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US 2026/0146379 A1Published application
Engineered composite textile
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsMartin E. Evans, Matthew D. Nordstrom
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing an engineered composite textile includes winding a yarn across a winding jig to form a plurality of yarn strands extending across the winding jig, stacking the winding jig with the plurality of yarn strands onto a base textile; and digitally printing a polymeric bonding material in a predetermined pattern across the plurality of yarn strands to bond the yarn strands to the base textile to create an engineered composite textile.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing an engineered composite textile, the method comprising:
- winding a yarn across a winding jig a plurality of times to form a plurality of yarn strands extending across a central area of the winding jig, wherein the plurality of yarn strands are non-interlocking with each other;
- positioning the winding jig with the plurality of yarn strands relative to a base textile such that the plurality of yarn strands overlie the base textile;
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- selectively applying a polymeric bonding material across the plurality of yarn strands and into contact with the base textile to bond the yarn strands to each other and to the base textile.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper defining an interior cavity configured to receive a foot;
- and
- a sole structure attached to the upper;
- wherein at least a portion of the upper comprises an engineered composite textile, the engineered composite textile including:
- a base textile layer;
- a plurality of oriented yarn strands overlying the base textile layer, wherein the plurality of yarn strands are non-interlocking with each other;
- and
- a polymeric bonding material bonding the plurality of yarn strands to each other and to the base textile layer;
- wherein the engineered composite textile exhibits directionally-dependent mechanical properties based on orientation of the plurality of yarn strands.
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An engineered composite textile comprising:
- a base textile layer;
- a plurality of oriented yarn strands overlying the base textile layer, wherein the plurality of yarn strands are non-interlocking with each other;
- and
- a polymeric bonding material bonding the plurality of yarn strands to each other and to the base textile layer;
- wherein the engineered composite textile exhibits directionally-dependent mechanical properties based on orientation of the plurality of yarn strands.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.