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US 2019/0177912 A1Published application
Method and system for plasma treatment
OwnerDamian Marsden, Christos Fotios Karanikasinventors
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Abstract
A method for treating a natural or synthetic leather object is provided. The method includes directing plasma onto a surface of an natural or synthetic object to form a plasma treated object, the object including at least one of a natural leather material and a synthetic leather material, applying adhesive onto the plasma treated object, and bonding the plasma treated object with a polymeric coating.
Claims20
A plasma treatment method comprising:
- directing plasma onto a surface of an object to form a plasma treated object, the object including at least one or more of a natural leather material and a synthetic leather material;
- applying adhesive onto the plasma treated object;
- and
- bonding the plasma treated object with a polymeric coating.
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A plasma treatment system comprising:
- a plasma source;
- an adhesive applicator;
- a coating applicator;
- and
- a controller including instructions stored in memory executable by a processor to:
- operate the plasma source to direct plasma onto an object to form a plasma treated object, the object including at least one or more of a natural leather material and a synthetic leather material;
- operate the adhesive applicator to apply adhesive to the plasma treated object;
- and
- operate the coating applicator to bond a polymeric coating to the plasma treated object.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including a plasma treated layer having a polymeric coating, the plasma treated layer including at least one of a natural leather material and a synthetic leather material;
- and
- a sole attached to the plasma treated layer with the polymeric coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.