技术问题语段：
The present patent is about three-dimensional printing systems and methods. These systems use different technologies such as fused deposition modeling, electron beam freeform fabrication, selective laser sintering, and other types of three-dimensional printing technologies. The technical problem addressed by this patent is related to the development of innovative systems and methods for three-dimensional printing that can improve the efficiency, accuracy, and precision of the printing process.
技术功效语段：
The patent is about a system and method for creating a three-dimensional printing system for footwear. The system includes a printing device and a base with a traced element. The printing device has a nozzle for depositing material and can print layers of material to create a three-dimensional object. The system can use fused deposition modeling, electron beam freeform fabrication, selective laser sintering, or other three-dimensional printing technologies. The traced element is made up of a first polymer layer that defines a path for the material to be printed, a second polymer layer, and a strand layer that includes a material strand. The system can create a three-dimensional object by depositing material in a layer-by-layer fashion. The technical effects of this patent include a more efficient and precise method for creating custom-made footwear with a three-dimensional printing system.
权利要求：
1. An upper component (1300, 1400) for an article of footwear comprising: a first polymer layer (420); a second polymer (922) layer; and a traced element including the first polymer layer (420) and the second polymer layer (922), wherein the traced element comprises: a peripheral border (1425); and a plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437) that extend through an interior of the upper component (1300, 1400).
2. The upper component of claim 1, wherein the second polymer layer (922) is aligned with and at least partially overlapping the first polymer layer to form the traced element.
3. The upper component of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the peripheral border (1425) defines an outer periphery of the traced element.
4. The upper component of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437) extend from different locations on the peripheral border (1425).
5. The upper component of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437) comprise at least four segments; and/or wherein the plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437) are linear segments.
6. The upper component of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a plurality of openings (1450) bounded at least in part by the peripheral border (1425); and/or further comprising a plurality of openings (1450) bounded by the peripheral border (1425) and one or more of the plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437).
7. The upper component of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a strand layer disposed between the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer of at least some of the plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437); and/or further comprising a strand layer disposed between the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer of the peripheral border (1425).
8. The upper component of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first polymer layer is polymer-bonded to second polymer layer.
9. The upper component of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the upper component is printed on an outer surface of a base layer (1502).
10. The upper component of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the traced element extends over at least 50 percent of a horizontal extent of the upper, and wherein the traced element extends over at least 50 percent of a vertical extent of the upper.
11. A method of manufacturing an upper component for an article of footwear, the method comprising: forming a peripheral border (1425) of a traced element by depositing two or more aligned polymer layers along a peripheral polymer-trace path; and forming a plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437) of the traced element by depositing two or more aligned polymer layers that extend from different locations on the peripheral border (1425) through an interior of the upper component (1300, 1400).
12. The method of manufacturing of claim 11, wherein the peripheral border (1425) and the plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437) define a plurality of openings (1450) in the traced element.
13. The method of manufacturing of any one of claims 11 to 12, further comprising depositing a strand segment between the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer of the traced element in at least some portions of the traced element.
14. The method of manufacturing of any one of claims 11 to 13, further comprising bonding the first polymer layer to the second polymer layer.
15. The method of manufacturing of any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the peripheral border (1425) and the plurality of segments (1432, 1432, 1436, 1437) are deposited by fused deposition modeling printing.