Induction heating apparatuses and processes for footwear manufacturing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9591892
APP PUB NO 20150150340A1
SERIAL NO

14592023

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A method of making an article of footwear may include providing a last shaped to resemble a human foot. The method may also include forming at least one footwear component at least in part from a susceptor material that is thermally reactive to an electromagnetic field. The method may further include covering at least a portion of the last with two or more footwear components, wherein the two or more footwear components includes the at least one footwear component formed at least in part from a susceptor material. In addition, the method may include applying an electromagnetic field to the susceptor material, causing induction heating of the susceptor material and joining the two or more footwear components by melding the two or more components with the induction heating.

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NIKE INCBEAVERTON OR

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boardman, Eric A Portland, US 4 50
Darland, Jeffrey E Tigard, US 9 12
Hauth, Jerry Portland, US 2 20
Schiller, Denis Vancouver, US 73 1266

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