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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/407 (2006.01); A43D 8/22 (2006.01); A43D 95/14 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 8/22 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 3/0084 (2013.01); A43D 3/022 (2013.01); A43D 3/023 (2013.01); A43D 3/025 (2013.01); A43D 3/029 (2013.01); A43D 95/14 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01); B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); B41M 5/0052 (2013.01); B41M 5/0064 (2013.01); B41M 5/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of printing onto an article includes placing an article on a holding assembly, flattening a portion of the article and printing onto the flattened portion of the article. Flattening can be accomplished using a flattening plate and by controlling the shape of a surface of the holding assembly using a vacuum.