US 12,213,555 B2
Additive color printing
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/494,664.
Application 14/740,485 is a division of application No. 13/927,551, filed on Jun. 26, 2013, granted, now 9,114,625, issued on Aug. 25, 2015.
Application 18/494,664 is a continuation of application No. 15/488,301, filed on Apr. 14, 2017, granted, now 11,832,680.
Application 15/488,301 is a continuation of application No. 14/740,485, filed on Jun. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,656,475, issued on May 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0049831 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A41D 31/02 (2019.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); D06P 1/44 (2006.01); D06P 1/52 (2006.01); D06P 5/30 (2006.01); H04N 1/54 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 1/0027 (2013.01) [A41D 31/02 (2013.01); A43B 1/0072 (2013.01); A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 23/02 (2013.01); B41J 2/21 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); B41M 5/0058 (2013.01); B41M 5/0064 (2013.01); B41M 5/0076 (2013.01); B41M 5/0088 (2013.01); D06P 1/44 (2013.01); D06P 1/5257 (2013.01); D06P 5/30 (2013.01); H04N 1/54 (2013.01); B41M 2205/38 (2013.01); B41M 2205/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of apparel comprising:
a substrate; and
a plurality of sequential layers of a white ink and at least one color ink,
the plurality of sequential layers comprising:
a first layer of ink having a first mixture of the white ink and the at least one color ink, the first layer of ink having a first ratio of the white ink to the at least one color ink;
a second layer of ink having a second mixture of the white ink and the at least one color ink, the second layer of ink being on at least a portion of the first layer of ink and having a second ratio of the white ink to the at least one color ink different from the first ratio,
a third layer of ink having a third mixture of the white ink and the at least one color ink, the third layer of ink being on at least a portion of the second layer of ink and having a third ratio of the white ink to the at least one color ink different from the second ratio and the first ratio, and
wherein the first ratio is greater than the second ratio, and the second ratio is greater than the third ratio.