US Patent Issued to NIKE on July 1 for "Footwear sole structure having a composite element and methods for manufacturing same" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,902, issued on July 1, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Footwear sole structure having a composite element and methods for manufacturing same" was invented by Charles R. Edwards (Portland, Ore.) and Joel L. Passke (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide for composite elements that include a textile having a plurality of fibers, the plurality of fibers comprising a first thermoplastic material; and a second thermoplastic material surrounding the plurality of fibers of the textile and consolidating at least a portion of the textile, wherein the second thermoplast...