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Assembly line article tracking system

US10962964B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

John Matthew Farren · Taichung, TW
Todd R. Farr · Los Gatos, US
Howard Fu · Beaverton, US
Dragan Jurkovic · Taichung, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P90/30
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Manufacturing of article of footwear include temporarily mating a sole and an upper to determine processes to be performed to the sole and/or the upper before permanently mating. As specific operations are determined based on the particular combination of a sole and an upper, the sole and upper are individually tracked through the subsequent processes to ensure the correct pairing is achieved at the time of permanent mating. The tracking may leverage identifiers in the tooling supporting the upper and in the sole.

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