公开(公告)号：US12036706B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17647017

申请日：2022-01-05

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Yihua Chang ,  Lyle R. Hanson ,  Petr Khlyabich ,  Richard L. Watkins

IPC分类号： B29C44/08 ,  A43B13/18 ,  B29C44/34 ,  B29D35/12 ,  B29K75/00 ,  B29L31/50 ,  B29L31/52 ,  C08J9/12

CPC分类号： B29C44/08 ,  B29C44/348 ,  B29C44/355 ,  B29D35/122 ,  C08J9/122 ,  A43B13/187 ,  B29K2075/00 ,  B29L2031/504 ,  B29L2031/52 ,  C08J2203/06 ,  C08J2375/04

摘要： Foamed articles including a foamed thermoplastic elastomeric material, methods of making the foamed articles, and methods for manufacturing articles of footwear, apparel, and athletic equipment incorporating such foamed articles are provided. In one aspect, a method for making a foamed article comprises placing an article comprising a foamable material and carbon dioxide in a vessel, maintaining the vessel at a first pressure and first temperature at which the carbon dioxide is a liquid and carbon dioxide is soluble in the foamable material, optionally exposing the infused article to a second temperature and second pressure, and subjecting the article to a third pressure and third temperature at which the infused carbon dioxide phase transitions to a gas, thereby expanding the foamable material into a foamed material and forming the foamed article.

公开(公告)号：US20240067826A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18480634

申请日：2023-10-04

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Yihua Chang ,  Christopher J. Dimitriou ,  Jeremy Gantz ,  Adam Kohn ,  Richard L. Watkins ,  Mary Austin

IPC分类号： C09B67/26 ,  B41M1/30 ,  B41M3/00 ,  C09B1/26 ,  C09D11/033 ,  C09D11/037

CPC分类号： C09B67/0073 ,  B41M1/30 ,  B41M3/001 ,  C09B1/264 ,  C09D11/033 ,  C09D11/037

摘要： Aspects of the present disclosure relate to color compositions and methods of making a printed layer using the color composition as well as an article that can include the printed layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230091558A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17647021

申请日：2022-01-05

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Yihua Chang ,  Lyle R. Hanson ,  Petr Khlyabich ,  Richard L. Watkins

IPC分类号： D04H1/4391 ,  C08J9/12 ,  C08J9/00 ,  C08J9/35

摘要： Foamed articles including a foamed thermoplastic elastomeric material, methods of making the articles, and methods for manufacturing articles of footwear, apparel, and athletic equipment incorporating the articles are provided. One exemplary method for making a foamed article comprises placing an article comprising a foamable fibrous element and carbon dioxide in a vessel, the foamable fibrous element comprising a plurality of filaments, fibers, and/or yarns, wherein each member of the plurality comprises a foamable material; maintaining the vessel at a first pressure and first temperature at which the carbon dioxide is a liquid and carbon dioxide is soluble in the foamable material; optionally exposing the infused article to a second temperature and second pressure; and subjecting the article to a third pressure and third temperature at which the infused carbon dioxide phase transitions to a gas, thereby expanding the foamable material into a foamed material and forming the foamed article.

公开(公告)号：US20230043845A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17815227

申请日：2022-07-27

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Diya Bandyopadhyay ,  Narayanan Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj ,  Yihua Chang ,  Christopher J. Dimitriou ,  Nancy D. Eisenmenger ,  Adrian M. Lahsene ,  Sharon Oba ,  Richard L. Watkins

IPC分类号： A43B13/20

摘要： Airsoles or bladders for articles of footwear comprising multi-layered films are provided herein. In one aspect, the airsoles or bladders comprise a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein a first side of the first sheet faces a second side of the second sheet, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are bonded together to form an internal cavity in a space between the first side of the first sheet and the second side of the second sheet, forming a bladder capable of retaining a gas in the internal cavity at a pressure above atmospheric pressure, at atmospheric pressure, or below atmospheric pressure; and wherein each of the first sheet and the second sheet comprise a multi-layered film comprising: a core region comprising at least 20 gas-barrier layers and a plurality of elastomeric layers, wherein the gas-barrier layers alternate with the elastomeric layers.

公开(公告)号：US20230042813A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17815229

申请日：2022-07-27

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Diya Bandyopadhyay ,  Narayanan Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj ,  Yihua Chang ,  Christopher J. Dimitriou ,  Nancy D. Eisenmenger ,  Adrian M. Lahsene ,  Sharon Oba ,  Richard L. Watkins

IPC分类号： A43B13/04 ,  A43B13/20 ,  A43B13/02

摘要： Airsoles or bladders for articles of footwear comprising multi-layered films are provided herein. In one aspect, the airsoles or bladders comprise a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein a first side of the first sheet faces a second side of the second sheet, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are bonded together to form an internal cavity in a space between the first side of the first sheet and the second side of the second sheet, forming a bladder capable of retaining a gas in the internal cavity at a pressure above atmospheric pressure, at atmospheric pressure, or below atmospheric pressure; and wherein each of the first sheet and the second sheet comprise a multi-layered film comprising: a core region comprising at least 20 gas-barrier layers and a plurality of elastomeric layers, wherein the gas-barrier layers alternate with the elastomeric layers.

