The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Tee L. Wan, Portland, OR (US);
Chia-yi Wu, Long An Province, VN;
Thienchai Chaisumrej, Bangkok, TH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/37 (2006.01); A43B 9/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 9/00 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01); B29D 35/0018 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); B29D 35/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mold used to form a midsole for an article of footwear and a method of manufacturing are disclosed. The mold includes a first portion and a second portion cooperating to define a midsole recess, the first portion including a major recess and plurality of wall segments extending throughout the major recess and cooperating to define a plurality of minor recesses. A fillet is provided at each intersection of adjacent wall segments. The mold may have a draft angle of less than or equal to approximately 2.5 degrees.