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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:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Tobie D. Hatfield, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Thomas Berend, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kevin J. Rucier, Beaverton, OR (US);
Patricia L. Smaldone, Portland, OR (US);
Chun-Chuan Lai, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/26 (2006.01); A43C 11/14 (2006.01); A43B 7/20 (2006.01); A43C 15/16 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2013.01); A43B 7/20 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/223 (2013.01); A43B 13/26 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); A43C 11/1493 (2013.01); A43C 15/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include cleat structures, strapping systems, sole structures, and/or improved natural motion characteristics are described. Also, methods for making such articles of footwear (and particularly sole structures for articles of footwear) are described.