Patent ID: 9089999
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29L,B33Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a portion of an article of footwear, comprising: performing a scan of a foot; creating a virtual design of a mold insert configured to mold the portion of the article of footwear based on the results of the scan performed; saving the virtual design in a data file; fabricating the mold insert using a technique selected from the group consisting of: laser sintering, fused deposition modeling, and stereolithography, wherein the fabricating step uses the data file for creating the mold insert; inserting the mold insert into a mold; with the mold insert inserted into the mold, inserting moldable material into a cavity created at least in part by the mold insert; with the mold insert inserted into the mold, molding the moldable material to produce the portion of the article of footwear, wherein the portion of the article of footwear is formed of the moldable material; and removing the portion of the article of footwear from the mold.