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(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2014/0020191 A1

Jones et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jan. 23, 2014

(54) DIRECT PRINTING TO FABRIC B05C 9/00 (2006.01) A43D 11/00 (2006.01)

(75) Inventors: David P. Jones, Beaverton, OR (US); (52) US, C], Ryan R- Larson, Beaverton, OR (US) USPC ........................ .. 12/142 R; 427/256; 118/697

(73) Assignee: Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US) (57) ABSTRACT Methods and systems are disclosed for three-dimensional

(21) APP1- NOJ 13/553,348 printing directly onto an article of apparel. Disclosed is a method and system for direct three-dimensional printing onto

(22) Filed: Jul. 19, 2012 an article of apparel, including designing a three-dimensional pattern for printing onto the article, positioning at least a

Publication Classi?cation portion of the article on a tray in a three-dimensional printing system, the portion being positioned substantially ?at on the

(51) Int. Cl. tray, printing a three-dimensional material directly onto the B05D 5/00 (2006.01) article using the designed pattern, curing the printed material, A43B 23/07 (2006.01) and removing the article from the three-dimensional printing A43B 23/02 (2006.01) system.

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