# US 11,896,083 B2 · Knitted shoe upper > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,896,083 B2 - Document ID: US11896083B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/069,942 - Filed: 2020-10-14 - Published: 2021-02-11 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2013-04-19 - Assignees: adidas AG - Applicants: adidas AG - Inventors: Stefan Tamm; Carl Arnese; James Carnes - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896083B2 ## CPC - A43B 23/0245: {characterised by the constructive form} - A43B 1/00: Footwear characterised by the material - A43B 1/04: braided, knotted, knitted or crocheted - A43B 23/0205: {characterised by the material (material of the lining A43B23/07, material of toe stiffeners or heel stiffeners A43B23/08)} - A43B 23/027: {with a part of the upper particularly flexible, e.g. permitting articulation or torsion} - A43B 23/0275: {with a part of the upper particularly rigid, e.g. resisting articulation or torsion} - D04B 1/102: {with stitch pattern (D04B1/06, D04B1/08 take precedence)} - D04B 1/12: characterised by thread material - D04B 1/18: elastic threads - D10B 2403/0114: with one or more yarns appearing predominantly on one face, e.g. plated or paralleled yarns (for pile fabrics D03D27/00, D04B1/02, D04B21/02; for intarsia fabrics D04B1/126) - D10B 2403/022: Lofty fabric with variably spaced front and back plies, e.g. spacer fabrics - D10B 2403/0241: enhancing mechanical properties - D10B 2403/032: Flat fabric of variable width, e.g. including one or more fashioned panels - D10B 2501/043: Footwear - A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR - D04B: KNITTING - D10B: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES ## Abstract Described are uppers for a shoe, particularly a sports shoe, having at least one first partial area and at least one second partial area that are manufactured as one-piece knitwear, wherein the first partial area includes a first yarn and the second partial area includes a second yarn, and wherein the first yarn is more elastic than the second yarn. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An upper for a shoe comprising: at least one first partial area and at least one second partial area which are manufactured as one-piece knitwear; wherein each of the at least one first partial areas comprises a first yarn and each of the at least one second partial areas comprises a second yarn; wherein the first yarn is more elastic than the second yarn; wherein at least one of the at least one second partial areas is arranged in a tongue region and comprises a spacer weft-knitted fabric or a spacer warp-knitted fabric to provide additional cushioning or protection; and wherein at least two of the at least one first partial areas and at least two of the at least one second partial areas form an alternating pattern in a forefoot region of the upper, the alternating pattern extending continuously from a lateral side to a medial side of the forefoot region. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one second partial areas is arranged in a region of the upper other than the tongue region and comprises the spacer weft-knitted fabric or the spacer warp-knitted fabric, and a thickness of at least one of the spacer weft-knitted fabric or of the spacer warp-knitted fabric in the tongue region or the region of the upper other than the tongue region is determined by a function or a wearer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one first partial areas is arranged in the tongue region with the at least one second partial area. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the spacer weft-knitted fabric or the spacer warp-knitted fabric comprises a spacer yarn comprising a monofilament. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the spacer weft-knitted fabric or the spacer warp-knitted fabric comprises a spacer yarn comprising the same material as the at least one second partial area arranged in the tongue region. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first partial area and the at least one second partial area is weft-knitted. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first partial area and the at least one second partial area is warp-knitted. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first partial area comprises a different mesh structure than the at least one second partial area. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The upper according to claim 8, wherein the mesh structure differs within at least one of the at least one first partial area or the at least one second partial area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first partial area and the at least one second partial area are arranged on at least one of a lateral side or a medial side of a midfoot area of the upper. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first partial area is arranged in an ankle area or in an instep area of the upper. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the first yarn comprises elastane or rubber. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one first partial area and the at least one second partial area further comprises a monofilament. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The upper according to claim 1, wherein the upper is incorporated into the shoe, wherein the shoe comprises a sports shoe.