Nike was granted a patent for footwear with integrated knitted strands.

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  "company": {
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    "domain": "nike.com"
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    "event_at": "2026-09-29",
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    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12745818",
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    "patent_title": "Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component",
    "patent_number": "US12745818",
    "uspto_assignee": "NIKE, Inc.",
    "patent_abstract": "An article of footwear may include an upper incorporating a knitted component. An inlaid strand extends through the knitted component. A combination feeder may be utilized to inlay the strand within the knitted component. As an example, the combination feeder may include a feeder arm that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position. In manufacturing the knitted component, the feeder inlays the strand when the feeder arm is in the extended position, and the strand is absent from the knitted component when the feeder arm is in the retracted position.",
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