Hydrogel tie layer

US10531705B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Hossein A. Baghdadi · Portland, US
• Jay Constantinou · Beaverton, US
• Caleb W. Dyer · Beaverton, US
• Myron Maurer · West Linn, US
• Denis Schiller · Vancouver, US
• Jeremy D. Walker · Portland, US
• Richard L. Watkins · Portland, US
• Zachary C. Wright · Beaverton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 24, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2020
• Expiry date: Sep 21, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29K2105/0085
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The disclosure relates to articles and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil. In particular, the articles have substrate body, a tie layer secured to the substrate body, and a material including a hydrogel secured to the tie layer. The material can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil during use. The presence of the tie layer can minimize or prevent delamination of the hydrogel containing material during normal use.