Footwear plate

US10798992B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Aaron Bartel · Beaverton, US
• Stefan E. Guest · Portland, US
• Derek Haight · Beaverton, US
• Adam Kiss · Beaverton, US
• Sam Lacey · Portland, US
• Geng Luo · Portland, US
• Rachel M. Savage · Beaverton, US
• Christian Alexander Steinbeck · Portland, US
• Adam Thuss · Portland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 20, 2017
• Grant date: Oct 13, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 20, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B32B2437/02
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A method of forming a plate for an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes applying a first strand portion to a base layer including positioning adjacent segments of the first strand portion to form a first layer on the base layer. The adjacent segments of the first strand portion having a greater density across a width of the plate between a medial side and a lateral side at a forefoot region of the plate than at a midfoot region of the plate and at a heel region of the plate. The method also includes applying at least one of heat and pressure to the first strand portion and to the base layer to conform the first strand portion and the base layer to a predetermined shape.