Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of footwear and method of manufacturing an article of footwear
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Application No.: US16662273Application Date: 2019-10-24
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Publication No.: US11559106B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Rory S. Blanche , Mihwa Hong , Shamees Mohamed
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: A43B13/18
- IPC: A43B13/18 ; A43B13/16 ; A43B1/00 ; A43D25/06

Abstract:
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a unitary cushioning component comprising a plurality of scrap foam pieces configured as a plurality of different polyhedron shapes and a resin binder securing the scrap foam pieces to one another. The sole structure may comprise a midsole including an outer shell defining a central cavity. The cushioning component may be disposed in the central cavity as a core of the midsole. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear cutting the scrap foam body into pieces, mixing the pieces with a resin binder, and compression molding the mixed pieces and resin binder in a mold to form a cushioning component of a sole structure of the article of footwear.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210120913A1 ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR Public/Granted day:2021-04-29
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