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US 2025/0160487 A1Published application
Article of footwear with uv curable material
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorMichel Reginald Lussier
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Abstract
An article of footwear may include a padding on an interior of a foot opening or another cushioning element in a first area. The cushioning element may include a UV curable material. A second area (e.g., of an upper) may be affixed with the first area and may include a second UV curable material.
Claims21
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A method of manufacturing an upper, the method comprising:
- passing ultraviolet light through a mask into resin within a chamber along light paths defined by the mask to create a microlattice structure with a plurality of regions such that the plurality of regions comprise at least two different densities;
- disassembling the microlattice structure in a partially cured state from the chamber;
- and
- post curing the microlattice structure into a final shape outside of the chamber using a mold to define a molded shape for the microlattice structure.
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A method of manufacturing at least a component of an upper, the method comprising:
- passing ultraviolet light through a mask into resin within a chamber along light paths defined by the mask to create a microlattice structure in a partially cured state;
- and
- post curing the microlattice structure into a final shape using a mold to define a molded shape for the microlattice structure.
A method of manufacturing at least a component of an upper, the method comprising:
- passing ultraviolet light into resin within a chamber along light paths to create a microlattice structure in a partially cured state;
- and
- post curing the microlattice structure into a final shape using a mold to define a molded shape for the microlattice structure, wherein:
- the microlattice structure comprises an array of beams arranged three-dimensionally;
- and
- each intersection of at least two beams comprises a node, wherein each node is larger than a diameter of the beams.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.