US 9,918,511 C1 (13,308th)
Article of footwear having a textile upper
Bhupesh Dua, Portland, OR (US); and Edward Nathaniel Thomas, Portland, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, INC.
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,624, Oct. 22, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 9,918,511, issued Mar. 20, 2018, Appl. No. 15/664,587, Jul. 31, 2017.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Aug. 4, 2026.
Int. Cl. A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 7/08 (2022.01); A43B 7/14 (2022.01); A43B 9/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/08 (2006.01); A43D 8/00 (2006.01); A43D 8/02 (2006.01); A43D 111/00 (2006.01); D04B 1/10 (2006.01); D04B 1/24 (2006.01); D04B 21/20 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 1/04 (2013.01) [A43B 7/085 (2013.01); A43B 7/14 (2013.01); A43B 7/1495 (2013.01); A43B 9/02 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/021 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); A43B 23/028 (2013.01); A43B 23/04 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43B 23/08 (2013.01); A43D 8/00 (2013.01); A43D 8/02 (2013.01); A43D 111/00 (2013.01); D04B 1/102 (2013.01); D04B 1/24 (2013.01); D04B 21/20 (2013.01); D04B 21/207 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01)]
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AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-20 is confirmed.
1. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
a flat knit textile element comprising (1) flat knit edges free of surrounding textile structure such that the flat knit edges are not surrounded by textile structure from which the textile element must be removed, at least one flat knit edge being a curved flat knit edge, and (2) a first knit strip having a first property and a second knit strip having a second property that is different from the first property;
wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip are positioned adjacent to each other along one or more of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper.