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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US);
David J. Schenone, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for three-dimensional printing directly onto an article of apparel. Disclosed is a method and system for direct three-dimensional printing onto an article of apparel, including receiving an undistorted three-dimensional pattern for display on the article, the undistorted three-dimensional pattern configured for placement on an irregular three-dimensional surface; creating a predistorted three-dimensional pattern from the undistorted three-dimensional pattern for printing onto a simple three-dimensional shaped object; receiving the predistorted three-dimensional pattern in a three-dimensional printing system; and printing the predistorted three-dimensional pattern onto the article.