US 12,245,659 B2
Articles of footwear with printed material deposited thereon
Ryan R. Larson, Portland, OR (US); and Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/499,564.
Application 17/115,473 is a division of application No. 15/993,106, filed on May 30, 2018, granted, now 10,863,795, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Application 18/499,564 is a continuation of application No. 17/115,473, filed on Dec. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,925,237.
Prior Publication US 2024/0057720 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC A43B 23/0265 (2013.01) [A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); B29D 35/146 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29K 2995/007 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article comprising:
a first printed layer disposed on a portion of the article, the first printed layer comprising a first printed material, and the first printed material having a first hardness; and
a second printed layer disposed on the first printed layer, the second printed layer including:
a second printed material having a plurality of spaced-apart first segments, wherein the second printed material has a second hardness, wherein the first segments extend longitudinally in a first direction; and
a third printed material having a plurality of spaced-apart second segments, wherein the third printed material has a third hardness, wherein the third hardness of the third printed material is less than the second hardness of the second printed material, wherein the second segments extend longitudinally in the first direction, and wherein the first segments and the second segments are arranged in an alternating pattern in a second direction wherein each of the plurality of spaced-apart second segments is disposed between a respective pair of segments of the plurality of spaced-apart first segments such that the article can stretch to a greater extent in the second direction than in the first direction.