US 12,262,782 B2
Bladder for article of footwear
Zachary M. Elder, Portland, OR (US); Roger Paul Murphy, Beaverton, 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 Jan. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/421,515.
Application 18/421,515 is a continuation of application No. 17/317,793, filed on May 11, 2021, granted, now 11,918,074.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/023,271, filed on May 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0156211 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/189 (2013.01) [A43B 13/127 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A bladder for an article of footwear, the bladder comprising:
a plate having a plurality of apertures and one or more protrusions;
a first tensile layer disposed adjacent to a first side of the plate;
a second tensile layer disposed on an opposite side of the plate from the first tensile layer and bonded to the first tensile layer to form a distinct bond within each aperture of the plurality of apertures; and
a first barrier layer disposed adjacent to the first tensile layer and joined to the first tensile layer at discrete locations to form a first chamber.