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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:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ciro Fusco, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/318 ; A43B 1/328 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/318 ; A43B 1/328 ;
Abstract
The invention is an article of footwear with a sole that incorporates a lattice structure. The lattice structure includes a plurality of connectors joined by a plurality of masses and may be configured to attenuate and distribute ground reaction forces in a specific manner. In addition, the connectors and masses may be configured to vibrate at a specific frequency or exclude vibrations at another frequency.