Sole structure with electrically controllable damping element
US9743712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B13/20
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sole structure may include a damping pad. The damping pad may include a chamber, a foam element located within the chamber, particles located within the chamber and at least partially filling cavities in the foam element, and a set of electrodes positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the particles.
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