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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Christopher W. Brandt, Portland, OR (US);
Jonathan A. Eckart, Portland, OR (US);
Danielle L. Taylor, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher W. Brandt, Portland, OR (US);
Jonathan A. Eckart, Portland, OR (US);
Danielle L. Taylor, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A fluid-filled chamber may include a pair of polymer layers that define a plurality of subchambers and a web area. The subchambers are protruding portions of the polymer layers that enclose a fluid, and the web area is portions of the polymer layers that are located between the subchambers and lay adjacent to each other. The subchambers may have greater thickness than the web area. A perimeter bond joining the polymer layers and extends around a periphery of the chamber. In addition, a plurality of interior bonds join the polymer layers and extending around the subchambers, which may seal the fluid within the subchambers.