Abstract: A method of managing digital assets includes instructing creation of a plurality of first cryptographic tokens via a first smart contract registered to a distributed ledger, receiving a request to lock the digital asset at a current evolutionary state; determining the current evolutionary state of the at least one attribute of the digital asset represented by the first tokens; generating, via a second smart contract registered to the distributed ledger, a second cryptographic token; and instructing transfer of the second cryptographic token to the holder. In this, the first smart contract conforms to a first token standard configured for batch minting, the second smart contract conforms to a second token standard configured for unique asset creation, and at least one property of the second cryptographic token is deterministically derived from the current evolutionary state of the digital asset.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an upper cushion extending from a first end to a second end, a lower cushion having a first segment attached to the upper cushion adjacent to the first end and including a tray extending towards the second end of the upper cushion, and at least one bladder disposed between the tray of the lower cushion and the upper cushion.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear defines a footbed and includes a bladder extending from a first end in a forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end in a heel region of the sole structure and a chassis including a lower chassis having a first outsole segment attached to the bladder in the forefoot region and a lower cushioning element attached to the bladder in the heel region.

Abstract: A treadmill has a base with a vertically displaceable platform. A mechanism is provided that resists the downward movement of the platform in response to a load applied to the platform. The mechanism also rebounds the platform upwardly with a force applied to the platform in response to a decrease of a load on the platform. A support structure enables stable vertical positioning of the platform with respect to the base.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to generate a multiple renditions of a user interface that is updated based upon athletic movements of two or more users remotely located from each other. The UI may be configured to simultaneously display energy expenditure values in real-time. In further embodiments, a joint energy expenditure values determined from multiple remote users may be simultaneously displayed.

Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a composite nonwoven textile that includes non-linear entangled seams and method and systems for producing the same. The composite nonwoven textile includes at least a first nonwoven layer, a second layer, and a fill material positioned between the first nonwoven layer and the second layer. When the composite nonwoven textile is formed into a garment, the regions between the non-linear entangled seams may help store and retain heat to provide insulation, and the non-linear entangled seams may help prevent shifting or drift of the fill material.

Abstract: An athletic parameter measurement device associated with a first user may include a display, a processor associated with the display, and an athletic parameter measurement sensor. During the athletic activity, the device may detect, using the sensor, athletic activity of the first user. A comparison of the first user's activity data with that of another user may be displayed, via an interface, to the fist user. The comparison between the two users may include synchronizing the athletic activity performances of the two users.

Abstract: An athletic parameter measurement device associated with a first user may include a display, a processor associated with the display, and an athletic parameter measurement sensor. During the athletic activity, the device may detect, using the sensor, athletic activity of the first user. Athletic data of the first user can be associated with activity information of a second user. A representation of a comparison of the first user's activity and the second user's activity information may be displayed.

Abstract: An upper may include a plurality of knit elements linked together by a molded thermoplastic polymer element comprising a thermoplastic polymer, each of the knit elements being discrete, where each of the knit elements comprises a border that is at least partially surrounded by the molded thermoplastic polymer element. Further, an article of footwear may include a plurality of knit elements linked together by a molded thermoplastic polymer element comprising a thermoplastic polymer, each of the knit elements being discrete, where each of the knit elements comprises a border that is at least partially surrounded by the molded thermoplastic polymer element.

Abstract: Manufacturing of a shoe is enhanced by creating 3-D models of shoe parts. For example, a laser beam may be projected onto a shoe-part surface, such that a projected laser line appears on the shoe part. An image of the projected laser line may be analyzed to determine coordinate information, which may be converted into geometric coordinate values usable to create a 3-D model of the shoe part. Once a 3-D model is known and is converted to a coordinate system recognized by shoe-manufacturing tools, certain manufacturing steps may be automated.

Abstract: A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non-woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile.

Abstract: A blow molding system comprising an extrusion system including at least one extruder configured to extrude a parison having an interior cavity, a blow pin configured to extend into the interior cavity of the parison extruded from the extrusion system, and a mold assembly defining a mold chamber configured to receive the parison, the mold assembly including a plurality of mold cavities each facing the mold chamber and defining a profile of a sole component of an article of footwear. A method comprising the blow molding system forms a plurality of sole plates for an article of footwear.

Abstract: A knit textile that includes a plurality of yarn that is knitted together to form the knit textile, and the knit textile defines an upper of an article of footwear. A pair of fused regions are formed along the upper, and the plurality of yarn knitted together to form the knit textile is fused to a predefined extent at the pair of fused regions. The article of footwear includes a midsole coupled to the knit textile of the upper such that the midsole is positioned adjacent to the pair of fused regions, and an outsole coupled to the midsole on an opposite side of the knit textile such that the outsole is separated from the pair of fused regions by the midsole.

Abstract: A cushioning element for an article of footwear includes a bladder having a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer joined together along a seam to define a chamber and a support element disposed within the chamber and having a support member and a plurality of flexible support legs each extending from a first end attached to the support member to a second end disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer within the seam.