US 11,701,852 B2
Shoe manufacturing
Edward Ponomarev, San Diego, CA (US); Stephen George Miller, San Diego, CA (US); and Matthew G. Lopez, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 15/733,882
Filed by HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 20, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/043099
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 30, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/018115, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0213697 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. B29D 35/06 (2010.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01)
CPC B29D 35/06 (2013.01) [B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a shoe, the method comprising:
producing a lower portion of a last based on data relating to a foot of a user;
placing an upper member about the last, wherein the upper member includes a lasting extending over the lower portion of the last;
producing a midsole element based on the data relating to the foot of the user;
attaching the midsole element to the upper member such that the lasting is disposed between the lower portion of the last and the midsole element;
engaging corresponding alignment members on the lower portion of the last and the midsole element while attaching the midsole element to the upper member;
removing the last from the upper member after attaching the midsole element to the upper member; and
fracturing the alignment members from the midsole element while removing the last from the upper member.