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Recycling of a shoe

US12263619B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

adidas AG · DE

Inventors

Tanyaradzwa Sahanga · Herzogenaurach, DE
Eva Hofmann · Herzogenaurach, DE
Andreas Seefried · Veitsbronn, DE
Juno Park · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2020
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2041

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for recycling a shoe (100), the shoe (100) comprising various components made from the same material class with varying densities, the method comprises milling (210) the shoe (100) to obtain a plurality of particles (212), the particles (212) having different material densities, mixing (240) the particles, applying heat (312) to the mixed particles (242) to obtain a melt of molten particles and extruding (317) the melt.

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