Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Particulate foam with flexible casing
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Application No.: US16327428Application Date: 2016-09-23
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Publication No.: US11317675B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Kevin W. Hoffer , Scott C. Holt , Jeffrey L. Johnson , Cassidy R. Levy , Nicholas R. Long , Matthew C. Palmer
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Honigman LLP
- Agent Matthew H. Szalach; Jonathan O'Brien
- International Application: PCT/US2016/053256 WO 20160923
- International Announcement: WO2017/053665 WO 20170330
- Main IPC: A43B13/12
- IPC: A43B13/12 ; A43B13/18 ; A43B13/14 ; A43B13/20 ; A43B1/00 ; A43B13/04 ; A43B5/00 ; A43B13/16 ; B32B5/16 ; B32B5/18 ; B32B25/04 ; B32B25/14 ; A43B7/1405 ; A43B7/32

Abstract:
An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole attached to the upper, and an outsole. The midsole has a footbed and a bottom surface disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the footbed. The outsole has a ground-engaging surface, an inner surface disposed on an opposite side of the outsole than the ground-engaging surface, and a wall extending from the ground-engaging surface and surrounding the outsole. The article of footwear also includes a casing containing particulate matter and having a length that is greater than a length of the outsole. The casing includes a first fold at a predetermined location along its length. The casing is received within a cavity bounded by the wall of the outsole and between the bottom surface and the inner surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190223551A1 PARTICULATE FOAM WITH FLEXIBLE CASING Public/Granted day:2019-07-25
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