18819849. FIBER-BOUND ENGINEERED MATERIALS FORMED USING FOUNDATION SCRIMS (NIKE, Inc.)
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FIBER-BOUND ENGINEERED MATERIALS FORMED USING FOUNDATION SCRIMS
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Inventor(s)
Bhupesh Dua of Portland OR (US)
Pamela S. Greene of Portland OR (US)
Bruce J. Kilgore of Lake Oswego OR (US)
Thomas J. Rushbrook of Portland OR (US)
FIBER-BOUND ENGINEERED MATERIALS FORMED USING FOUNDATION SCRIMS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18819849 titled 'FIBER-BOUND ENGINEERED MATERIALS FORMED USING FOUNDATION SCRIMS
Original Abstract Submitted
A fiber bound engineered material is provided that imparts an intended characteristic at an intended relative location. A fiber layer is entangled with additional fibers in a manner to create a non-uniform engineered material. The lack of uniformity of a fiber bound engineered material may be accomplished through manipulation of the fibers and/or through fiber binding a scrim. The fiber layer binds with additional fibers through entanglement such that a mechanical connection between the entangled fibers is provided. This entanglement allows the fibers to bind without supplemental adhesives, interlacing, or connections. Variations in the fibers and/or inclusion of scrim materials prior to entanglement allows for an intended characteristic (e.g., a functional characteristic) at an intended relative location (e.g., a position determined by an article to be formed therefrom).
