US 12,201,191 B2
Articles, bladders and methods of making articles and bladders
Yihua Chang, Portland, OR (US); Christopher J. Dimitriou, Portland, OR (US); Jeremy Gantz, Lake Oswego, OR (US); Adam Kohn, Beaverton, OR (US); and Richard L. Watkins, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Appl. No. 17/418,663
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 27, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/019714
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 25, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/176081, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0061464 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41J 3/407 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43D 95/14 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01)
CPC A43D 95/14 (2013.01) [A43B 1/0027 (2013.01); A43B 13/206 (2013.01); B29C 37/0025 (2013.01); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01); B29L 2031/504 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of printing on an article, which is an article of footwear, a component of footwear, apparel, a component of apparel, sporting equipment, or a component of sporting equipment, comprising:
applying a first composition onto a first side of an article, wherein the first composition comprises a dispersion of uncrosslinked polymers, and the first side of the article comprises a polymeric material;
applying a color composition onto the first layer; and
allowing the color composition and the first layer to dry in contact with the first side forming a printed layer on the first side of the article;
wherein the method further comprises applying a first layer of the first composition to the polymeric material on the first side of the article prior to applying the color composition to the first side of the article, the step of applying the color composition to the first side of the article comprises applying the color composition to the first layer while the first composition of the first layer remains wet, and the step of allowing the color composition to dry comprises allowing the color composition and the first composition of the first layer to dry on the first side of the article and
wherein the polymeric material comprises one or more polyurethane, polyether, polyester, polyurea, polyamide, polyolefin, or any combination thereof.