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US 2024/0225171 A9Published application
Article of footwear having a display system powered by motion
AssigneePuma SE
InventorsMarkus Bock, Reinhold Sussmann
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Abstract
A display system for an article of footwear includes a display device, a control module, and a power source. The display device includes an optoelectronic display. The control module is configured to communicate with the display device. The power source is embedded within a plate of the article of footwear. The plate includes carbon fiber and conductive filaments embedded within a substrate.
Claims22
A display system for an article of footwear, the display system comprising:
- a display device that includes an optoelectronic display;
- a control module that is configured to communicate with the display device;
- and
- a power source that is embedded within a plate of an article of footwear,
- wherein the plate includes carbon fiber and conductive leads embedded within a substrate.
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A method of using a display for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
- providing an optoelectronic display on an upper of an article of footwear;
- providing a circuit within a sole structure attached to the upper, wherein the circuit includes a storage cell, a control module, and conductive leads, and wherein a plurality of piezoelectric transducers are embedded within a plate disposed in the sole structure;
- actuating the optoelectronic display to display a first color in a first portion of the upper;
- and
- actuating the optoelectronic display to display a second color in a second portion of the upper, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion, and wherein the first color is different from the second color.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an energy harvesting device located in a portion of a sole structure;
- an electrophoretic display located in a portion of an upper;
- a power module in communication with the energy harvesting device and the electrophoretic display;
- and
- a control module that is configured to selectively direct an output from the energy harvesting device to the power module or the electrophoretic display based on an input signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.