公开(公告)号：US20230042037A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17815225

申请日：2022-07-27

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Diya Bandyopadhyay ,  Narayanan Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj ,  Yihua Chang ,  Christopher J. Dimitriou ,  Nancy D. Eisenmenger ,  Sharon Oba ,  Richard L. Watkins

IPC分类号： B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B27/30 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/34 ,  B32B27/38 ,  B29C48/21

摘要： Airsoles or bladders for articles of footwear comprising multi-layered films are provided herein. In one aspect, the airsoles or bladders comprise a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein a first side of the first sheet faces a second side of the second sheet, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are bonded together to form an internal cavity in a space between the first side of the first sheet and the second side of the second sheet, forming a bladder capable of retaining a gas in the internal cavity at a pressure above atmospheric pressure, at atmospheric pressure, or below atmospheric pressure; and wherein each of the first sheet and the second sheet comprise a multi-layered film comprising: a core region comprising at least 20 gas barrier layers and a plurality of elastomeric layers, wherein the gas-barrier layers alternate with the elastomeric layers.

公开(公告)号：US20200299513A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16810599

申请日：2020-03-05

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Yihua Chang ,  Christopher J. Dimitriou ,  Jeremy Gantz ,  Adam Kohn ,  Richard L. Watkins ,  Mary Austin

IPC分类号： C09B67/26 ,  B41M3/00 ,  B41M1/30 ,  C09D11/033 ,  C09D11/037 ,  C09B1/26

摘要： Aspects of the present disclosure relate to color compositions and methods of making a printed layer using the color composition as well as an article that can include the printed layer.

公开(公告)号：US20190329533A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16456623

申请日：2019-06-28

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Yihua Chang ,  Richard L. Watkins

IPC分类号： B32B27/08 ,  B29C48/00 ,  A43B13/02 ,  A43B13/20 ,  B29C48/18 ,  B32B7/10 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B25/16 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B27/30

摘要： Membranes and methods for producing them are disclosed. The membranes comprise a core layer comprising a composite of alternating thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and barrier microlayers, and they comprise at least one cap layer that is bonded to the core layer or a structural layer. In some embodiments, at least the cap layer comprises a polydiene polyol-based TPU. The membrane may further comprise a rubber layer bonded to the cap layer.

公开(公告)号：US10253149B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US14971752

申请日：2015-12-16

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Richard L. Watkins ,  Hossein Baghdadi ,  Charles Edwards ,  Yihua Chang

IPC分类号： C08J9/00 ,  C08J9/12 ,  A43B13/12 ,  A43B13/16 ,  B29C44/34 ,  B29C44/44 ,  B29D35/12 ,  B29D35/00 ,  C08G18/82 ,  C08L75/04 ,  B29C44/04 ,  C08J9/18 ,  C08J9/232 ,  A43B13/18 ,  C08G18/06 ,  B29K75/00 ,  B29K105/04

摘要： Pellets, beads, particles, or other pieces of a thermoplastic elastomer having a maximum size in at least one dimension of 10 mm or less (collectively, “pellets”) are infused with a supercritical fluid in a pressurized container, then rapidly depressurized and heated either by immersion in a heated fluid or with infrared or microwave radiation to foam the pellets The pellets are prepared with at least two different densities. Pellets with different densities, thermoplastic elastomer compositions, or foam response rates are placed in different areas of a mold. The mold is filled with pellets, then the pellets are molded into a part. The part has areas of different density as a result of the placement of pellets of different density.

公开(公告)号：US20170036377A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-09

申请号：US15297209

申请日：2016-10-19

申请人： NIKE, Inc.

发明人： Hossein Baghdadi ,  Yihua Chang ,  Charles Edwards ,  Richard L. Watkins

IPC分类号： B29C44/44 ,  B29D35/12 ,  B29C37/00 ,  A43B1/00 ,  C08J9/00 ,  A43B13/18 ,  C08J9/18 ,  C08J9/12 ,  C08J9/232 ,  B29D35/00 ,  A43B13/04

CPC分类号： B29C44/445 ,  A43B1/0027 ,  A43B13/04 ,  A43B13/16 ,  A43B13/187 ,  B29C37/0025 ,  B29C43/003 ,  B29C44/0461 ,  B29D35/0054 ,  B29D35/122 ,  B29K2021/003 ,  B29K2105/0032 ,  B29K2105/048 ,  B29L2031/504 ,  C08J9/0004 ,  C08J9/122 ,  C08J9/18 ,  C08J9/232 ,  C08J2201/034 ,  C08J2203/06 ,  C08J2203/08 ,  C08J2300/22 ,  C08J2300/26 ,  C08J2375/04

摘要： Decorative foamed articles are prepared from foamed pellets, beads, particles, or other articles of a thermoplastic elastomer infused with a supercritical fluid in a pressurized container, then rapidly depressurized and heated either by immersion in a heated fluid that can rapidly heat the article or with infrared or microwave radiation to heat and foam the pellets, beads, particles, or other articles that are then molded into the articles. The pellets are dyed with a nonionic or anionic dye one of: (1) before being infused with the supercritical fluid, (2) during being infused with the supercritical fluid by a nonionic or anionic dye dissolved or dispersed in the supercritical fluid, which optionally comprises a polar liquid, (3) during immersion in the heated fluid, where the heated fluid contains the dye, or (4) after being foamed.

摘要翻译： 装饰发泡制品由在加压容器中注入超临界流体的热塑性弹性体的泡沫颗粒，珠子，颗粒或其它制品制备，然后通过浸入加热的流体中快速减压和加热，所述加热流体可以快速加热制品或与 红外或微波辐射来加热和泡沫，然后将颗粒，珠粒，颗粒或其它制品模制成制品。 颗粒用非离子或阴离子染料染色，其中：（1）在注入超临界流体之前，（2）在通过溶解或分散在超临界流体中的非离子或阴离子染料注入超临界流体时，其任选地 包括极性液体，（3）在浸入加热流体中，其中加热的流体含有染料，或（4）发泡后。