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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:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Joseph J. Bevier, Portland, OR (US);
Travis K. Ernst, Portland, OR (US);
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); D06P 5/30 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41J 11/04 (2013.01); D06P 5/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for printing to apparel includes a receptacle configured to receive articles of apparel, such as socks. The receptacle includes perforations and an inner ink absorbing layer. The receptacle is rotated beneath a print head assembly. The ink can be cured using heating devices.