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US 2017/0303636 A1Published application
Article of Footwear Comprising a Sole Member with Regional Patterns
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsShane S. Kohatsu, Christopher S. Cook, Bret Schoolmeester
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure with a sole member. The sole member can be manufactured using a cushioning sole system that provides customized cushioning characteristics to different regions of a sole member. A user's foot morphology and/or preferences may be used to design the sole member. The sole member can include a set of apertures that are formed along various surfaces of the sole member.
Claims14
A method for customizing sole members for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
- obtaining information related to a pressure distribution associated with a first foot of a wearer;
- producing a first pattern of through-hole apertures corresponding to the pressure distribution associated with the first foot of the wearer;
- generating instructions to form the first pattern of through-hole apertures in a first sole member;
- and
- executing the instructions to produce a first customized sole member.
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A method for making a customized sole member, the method comprising:
- obtaining information related to a wearer's foot;
- producing a first pattern of through-hole apertures;
- generating instructions to form the first pattern of through-hole apertures in a sole member;
- and
- executing the instructions to produce the customized sole member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.