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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:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jay Meschter, Portland, OR (US);
Bruce Kilgore, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/22 (2006.01); A43D 25/00 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/0255 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 7/1495 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43B 23/227 (2013.01); A43D 25/00 (2013.01); A43D 25/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Footwear components are made from lightweight textile structures (e.g., including circular knitted structures made from natural or synthetic fibers, such as socks or sock-type structures). The textile structures are selectively supported at various areas to provide desired local characteristics. Additional aspects relate to methods of making such components, precursors to such components, and articles of footwear containing such components.