IP Library Granted Patent US 11,549,206
Granted Patent B2
US 11,549,206 · App. 16/535,323 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Textile component with embroidered emblem

Inventors: Dalton T. Durrell (Portland, OR); Chaokun Huangfu (Portland, OR)
Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
D05C17/00B32B5/026B32B5/26
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Patent No.
US 11,549,206
App. No.
16/535,323
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A textile component may include a knitted component with a first knit layer, a second knit layer, and a pocket, where the pocket is located between the first knit layer and the second knit layer. A spacing element may be included, where the spacing element is located within the pocket. An embroidered element on an exterior surface of the first knit layer may be included, where the embroidered element extends through the first knit layer but does not extend through the second knit layer.

Claims (33)

1. A textile component, comprising:

a knitted component, the knitted component comprising:

a first knit layer;

a second knit layer;

a pocket, wherein the pocket is located between the first knit layer and the second knit layer;

a spacing element located within the pocket;

an embroidered element on an exterior surface of the first knit layer that extends through the first knit layer but does not extend through the second knit layer; and

a boundary area at least partially surrounding the embroidered element, wherein the boundary area comprises a fused structure comprising a fused thermoplastic polymer material.

2. The textile component of claim 1 , wherein the spacing element is formed by at least one yarn of the knitted component extending between the first knit layer and the second knit layer.

3. The textile component of claim 1 , wherein the spacing element includes an insert element that is separate from the knitted component.

4. The textile component of claim 1 , further comprising a cushioning area, wherein an emblem formed by the embroidered element is located within the cushioning area.

5. The textile component of claim 1 , wherein the embroidered element includes at least one embroidered strand that is different from yarns forming the first knit layer and the second knit layer of the knitted component.

6. The textile component of claim 1 , wherein the fused structure of the boundary area includes a depression on the exterior surface of the knitted component.

7. The textile component of claim 4 , wherein the cushioning area and the embroidered element are coextensive.

8. The textile component of claim 4 , wherein the cushioning area is elevated relative to a base portion of the knitted component.

9. A textile component, comprising:

a knitted component, the knitted component comprising:

a first area with a first knit layer and a second knit layer; and

a single-layer boundary area comprising a fused structure, wherein the boundary area at least partially surrounds the first area; and

an embroidered element that extends through the first knit layer in the first area.

10. The textile component of claim 9 , further comprising a spacing element located between the embroidered element and the second knit layer in the first area.

11. The textile component of claim 9 , further comprising an elevated cushioning area surrounded by the boundary area, wherein the embroidered element is located within the cushioning area.

12. The textile component of claim 9 , wherein the embroidered element comprises at least one embroidered strand that is different from yarns forming the first knit layer and the second knit layer of the knitted component.

13. The textile component of claim 10 , wherein the spacing element is formed by at least one inlaid yarn of the knitted component extending between the first knit layer and the second knit layer.

14. The textile component of claim 10 , wherein the spacing element includes an insert element that is separate from the knitted component.

15. The textile component of claim 11 , wherein the cushioning area and the embroidered element are coextensive.

16. A method, comprising:

knitting a knitted component having a first knit layer and a second knit layer to form a pocket;

embroidering an emblem through an external surface of the first knit layer;

including a spacing element within the pocket; and

knitting a fusible boundary area at least partially surrounding the emblem, heating the knitted component and then cooling the knitted component to form a fused boundary area.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the spacing element comprises at least one inlaid yarn of the knitted component.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the fused structure of the boundary area includes a depression on the exterior surface of the knitted component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2019
From: DURRELL, DALTON T.; HUANGFU, CHAOKUN
To: NIKE, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62716715 · Aug 9, 2018
Related Publication 20200048809A1 · Feb 13, 2020