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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Dallas Lund, Portland, OR (US);
David Turner, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/541 (2012.01); D04H 1/559 (2012.01); D06M 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/5418 (2020.05); D04H 1/559 (2013.01); D06M 10/005 (2013.01); D10B 2501/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Electromagnetic radiation is applied (e.g., by a laser) to a nonwoven textile comprising first fibers having a first propensity to absorb the electromagnetic radiation and second fibers having a second propensity to absorb the electromagnetic radiation that is lower than the first propensity. The electromagnetic radiation may be used to form discrete bonding structures within the volume of the nonwoven textile, wherein the bonding structures are generally absent from the faces of the nonwoven textile.