Patent ID: 11864627
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 17:
18. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
a first panel of a first material, the first panel having a first texture;
a second panel of a second material, the second panel having a second texture; and
an embroidery area having a three-dimensional texture, the embroidery area comprising first and second threads of embroidery that structurally join the first panel and the second panel;
wherein strands of the first threads extend through the first panel and the second panel and provide a first layer of embroidery protruding from the surfaces of the first and second panels a first distance;
wherein strands of the second threads extend through the first threads, the first panel and the second panel and provide a second shallow layer of embroidery protruding from surfaces of the first threads a second distance;
wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance to provide the three-dimensional texture.