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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:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US);
Yoav Sterman, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 1/06 (2006.01); A43B 3/26 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01); A43B 23/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/24 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43C 7/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); B29C 64/00 (2017.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 1/06 (2013.01); A43B 3/26 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 13/22 (2013.01); A43B 23/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/02 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43B 23/24 (2013.01); A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); A43C 7/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/16 (2013.01); B29C 64/00 (2017.08); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/112 (2017.08); B29C 64/30 (2017.08); B29D 35/12 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A43D 2200/60 (2013.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0082 (2013.01); B29L 2031/505 (2013.01); B29L 2031/727 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a printed structure is disclosed. The method may include printing layers of a printed structure and incorporating an element within the printed structure. The element may be removed in order to form tunnels within the printed structure. In some embodiments the element may be removed and reused in the formation of additional printed structures. The element may also be retained to form a composite printed structure.