Nicholas R Holmes

US Patent:

20190084196, Mar 21, 2019

Filed:

May 8, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/973938

Inventors:

- Somerville MA, US
Nicholas Burtt Holmes - Hudson NH, US

Assignee:

Voxel8, Inc. - Somerville MA

International Classification:

B29C 41/08
B29C 41/52
B29C 41/36

Abstract:

The present disclosure is related to articles for use in footwear and other applications, and associated systems and methods. Certain embodiments relate to methods for producing articles, such depositing a fiber onto a last to form non-woven materials. The fiber may be, for example, a pre-formed fiber, or a fiber that includes a reaction product of a composition extruded from one or more nozzles. In some embodiments, a method may comprise using one or more nozzles to deposit a fiber to form a non-woven material and to 3D-print one or more features onto the non-woven material. In some cases, articles may be formed that include fewer than five pieces of material. In some embodiments, an article may include a non-woven material that comprises thermoset fibers. In addition, some embodiments relate to lasts that may be suited to forming non-woven materials.