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`US009961954B2
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`( 12 ) United States Patent
`Dua et al .
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`( 10 ) Patent No . :
`( 45 ) Date of Patent :
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`US 9 , 961 , 954 B2
`* May 8 , 2018
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`( 54 ) ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A
`TEXTILE UPPER
`( 71 ) Applicant : NIKE , Inc . , Beaverton , OR ( US )
`( 72 ) Inventors : Bhupesh Dua , Portland , OR ( US ) ;
`Edward Nathaniel Thomas , Portland ,
`OR ( US )
`( 73 ) Assignee : NIKE , Inc . , Beaverton , OR ( US )
`Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this
`( * ) Notice :
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 0 days . days .
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis
`claimer .
`( 21 ) Appl . No . : 15 / 659 , 053
`( 22 ) Filed :
`Jul . 25 , 2017
`( 65 )
`Prior Publication Data
`US 2017 / 0318894 A1 Nov . 9 , 2017
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`Related U . S . Application Data
`( 60 ) Continuation of application No . 15 / 610 , 089 , filed on
`May 31 , 2017 , which is a continuation of application
`( Continued )
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`( 51 )
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`( 52 )
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`Int . Ci .
`A43B 1 / 04
`A43B 9 / 02
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`( 2006 . 01 )
`( 2006 . 01 )
`( Continued )
`U . S . CI .
`??? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A43B 1 / 04 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; A43B 77085
`( 2013 . 01 ) ; A43B 7 / 14 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; A43B 9 / 02
`( 2013 . 01 ) ;
`( Continued )
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`2011
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`( 58 )
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`( 56 )
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`DE
`DE
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`Field of Classification Search
`CPC . . . . . . . A43B 1 / 04 ; A43B 23 / 00 ; A43B 23 / 0205 ;
`A43B 23 / 0265 ; A43B 23 / 04 ; A43B 7 / 14 ;
`A43B 7 / 1495
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`Response to Patent Owner ' s Objections to Evidence Under 37
`C . F . R . $ 42 . 64 ( 8 ) ( 1 ) for Inter Partes Review IPR2016 - 00921 dated
`May 12 , 2017 , 4 pages .
`( Continued )
`Primary Examiner — Marie Bays
`( 74 ) Attorney , Agent , or Firm — Shook , Hardy & Bacon
`L . L . P .
`( 57 )
`ABSTRACT
`An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the
`article of footwear are disclosed . The footwear may include
`an upper and a sole structure . The upper incorporates a
`textile element with edges that are joined together to define
`at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot . The textile
`element may have a first area with a first knit construction
`and a second area with a second knit construction . Various
`warp or weft knitting processes , including circular knitting ,
`may be utilized to form the textile element .
`17 Claims , 12 Drawing Sheets
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`147 " 11
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`Related U . S . Application Data
`No . 14 / 503 , 514 , filed on Oct . 1 , 2014 , now Pat . No .
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`14 / 079 , 748 , filed on Nov . 14 , 2013 , now abandoned ,
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`233 , filed on Mar . 6 , 2012 , now abandoned , which is
`a continuation of application No . 13 / 236 , 742 , filed on
`Sep . 20 , 2011 , now Pat . No . 8 , 266 , 749 , which is a
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`3 , 2004 , now Pat . No . 7 , 347 , 011 .
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`USPC . . . . . . . . . . .
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