Articles of footwear comprising a wound component and methods of making the same

US12161191B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• adidas AG · DE

Inventors

• Fionn CORCORAN-TADD · Portland, US
• Ian James HENNEBERY · Portland, US
• Carl Arnese · Portland, US
• Matteo PADOVANI · Portland, US
• Benjamin William Kleiman · Portland, US
• Andrea Nieto PERILLA · Portland, US
• Fano Razafindrakoto · New York, US
• Berin Skye B · Portland, US
• Jacques Perrault · Poway, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 16, 2023
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2024
• Expiry date: Feb 16, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A43B23/04
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Articles of footwear and methods of making articles of footwear including one or more continuous threads wound around anchor points. In some embodiments, thread lines of continuous thread(s) may extend tangential to an opening on a thread pattern or an upper. In some embodiments, thread lines of continuous thread(s) may define a portion of an upper and extend through a sole for an article of footwear. In some embodiments, thread patterns defined by the continuous thread(s) may be bonded to each other around a sheet to form an upper material for an upper.