Footwear plate

US11678717B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Aaron Bartel · Beaverton, US
• Risha Dupre · Tigard, US
• Emily Farina · Beaverton, US
• Lysandre Follet · Portland, US
• Stefan E. Guest · Portland, US
• Helene Hutchinson · Portland, US
• Sam Lacey · Portland, US
• Geng Luo · Portland, US
• Rachel M. Savage · Beaverton, US
• Christian Alexander Steinbeck · Portland, US
• Adam Thuss · Portland, US
• Kristin Yetman · Portland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 12, 2020
• Grant date: Jun 20, 2023
• Expiry date: May 1, 2041

Classification

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

Abstract

A plate for an article of footwear includes a substrate, a first strand portion attached to the substrate via first stitching, and a second strand portion disposed on the first layer. The first strand portion includes first segments that each extend between two different locations along the substrate to form a first layer on the substrate. The second strand portion includes second segments that each extend between two different locations along the substrate to form a second layer on the first layer.