ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,299, issued on June 2, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Method of manufacturing fluid-filled chambers" was invented by Timothy P. Hopkins (Tustin, Calif.) and Matthew W. Thornton (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes positioning a first polymer sheet on a substantially first flat surface of a tool, positioning a second polymer sheet on the first polymer sheet, and moving a second substantially flat surface of the tool into contact with the second polymer sheet. The method also includes maintaining a gap between the first polymer sheet and the second polymer sheet at a predetermined area and hea...