elements is aligned with a corresponding one of the second plurality of channel elements, and the first component is secured to the second component to form an initial sole assembly.