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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Adidas Ag, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Christian Siegl, Zirndorf, DE;
Jochen Suessmuth, Erlangen, DE;
Jacques Perrault, Portland, OR (US);
Derek Luther, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Andrew Schneider, Portland, OR (US);
Dustin Kendrick, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Henderson, Portland, OR (US);
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
Described are methods of manufacturing at least part of a sports article. The method includes determining a set of physical parameters of the sports article, wherein the set including a first group and a second group. The method further includes determining a set of constraints for the first group of physical parameters, wherein the set of constraints is intended to achieve at least one objective function. Moreover, method further includes determining an optimum for the at least one objective function, which is determined by optimizing the second group of physical parameters and manufacturing the part of the sports article according to the set of constraints and the second group of optimal physical parameters.