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US 12,263,619 · App. 17/599,751 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Recycling of a shoe

Inventors: Tanyaradzwa Sahanga (Herzogenaurach, DE); Eva Hofmann (Herzogenaurach, DE); Andreas Seefried (Herzogenaurach, DE); Juno Park (Herzogenaurach, DE)
Assignee: adidas AG
B29B17/0412B29B11/10D04H1/724D04H3/033B29B2017/042B29K2075/00B29K2077/00B29K2105/26B29L2031/50
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Patent No.
US 12,263,619
App. No.
17/599,751
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (19)

1. A method for recycling a shoe, the shoe comprising various components made from a same material class with varying densities, wherein a majority of a weight of the shoe is made from the same material class and wherein the material class is thermoplastic polyurethane or polyamide, the method comprising:

a. milling the shoe to obtain a plurality of particles, the particles having different material densities;

b. mixing the particles;

c. applying heat to the mixed particles to obtain a melt of molten particles; and

d. extruding the melt;

wherein the step of extruding comprises extruding an intermediate product adapted for the manufacture of a new shoe without further thermoplastic processing, and

wherein the intermediate product is a yarn, a film component, or extruded in a melt-blowing process to manufacture a melt-blown non-woven fabric.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising applying heat and pressure to the shoe.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising adding new material to the mixed particles and/or the melt.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the new material is an unrecycled material of the same material class as the shoe.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the new material is from a different material class.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the new material is an additive comprising a bi-functional isocyanate, a trifunctional isocyanate, a bifunctional epoxide or a multifunctional epoxide.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the same material class comprises thermoplastic polyurethane.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least 70% of the weight of the shoe is made from the same material class.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least 80% of the weight of the shoe is made from the same material class.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least 90% of the weight of the shoe is made from the same material class.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least 95% of the weight of the shoe is made from the same material class.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the component for the new shoe comprises a padding and/or cushioning element.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extruding comprises a plurality of extrusion steps with different processing parameters.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: HOFMANN, EVA; SEEFRIED, ANDREAS; PARK, JUNO
To: ADIDAS AG
Reel/Frame 060465/0978 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: SAHANGA, TANYARADZWA
To: ADIDAS AG
Reel/Frame 060616/0868 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 204 579.0 · Apr 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220143873A1 · May 12, 2022
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