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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:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Collin K. Eder, Portland, OR (US);
Windra Fahmi, Beaverton, OR (US);
Sebastien Mermet, Creteil, FR;
Morgan Stauffer, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Collin K. Eder, Portland, OR (US);
Windra Fahmi, Beaverton, OR (US);
Sebastien Mermet, Creteil, FR;
Morgan Stauffer, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/00 (2006.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 1/0009 (2013.01); A43B 5/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear with a ball contacting surface is disclosed. The ball contacting surface includes a raised peak member at the top and gripping members along a medial side. The ball contacting surface enhances the ability of a wearer to kick a ball with a low trajectory and to control the ball.