公开(公告)号：US20190082789A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16136062

申请日：2018-09-19

Applicant: adidas AG

Inventor： Paul Leonard Michael SMITH ,  Stuart David REINHARDT ,  Angus WARDLAW ,  Jan HILL ,  James TARRIER ,  Falk BRUNS ,  Andreas THIERET ,  Oliver WENDEL ,  Maximilian GRÜTTNER ,  Bernhard SCHUSTER

IPC: A43B21/24 ,  A43B5/10 ,  A43B7/14 ,  A43B1/00

Abstract: A shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, comprising a heel portion that includes an adaptive heel element arranged in the heel portion of the shoe, wherein the adaptive heel element comprises a stretch material. A heel counter is arranged in the heel portion, wherein the heel counter comprises a lateral portion and a medial portion for supporting the heel of a wearer's foot and a posterior gap therebetween wherein the posterior gap forms an essentially vertical split portion, wherein the split portion is adapted such that the adaptive heel element can move and deform within the split portion, and wherein the adaptive heel element within the split portion is adapted to contour to the anatomical shape of the heel of the wearer.

公开(公告)号：US20200324499A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-15

申请号：US16915111

申请日：2020-06-29

Applicant: adidas AG

Inventor： Robert LEIMER ,  Warren FREEMAN ,  Angus WARDLAW ,  Nicholas GROENEWEG ,  Henry LING

IPC: 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 portion include applying heat with or without pressure to form the partially fused knitted portions.

公开(公告)号：US20170259474A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-14

申请号：US15506951

申请日：2015-08-24

Applicant: adidas AG

Inventor： Christopher Edward HOLMES ,  Tru Huu Minh LE ,  Sabrina KERLING ,  Dharan KIRUPANANTHAM ,  Volker ALTSTÄDT ,  Amir FATHI ,  Daniel RAPS ,  Clemens KEILHOLZ ,  Thomas KOEPPL ,  Paul Leonard Michael SMITH ,  Jan HILL ,  Angus WARDLAW ,  Daniel Stephen PRICE ,  James TARRIER ,  Christopher ROBERTSON

IPC: B29C44/34 ,  C08J9/18 ,  C08J9/232 ,  A43B13/18 ,  C08J9/36 ,  C08G81/02 ,  B29C45/00 ,  A43B13/04 ,  C08J9/12 ,  C08J9/14

CPC classification number: B29C44/3461 ,  A43B13/04 ,  A43B13/187 ,  B29B9/065 ,  B29B9/10 ,  B29B9/12 ,  B29B2009/125 ,  B29C44/02 ,  B29C45/0001 ,  B29C45/0053 ,  B29C2045/0091 ,  B29C2045/0093 ,  B29K2077/00 ,  B29K2105/04 ,  B29K2995/0002 ,  B29L2031/504 ,  B29L2031/712 ,  C08G81/027 ,  C08G81/028 ,  C08J9/122 ,  C08J9/127 ,  C08J9/142 ,  C08J9/16 ,  C08J9/18 ,  C08J9/232 ,  C08J9/36 ,  C08J2201/03 ,  C08J2201/036 ,  C08J2201/038 ,  C08J2203/06 ,  C08J2203/08 ,  C08J2203/12 ,  C08J2203/18 ,  C08J2203/182 ,  C08J2205/05 ,  C08J2359/00 ,  C08J2359/02 ,  C08J2367/00 ,  C08J2367/02 ,  C08J2367/04 ,  C08J2371/00 ,  C08J2377/00 ,  C08J2377/02 ,  C08J2377/06 ,  E04B1/84 ,  E04B2001/742 ,  G10K11/162

Abstract: The invention refers to a method for producing expanded polymer pellets, which comprises the following steps: melting a polymer comprising a polyamide; adding at least one blowing agent; expanding the melt through at least one die for producing an expanded polymer; and pelletizing the expanded polymer. The invention further concerns polymer pellets produced with the method as well as their use, e.g. for the production of cushioning elements for sports apparel, such as for producing soles or parts of soles of sports shoes. A further aspect of the invention concerns a method for the manufacture of molded components, comprising loading pellets of an expanded polymer material into a mold, and connecting the pellets by providing heat energy, wherein the expanded polymer material of the pellets or beads comprises a chain extender. The molded components may be used in broad ranges of application.