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Patent No.:

US 12778238 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2024

Sole system for an article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a one-piece knit outsole and a tensile element

Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventors:

Tory M. Cross, Beaverton, OR (US);

Daniel A. Podhajny, Beaverton, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Mohammad M Ameen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 15/16 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 13/02 (2022.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 5/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); D04B 1/12 (2006.01); D04B 1/24 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); D04B 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/02 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43C 15/16 (2013.01); B32B 3/085 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 5/00 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/026 (2013.01); B32B 5/06 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); D04B 1/123 (2013.01); D04B 1/24 (2013.01); B29C 37/0053 (2013.01); B32B 2307/31 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01); D04B 7/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

An article of footwear including a sole system, including an upper and the sole system. The sole system includes a knitted component incorporating a one-piece knit outsole. The knit outsole has a ground-facing side, a top side, an inlaid tensile element, and a ground-engaging cleat member protruding from the ground-facing side of the knit outsole. The tensile element may be adjacent a cleat member. The upper is connected at its bottom to the top side of the knit outsole.

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Cross, Tory. (2026). Sole system for an article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a one-piece knit outsole and a tensile element (U.S. Patent No. 12778238). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12778238

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