Induction heating apparatuses and processes for footwear manufacturing
US8959690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43D25/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of making an article of footwear may include providing a last shaped to resemble a human foot. The method may also include forming at least one footwear component at least in part from a susceptor material that is thermally reactive to an electromagnetic field. The method may further include covering at least a portion of the last with two or more footwear components, wherein the two or more footwear components includes the at least one footwear component formed at least in part from a susceptor material. In addition, the method may include applying an electromagnetic field to the susceptor material, causing induction heating of the susceptor material and joining the two or more footwear components by melding the two or more components with the induction heating.
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