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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12514335 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 22, 2023

Method of making an article of footwear

Applicant:

Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);

Inventors:

Alan Toronjo, Portland, OR (US);

Daniel Lee, Hong Kong, HK;

Roger Fan, Hong Kong, HK;

Assignee:

Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);

Attorney:

Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Christopher W Raimund

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/07 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B32B 7/035 (2019.01); B32B 7/04 (2019.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/14 (2006.01); B32B 37/20 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/18 (2006.01); D05C 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/07 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); B32B 3/085 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/04 (2013.01); B32B 5/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B32B 7/035 (2019.01); B32B 7/04 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/144 (2013.01); B32B 37/203 (2013.01); B32B 38/0012 (2013.01); B32B 38/145 (2013.01); B32B 38/1825 (2013.01); D05C 9/12 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0028 (2013.01); B32B 2038/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a panel for an article of apparel includes stretching a base layer from a resting configuration to a stretched configuration. The method further includes coupling a reinforcement layer to the base layer when the base layer is in the stretched configuration. The method also includes applying an auxetic structure to the reinforcement layer when the base layer is in the stretched configuration. The auxetic structure includes a plurality of interconnected members defining a repeating pattern of voids, and each void has a reentrant shape. The method further includes releasing the base layer to allow the base layer to return to the resting configuration.

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