Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Articles of footwear and apparel having a partially fused fabric portion and methods of making the same
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Application No.: US15192351Application Date: 2016-06-24
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Publication No.: US10703060B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Robert Leimer , Warren Freeman , Angus Wardlaw , Nicholas Groeneweg , Henry Ling
- Applicant: adidas AG
- Applicant Address: DE Herzogenaurach
- Assignee: adidas AG
- Current Assignee: adidas AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Herzogenaurach
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@59d32b72
- Main IPC: A43D8/00
- IPC: A43D8/00 ; A43D11/00 ; B29D35/00 ; A43B23/02 ; D04B1/16 ; A43B5/02 ; A43B5/06 ; A43B23/04 ; B29C43/18

Abstract:
An article of footwear can include an upper. The upper includes a knitted portion having yarns partially fused to adjacent yarns and filaments of the partially fused yarns that are partially fused to adjacent filaments. Methods for manufacturing an article of footwear including an upper having a partially fused knitted portions include applying heat with or without pressure to form the partially fused knitted portions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170348935A1 Articles Of Footwear And Apparel Having A Partially Fused Fabric Portion And Methods Of Making The Same Public/Granted day:2017-12-07
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