US 11,898,279 B2
Knitted component with a fused surface region located on a tubular knit structure
William C. McFarland, II, Portland, OR (US); Leah M. Resneck, Durham, NC (US); and Nikita A. Troufanov, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,991.
Application 17/748,991 is a continuation of application No. 16/534,755, filed on Aug. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,365,494.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/716,792, filed on Aug. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0275544 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D04B 1/24 (2006.01); D04B 1/12 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01)
CPC D04B 1/12 (2013.01) [D04B 1/24 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A knitted component, comprising:
a first side and an opposite second side;
a tubular knit structure having a first portion located on the first side and a second portion located on the second side;
a fused surface region located on the first side of the knitted component; and
an inlaid strand extending through a passage formed by the tubular knit structure between the first portion and the second portion,
wherein the inlaid strand extends through a webbed region of the knitted component in a compacted state.