Granted Patent
B2
US 12,245,655 · App. 18/175,816 · Granted Mar 11, 2025
Footwear plate
Inventors:
Aaron Bartel (Beaverton, OR); Stefan E. Guest (Portland, OR); Derek Haight (Beaverton, OR); Adam Kiss (Beaverton, OR); Sam Lacey (Portland, OR); Geng Luo (Portland, OR); Rachel M. Savage (Beaverton, OR); Christian Alexander Steinbeck (Portland, OR); Adam Thuss (Portland, OR)
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc.
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Abstract
A method of forming a plate for an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes applying a first strand portion to a base layer including positioning adjacent segments of the first strand portion to form a first layer on the base layer. The adjacent segments of the first strand portion having a greater density across a width of the plate between a medial side and a lateral side at a forefoot region of the plate than at a midfoot region of the plate and at a heel region of the plate. The method also includes applying at least one of heat and pressure to the first strand portion and to the base layer to conform the first strand portion and the base layer to a predetermined shape.
Claims (25)
1. A sole plate for an article of footwear, the sole plate comprising:
a substrate;
a first strand portion attached to the substrate and extending from a heel region of the substrate to a forefoot region of the substrate; and
a second strand portion attached to the substrate and extending from the heel region of the substrate to the forefoot region of the substrate, the second strand portion extending into the forefoot region to a greater extent than the first strand portion, at least one of the first strand portion and the second strand portion being formed from a tow of fibers including at least one of carbon fibers, boron fibers, glass fibers, and polymeric fibers.
2. The sole plate of claim 1 , wherein the first strand portion is disposed closer to a medial side of the substrate than the second strand portion.
3. The sole plate of claim 1 , wherein the first strand portion extends along a first arcuate path from the heel region to the forefoot region and the second strand portion extends along a second arcuate path from the heel region to the forefoot region.
4. The sole plate of claim 1 , wherein the first strand portion and the second strand portion extend away from one another in the forefoot region and extend toward each other in a midfoot region of the substrate.
5. The sole plate of claim 1 , further comprising a third strand portion attached to the substrate and extending from the heel region of the substrate to the forefoot region of the substrate, the third strand portion extending into the forefoot region to a greater extent than the second strand portion.
6. The sole plate of claim 5 , wherein the third strand portion is disposed closer to a lateral side of the substrate than the second strand portion.
7. The sole plate of claim 5 , wherein the second strand portion is disposed between the first strand portion and the third strand portion.
8. The sole plate of claim 1 , wherein the first strand portion and the second strand portion are portions of the same, continuous strand.
9. An article of footwear incorporating the sole plate of claim 1 .
10. A sole plate for an article of footwear, the sole plate comprising:
a substrate;
a first strand portion attached to the substrate and extending from a heel region of the substrate to a forefoot region of the substrate;
a second strand portion attached to the substrate and extending from the heel region of the substrate to the forefoot region of the substrate; and
a third strand portion attached to the substrate and extending from the heel region of the substrate to the forefoot region of the substrate, a length of the third strand portion being greater than a length of the first strand portion and the second strand portion, at least one of the first strand portion, the second strand portion, and the third strand portion being formed from a tow of fibers including at least one of carbon fibers, boron fibers, glass fibers, and polymeric fibers.
11. The sole plate of claim 10 , wherein a length of the second strand portion is greater than a length of the first strand portion.
12. The sole plate of claim 11 , wherein the first strand portion is disposed closer to a medial side of the substrate than the second strand portion and the third strand portion.
13. The sole plate of claim 11 , wherein the third strand portion is disposed closer to a lateral side of the substrate than the first strand portion and the second strand portion.
14. The sole plate of claim 10 , wherein the first strand portion, the second strand portion, and the third strand portion extend along respective arcuate paths from the heel region to the forefoot region.
15. The sole plate of claim 10 , wherein the first strand portion, the second strand portion, and the third strand portion move toward one another in a midfoot region of the substrate.
16. The sole plate of claim 15 , wherein the first strand portion, the second strand portion, and the third strand portion move away from one another in the heel region and the forefoot region.
17. The sole plate of claim 10 , wherein the first strand portion and the second strand portion are portions of the same, continuous strand.
18. An article of footwear incorporating the sole plate of claim 10 .
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 28, 2023
From: BARTEL, AARON; GUEST, STEFAN E.; HAIGHT, DEREK; KISS, ADAM; LACEY, SAM; LUO, GENG; SAVAGE, RACHEL M.; STEINBECK, CHRISTIAN ALEXANDER; THUSS, ADAM
To: NIKE, INC.
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Continuity (6)
Continuation
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Provisional Application
62474030
· Mar 20, 2017
Provisional Application
62364585
· Jul 20, 2016
Provisional Application
62364594
· Jul 20, 2016
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