US 12,349,769 B2
Spraying system for footwear
Hyun Tae Ahn, Jung-gu Seoul (KR); TaeSoo Ha, Busan (KR); Won Seok Kang, Busan (KR); Jae Eik Koo, Busan (KR); Sang Hee Lee, Busan (KR); Daeyoung Park, Gimhae-si (KR); John J. Park, Busan (KR); and SungChul Park, Gimhae-si (KR)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,231.
Application 18/090,231 is a continuation of application No. 17/141,941, filed on Jan. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,559,111.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,662, filed on Jan. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0135310 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. B05D 1/00 (2006.01); A43D 25/18 (2006.01); A43D 111/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/22 (2018.01); B05B 12/28 (2018.01)
CPC A43D 25/183 (2013.01) [A43D 111/003 (2013.01); B05B 12/22 (2018.02); B05B 12/28 (2018.02); A43D 2200/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of spraying an article of footwear component, the method comprising:
securing an article of footwear component on a cradle support surface of a cradle between a first finger and a second finger on opposite sides of the cradle support surface;
scanning the article of footwear component with a vision system having a field of view directed to the cradle, wherein the vision system is comprised of a laser and an image capture device; and
applying an adhesive to the article of footwear component at an application station, the application station comprising: a spraying nozzle from which the adhesive is applied to the article of footwear component; a multi-axis conveyance mechanism, wherein the spraying nozzle extends from and is moved by the multi-axis conveyance mechanism; and a masking platform, the masking platform moves between a first position and a second position to mask a portion of the cradle from the adhesive applied from the spraying nozzle.