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US 12,628,911 B2Granted
Function screen printing on upper
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsBruno Jean Antonelli, Nina Ludwig, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, Daniel Stephen Price, Jan Hill
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Abstract
Described are shoes, in particular a sports shoe, wherein at least a portion of an upper of the shoe includes a first layer and a functional second layer, wherein the functional second layer is directly printed onto the first layer.
Claims26
A method of direct printing onto at least a portion of an upper of a shoe, comprising:
- providing a first layer for the at least a portion of an upper;
- and
- printing a functional second layer directly onto the first layer, wherein printing the functional second layer directly onto the first layer comprises:
- printing a first sublayer of the functional second layer directly onto the first layer;
- drying at least a surface of the first sublayer for a duration to form at least a dried portion of the first sublayer;
- and
- printing a second sublayer of the functional second layer directly onto at least the dried portion of the first sublayer.
4 more elements
A method of manufacturing an upper of a shoe, the method comprising:
- providing a first layer for at least a portion of the upper of the shoe;
- printing a functional second layer directly onto the first layer, wherein the functional second layer comprises tetrahydrofurane (THF);
- and
- curing the functional second layer.
1 more element
A method of direct printing onto at least a portion of an upper of a shoe, comprising:
- providing a first layer for the at least a portion of an upper;
- and
- printing a functional second layer directly onto the first layer, wherein the functional second layer comprises tetrahydrofurane (THF).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.