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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.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Austin Baranek, Beaverton, OR (US);
Katharine Fraser, Portland, OR (US);
Stephen J. Hipp, Hillsboro, OR (US);
James Molyneux, Portland, OR (US);
Kristen E Orme, Portland, OR (US);
Margaret P. St. Clair, Beaverton, OR (US);
Yang Zhao, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/36 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D01D 5/247 (2006.01); D01F 8/06 (2006.01); D01F 8/14 (2006.01); D02G 3/04 (2006.01); D02G 3/38 (2006.01); D03D 15/00 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/36 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); D01D 5/247 (2013.01); D01F 8/06 (2013.01); D01F 8/14 (2013.01); D02G 3/045 (2013.01); D02G 3/38 (2013.01); D03D 15/00 (2013.01); D10B 2321/021 (2013.01); D10B 2321/08 (2013.01); D10B 2331/04 (2013.01); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01); D10B 2401/08 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article, such as an article of footwear includes, a textile component. The textile component includes a yarn. The yarn includes a thermoplastic material and a blowing agent with an activation condition. Upon triggering the activation condition of the blowing agent, the blowing agent introduces a plurality of cavities, i.e. cells, into the thermoplastic material, creating a multicellular foam area of the textile.