Patent ID: 9474320
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A43B,A43C,D04B,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A method of manufacturing a knitted component for an article of footwear, the method comprising: providing a knitting pattern with a modifiable field; updating the modifiable field with data representing a first alphanumeric character; knitting a first component with a knitting machine, the first component incorporating a knit structure of the first alphanumeric character; holding the first component on needles of the knitting machine; knitting a first portion of a knit element with the knitting machine while the first component is held on the needles; joining the first component to the first portion of the knit element; knitting a second portion of the knit element with the knitting machine; updating the modifiable field with data representing a second alphanumeric character; and knitting a second component with the knitting machine, the second component incorporating a knit structure of the second alphanumeric character.