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Patent No.:

US 12486600 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2022

Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue

Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventors:

Bhupesh Dua, Portland, OR (US);

Daniel A. Podhajny, Beaverton, OR (US);

Benjamin A. Shaffer, Sarasota, CA (US);

Daren P Tatler, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Bruce Huffa, Encino, CA (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Danny Worrell

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/24 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/26 (2006.01); A43C 5/00 (2006.01); D04B 1/10 (2006.01); D04B 1/12 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01); D04B 7/24 (2006.01); D04B 7/28 (2006.01); D04B 15/56 (2006.01); D04B 37/02 (2006.01); D04B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/24 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); A43B 23/26 (2013.01); A43C 5/00 (2013.01); D04B 1/102 (2013.01); D04B 1/104 (2013.01); D04B 1/12 (2013.01); D04B 1/123 (2013.01); D04B 1/126 (2013.01); D04B 1/22 (2013.01); D04B 7/24 (2013.01); D04B 7/28 (2013.01); D04B 15/56 (2013.01); D04B 37/02 (2013.01); D04B 19/00 (2013.01); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0113 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0114 (2013.01); D10B 2403/023 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0241 (2013.01); D10B 2403/032 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an upper for an article of footwear. The upper may include a knit element defining a portion of at least one of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper. An inlaid strand may extend through the knit element, and a tongue and the knit element may have a common yarn at least at a forward portion of the tongue, and the tongue may extend through a throat area of the upper.

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Dua, Bhupesh. (2025). Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue (U.S. Patent No. 12486600). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12486600

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