Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of making and article of footwear formed with gas-filled pockets or chambers
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Application No.: US13739094Application Date: 2013-01-11
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Publication No.: US10645995B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: John Baratta , Troy C. Lindner , Sooman Park , Kyoungmin Song , Choulsoo Jeong , Taewoo Kim , Jisoo Lim
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: A43B13/20
- IPC: A43B13/20 ; A43B13/22 ; A43B13/18 ; B29D35/12 ; B29D35/14 ; A43B13/12

Abstract:
An article of footwear is disclosed that includes a sole structure comprising a midsole and an outsole. The midsole has a plurality of midsole recesses formed in a bottom portion, and the outsole optionally defines a plurality of outsole recesses or other structures formed in a top portion thereof. The midsole recesses are formed to align with the outsole recesses to form a plurality of separately distinct fluid-filled chambers. Methods of designing such sole structures based on foot pressure data also are described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140196308A1 METHOD OF MAKING AND ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR FORMED WITH GAS-FILLED POCKETS OR CHAMBERS Public/Granted day:2014-07-17
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