Patent ID: 11889887
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A system for manufacturing articles of footwear using a customization cycle, comprising:
a computing system that: (a) stores information relating to a first article of footwear in a manner to associate the first article of footwear (i) with a customer and (ii) with a first iteration of a customization cycle associated with the customer; (b) receives input data including a customer-selected rating of a first level of forefoot cushioning of a first sole member of the first article of footwear; and (c) stores the customer-selected rating of the first level of forefoot cushioning in a manner to associate the customer-selected rating with the first article of footwear; and
a cutting device controllable to cut one or more incisions in a material for a second sole member for a second article of footwear manufactured for the customer, wherein the cutting device is controlled to cut one or more incisions in the second sole member based on the customer-selected rating of the first level of forefoot cushioning of the first sole member to thereby change the second sole member to have a second level of forefoot cushioning that differs from the first level of forefoot cushioning,
wherein the computing system further is programmed and adapted to store: (a) purchase history information indicating the second article of footwear as being owned by the customer and (b) information associating the second article of footwear with a second iteration of the customization cycle associated with the customer.