Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Footwear cushion with internal conformal electronics
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Application No.: US16874051Application Date: 2020-05-14
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Publication No.: US11766088B2Publication Date: 2023-09-26
- Inventor: Nathan Andrew Jacobsen , Holli Pheil , Drew McLain Skeels
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- The original application number of the division: US15577436
- Main IPC: A43B3/34
- IPC: A43B3/34 ; A43B13/20 ; A43B13/04 ; A43B7/144 ; A43B13/02 ; A43B21/26 ; H01Q1/38 ; A43B21/28 ; B32B37/04 ; D03D1/00 ; H01Q1/22 ; B32B37/00 ; B29C65/24 ; B29D35/12 ; A43B13/18 ; H01Q1/27 ; H01Q7/00 ; H04B5/00
Abstract:
An article of footwear can comprise: an upper, and a sole assembly connected to the upper to form a receptacle for a human foot, the sole assembly can comprise: a cushion comprising an exterior wall that forms an enclosure; an antenna disposed within the enclosure; and a microchip connected to the antenna. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear can comprise: positioning an electronic communication device between two plies of polymer laminate; heating the two plies of polymer laminate to form a weld area and a cushion area, wherein the electronic communication device becomes encapsulated between the two plies of polymer laminate, inflating the cushion area with a gas; and sealing the cushion area.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200268093A1 FOOTWEAR CUSHION WITH INTERNAL CONFORMAL ELECTRONICS Public/Granted day:2020-08-27
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