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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2024
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Patrick R. Case, Beaverton, OR (US);
Scott C. Holt, Portland, OR (US);
Dervin A. James, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Kevin C. Sze, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole structure having a cushioning component. The cushioning component includes a bladder defining an interior cavity between opposing inner surfaces of a first barrier sheet and a second barrier sheet, and the barrier sheets sealed to one another along a peripheral bond. A core is disposed in the interior cavity and spaced entirely inward of the peripheral bond. The core includes at least one polymeric sheet traversing the interior cavity between and directly bonded to the opposing inner surfaces of the barrier sheets at a plurality of wavy bonds to tether the barrier sheets to one another. The wavy bonds are arranged with waves having peaks and valleys extending in a fore-aft direction such that the at least one polymeric sheet does not create any sealed chambers within the bladder that are not in fluid communication with the interior cavity.