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US 12,383,017 B2Granted
Biocomposite material and method for forming a biocomposite material
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorJose Isse
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Abstract
A biocomposite material and methods and systems for forming a biocomposite material are provided. In one example, a biocomposite material includes a biopolymer material and an internal structure imparting zonal properties to the biocomposite material, where the biopolymer material at least partially surrounds and/or extends through the internal structure. The biopolymer material includes mycelium grown from a fungal strain.
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A biocomposite material, comprising:
- a biopolymer material;
- and
- an internal structure imparting zonal properties to the biocomposite material, the internal structure comprising a first region having a first density, and a second region having a second density, wherein the first density is greater than the second density, where the biopolymer material includes mycelium grown from a fungal strain;
- wherein the internal structure is permeable to mycelium growth;
- and
- wherein the mycelium is grown through and around the internal structure.
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A biocomposite material, comprising:
- mycelium;
- and
- an internal structure comprised of polylactic acid, a woven material, a braided material, and/or a knit material and comprising regions of differing thickness, density, and/or material properties to thereby impart zonal properties to the biocomposite material, wherein the mycelium is grown from a substrate, through an intermediate layer positioned between the substrate and the internal structure, and through the internal structure.
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper internal structure having a lacing zone, a toe zone, and side zones, wherein the upper internal structure is permeable to mycelium growth;
- and
- mycelium grown from a substrate, the mycelium comprising a plurality of branching-type hyphae grown through and around the upper internal structure such that the upper internal structure is incorporated into an intermediate region of a final upper such that one or more layers of mycelium are present below the upper internal structure and one or more layers or mycelium are present above the upper internal structure,
- wherein the upper internal structure influences a density of the mycelium, a hyphae growth direction, and a hyphae branching directionality.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.