Boots – shoes – and leggings – Soles – Cushion
Reexamination Certificate
2010-03-15
2011-10-25
Mohandesi, Jila (Department: 3765)
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Soles
Cushion
C036S03500R, C005S654000, C428S076000, C428S178000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08042286
ABSTRACT:
A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending outward from the central area. The lobes are in fluid communication with the central area and are formed from a first surface, a second surface, and a sidewall. The sidewall joins with the first surface with the second surface to seal the fluid within the chamber, but no internal connections are generally utilized to join interior portions of the first surface with interior portions of the second surface. The fluid within the chamber may be air at a pressure that is approximately equal to an ambient pressure.
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Schindler Eric S.
Swigart John F.
Mohandesi Jila
NIKE, Inc.
Plumsea Law Group LLC
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