US 12,239,185 B2
Midsole system with graded response
Patrick Case, Beaverton, OR (US); Zachary M. Elder, Portland, OR (US); and Lee D. Peyton, Tigard, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/467,304.
Application 16/866,809 is a division of application No. 15/983,539, filed on May 18, 2018, granted, now 10,645,996, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 18/467,304 is a continuation of application No. 17/579,693, filed on Jan. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,793,271.
Application 17/579,693 is a continuation of application No. 16/866,809, filed on May 5, 2020, granted, now 11,259,596, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/510,002, filed on May 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000188 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); A43B 13/02 (2022.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/20 (2013.01) [A43B 1/0009 (2013.01); A43B 3/0042 (2013.01); A43B 3/0057 (2013.01); A43B 13/023 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); A43B 13/127 (2013.01); A43B 13/145 (2013.01); A43B 13/146 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/206 (2013.01); B32B 1/00 (2013.01); B32B 3/28 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 2250/24 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear comprising:
a midsole system including a plurality of cushioning components, each having a domed outer surface and defining a sealed, fluid-filled chamber; and
a cushioning layer having a base and a plurality of stanchions extending outward from the base, and each stanchion interfacing with the domed outer surface of a respective one of the cushioning components such that compressive loading of the sole structure compresses the domed outer surface against the stanchion; and
wherein a ratio of stanchion interface area to a domed outer surface area is greater in a forefoot region than in a heel region of the sole structure.