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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. 29, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Shawn G. Carboy, Portland, OR (US);
Anthony Hope, Portland, OR (US);
Kelly B. Jarvis, Portland, OR (US);
Sarah E. Sowers, Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Shawn G. Carboy, Portland, OR (US);
Anthony Hope, Portland, OR (US);
Kelly B. Jarvis, Portland, OR (US);
Sarah E. Sowers, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear is disclosed. The sole structure includes an outsole and a midsole. The outsole includes a tread pattern with a nonlinear configuration. A plurality of sipes are provided on the outsole and the midsole. The plurality of sipes have a nonlinear configuration that is substantially similar to the nonlinear configuration of the tread pattern.