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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US);
Eli R. Troyke, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/46 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); A43D 8/22 (2006.01); A43D 95/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/042 (2006.01); B41J 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/027 (2013.01); A43D 8/22 (2013.01); A43D 95/14 (2013.01); G06F 3/0425 (2013.01); B41J 3/28 (2013.01); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01); B41J 3/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible manufacturing system for an article of footwear includes a printing system for printing graphics onto the footwear. The flexible manufacturing system includes a first display device that is transparent and which may be used to superimpose graphics over an article to align the article with the printing system. An optical device and a second display device provide a fixed viewing angle for a user aligning the article under the first display device.