US 12,349,761 B2
Article of footwear having a sole structure
Lindsey Kirsten Andreasen, Beaverton, OR (US); Nathan Durflinger, Beaverton, OR (US); Eric Fauble, Portland, OR (US); Jun Peng, Portland, OR (US); Evan Perkins, Portland, OR (US); and Jessica Small, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/063,775.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/290,236, filed on Dec. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0189925 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/20 (2013.01) [A43B 13/12 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end;
a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end;
a bottom cushion extending from the heel region to the forefoot region, wherein the bottom cushion is a fluid-filled bladder having an exposed upper surface when the sole structure is in a fully assembled configuration;
a heel cushion coupled to a top surface of the bottom cushion in the heel region;
a support plate coupled to a) a top surface of the heel cushion in the heel region, and b) a top surface of the bottom cushion in the forefoot region; and
a top cushion coupled to a top surface of the support plate.