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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Huntsman International Llc, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Hugo Verbeke, Wilsele, BE;
David Briers, Brussels, BE;
Bram Vanroy, Haasrode, BE;
Sandra Meynen, Tienen, BE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 35/12 (2010.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 35/122 (2013.01); A43B 1/0009 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A cupsole for footwear, said cupsole comprising at least a sidewall, a bottom surface and a central portion and wherein said sidewall circumscribes the central portion, said central portion having openings, preferably in the form of at least one honeycomb structure and wherein at least the sidewall and the bottom surface of the cupsole have a solid structure with no openings and wherein the complete cupsole is customized on the base of specific and measured data obtained directly from the user and printed in 1 single 3D printing step thereby using a thermoplastic polymer.