Brian Christensen
`Application No. 16/692,555
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, andlistings, of claims in the application.
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`(Currently Amended) An upperforan article of footwear, the upper comprising:
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`a first upper panel;
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`a second upper panel;-aad
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`a firstsingle, continuous extruded componentdisposed along a border between the
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`first upper panel and the second upperpanel;_and
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`a second single, continuous extruded component disposed across the first upper
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`panel and the second upper panel but not along a border between the first upper panel and
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`the second upperpanel,
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`wherein the first upper panel and the second upper panel configured to extend above
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`a midsole ofthe article of footwear, and
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`wherein thefirst single, continuous extruded componentis disposed on only one side
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`of the first upper panel and the second upper panel andjoinsthe first upper panel to the
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`second upperpanel.
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`(Currently Amended) The upper of claim 1, wherein the first extruded component comprises
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`polyurethane.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, wherein a material of the first upper panelis different than
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`a material of the second upperpanel.
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`(Currently Amended) The upper of claim 1, wherein the first extruded component forms a
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`portion of a closure system for the article of footwear.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, further comprising a seam joining the first upper panel and
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`the second upperpanel.
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`(Currently Amended) The upper of claim 1, wherein the first extruded componentis
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`disposed on an exterior surface of the first upper panel and the second upperpanel.
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`(Currently Amended) The upperof claim 1, wherein the first extruded component forms an
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`exterior surface of the upper.
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`(Currently Amended) The upper of claim 1, further comprising:
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`a third upper panel; and
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`a[[n]] addttenalthirdextruded component disposed along a border betweenthefirst
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`upper panel and the third upper panel,
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`wherein the addttenalthirdextruded componentjoinsthe first upper panel to the
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`third upper panel.
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`(Currently Amended) An article of footwear comprising:
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`a sole;
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`an upper having a plurality of panels;-and
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`an firstupper extruded componentjoining two adjacent panels ofthe plurality of
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`panels together_at a border between the two adjacent panels; and
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`a second upper extruded component disposed across the two adjacent panels but not
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`along a border between the two adjacent panels,
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`wherein the extruded componentis disposed on only one side of the two adjacent
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`panels, and
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`wherein the two adjacent panels are joined togetherat [[a ]]theborder between the
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`two adjacent panels only by thefirst upper extruded component.
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`Brian Christensen
`Application No. 16/692,555
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`10.
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`(Currently Amended) Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the first upper extruded
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`componentjoins each ofthe plurality of panels to adjacent panels, and wherein each of the
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`plurality of panels are joined together only by the first upper extruded component_at the
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`border.
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`11.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the sole comprises a sole extruded
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`component.
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`12.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded component
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`comprises a ground-contacting surface of the article of footwear.
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`13.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded componentextends
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`from a heel area of the article of footwearto a toe area ofthe article of footwear.
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`14.
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`(Withdrawn) Thearticle of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded componentis
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`discontinuous and comprises separate heel and forefoot extruded components.
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`15.
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`(Withdrawn) Thearticle of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded component
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`extends above the sole to form a closure system forthe article of footwear.
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`16.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the plurality of panels comprisesat
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`least ten panels.
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`17.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein at least one panelof the plurality of
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`panels comprises a heel counter.
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`18.
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`(Currently Amended) Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the first upper extruded
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`component forms a portion of a closure system for the upper.
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`19.
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`(Canceled)
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`20.
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`(Canceled)
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`21.
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`(Previously Presented) Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the extruded component
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`is disposed on an outerside of the two adjacent panels.
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`22.
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`(New)Anarticle of footwear, comprising:
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`an upper, comprising:
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`a first upper panel; and
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`a second upperpanel;
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`a first single, continuous extruded componentdisposed along a border between the
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`first upper panel and the second upperpanel; and
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`a secondsingle, continuous extruded component disposedacross the first upper
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`panel but not along a borderofthe first upper panel.
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`23.
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`(New)Thearticle of footwear of claim 22, wherein the first single, continuous extruded
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`componentis disposed on only oneside ofthe first upper panel and the second upperpanel.
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