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Sports shoes and methods for manufacturing and recycling of sports shoes

US10952489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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155References

13Claims

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Assignee

adidas AG · DE

Inventors

Marco Kormann · Herzogenaurach, DE
Christopher Edward Holmes · Herzogenaurach, DE
Brian Hoying · Herzogenaurach, DE
Adam Martin Brundage · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2018
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02W30/62
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sports shoe includes an upper wherein a majority by weight of the upper is made from a thermoplastic base material and a sole wherein a majority by weight of the sole is made from the same thermoplastic base material. The sole and the upper are individually fabricated and joined to each other. The thermoplastic base material includes at least one of the following materials: thermoplastic polyurethane TPU, polyamide PA, polyethylene terephthalate PET, or polybutylene terephthalate PBT.

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