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公开(公告)号：US11998081B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-04
申请号：US18176706
申请日：2023-03-01
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Austin Orand
CPC classification number: A43B13/184 , A43B3/246 , A43B7/24 , A43B13/141 , A43B13/186 , A43B13/28
Abstract: Sole structures, foot support systems, articles of footwear, and/or other foot-receiving devices include: (a) a first footwear component having a ground-facing surface, wherein a forefoot portion of the ground-facing surface includes arched medial and lateral surfaces and (b) a second footwear component having an upper-facing surface, wherein a forefoot portion of the upper-facing surface includes arched medial and lateral surfaces that face (and optionally contact) the respective arched medial and lateral surfaces of the first footwear component. The first and second footwear components are movably engaged together such that: (a) the arched medial surface of the first footwear component moves with respect to and along the arched medial surface of the second footwear component and (b) the arched lateral surface of the first footwear component moves with respect to and along the arched lateral surface of the second footwear component.
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公开(公告)号：US11707112B2
公开(公告)日：2023-07-25
申请号：US17532394
申请日：2021-11-22
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Tiffany A. Beers , John T. Dimoff , Wade Flanagan , Austin Orand , George A. Xanthos
CPC classification number: A43B21/28 , A43B3/0036 , A43B3/0063 , A43B11/00 , A43B11/02 , A43B13/181 , A43B13/28 , A43B13/41 , A43B23/08 , A43B23/088
Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.
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公开(公告)号：US11612216B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-28
申请号：US17328183
申请日：2021-05-24
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Tiffany A. Beers , John T. Dimoff , Wade Flanagan , Austin Orand , George A. Xanthos
Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.
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公开(公告)号：US11607008B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-21
申请号：US17063955
申请日：2020-10-06
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Dervin A. James , Austin Orand
Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a first plate and a second plate both extending longitudinally in a flexion region of the sole structure. The second plate is disposed above the first plate in the flexion region. The second plate has a fixed portion fixed to the first plate, and has a free portion. A coupler is operatively connected to one of the first plate and the free portion of the second plate. The coupler is selectably movable transversely relative to the first plate and the second plate between a first position and a second position. The coupler is spaced apart from the other one of the first plate and the free portion of the second plate in the first position, and operatively engages the other one of the first plate and the free portion of the second plate in the second position.
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公开(公告)号：US11490675B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-08
申请号：US16524881
申请日：2019-07-29
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Caleb W. Dyer , Peter Lam , Austin Orand , Andrea M. Vinet , Peter Williams , Samantha Young
Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper defining an interior void and a first cable movable in a tightening direction to move the upper into a tightened state and movable in a loosening direction to move the upper into a loosened state. The article of footwear also includes a tightening grip operable to be moved away from the upper in a first direction to move the first cable in the tightening direction and a cable lock operable in a locked state to restrict movement of the first cable in the loosening direction and operable in an unlocked state to permit movement of the first cable in the loosening direction. A release grip is operable to be moved away from the upper in a second direction to move the cable lock from the locked state to the unlocked state, whereby the release grip is separate from the tightening grip.
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Patent Agency Ranking
公开(公告)号：US11445781B2
公开(公告)日：2022-09-20
申请号：US16799006
申请日：2020-02-24
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Timothy P. Hopkins , Austin Orand , Haley Toelle
Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a unitary midsole having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. A bottom surface of the unitary midsole defines a groove extending from a medial side to a lateral side of the unitary midsole, and a top surface of the unitary midsole defines a slit disposed over the groove and extending from the medial side to the lateral side. The unitary midsole forms a living hinge at the groove and the slit, with the living hinge connecting the first portion to the second portion so that the first portion and the second portion are selectively pivotable relative to one another at the living hinge between a first orientation and a second orientation. The groove is wider in the first orientation than in the second orientation, and the slit is wider in the second orientation.
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公开(公告)号：US11439197B2
公开(公告)日：2022-09-13
申请号：US16798999
申请日：2020-02-24
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Timothy P. Hopkins , Austin Orand , Haley Toelle
Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a unitary midsole having a first portion and a second portion rearward of the first portion. A bottom surface of the unitary midsole defines a groove extending from a medial side to a lateral side of the unitary midsole, and a top surface of the unitary midsole defines a slit disposed over the groove and extending from the medial side to the lateral side. The unitary midsole forms a living hinge at the groove and the slit, with the living hinge connecting the first portion to the second portion so that the first portion and the second portion are selectively pivotable relative to one another at the living hinge between a first orientation and a second orientation. The groove is wider in the first orientation than in the second orientation, and the slit is wider in the second orientation.
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公开(公告)号：US11337487B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-24
申请号：US15670622
申请日：2017-08-07
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Austin Orand
Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a first sole plate that includes a forefoot region, a foot-receiving surface, and a lower surface opposite the foot-receiving surface. The first sole plate has a plurality of slots including a first slot, and a second slot rearward of the first slot. The plurality of slots is disposed in the forefoot region and extends generally transversely and entirely through the first sole plate from the foot-receiving surface to the lower surface. The sole structure includes at least one rib, referred to as a first rib, disposed between the first slot and the second slot. The sole structure also includes a second sole plate secured to the lower surface of the first sole plate both forward of the plurality of slots and rearward of the plurality of slots. The second sole plate is detached from the first rib.
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公开(公告)号：US11297895B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-12
申请号：US16701512
申请日：2019-12-03
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Dennis D. Bunnell , Bryan N. Farris , Austin Orand , Alison Sheets-Singer , Aaron B. Weast
IPC: A43B13/14 , A43B13/12 , A43B13/04 , A43B13/18 , A43B17/02 , A43B13/22 , A43B23/02 , A43C15/16 , A43B5/02
Abstract: A sole assembly for an article of footwear comprises a sole plate with a foot-facing surface with a recess disposed in the foot-facing surface. An insert plate is disposed in the recess. A length of the insert plate between anterior and posterior ends of the insert plate is less than a length of the recess. The insert plate flexes free of compressive loading by the sole plate when a forefoot portion of the sole assembly is dorsiflexed in a first portion of a flexion range, and operatively engages with the sole plate when the forefoot portion is dorsiflexed in a second portion of the flexion range that includes flex angles greater than in the first portion of the flexion range. The sole assembly is dorsiflexed, for example, when the forefoot portion is flexed in accordance with toes bending toward the top of the foot.
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公开(公告)号：US11213098B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-04
申请号：US16782178
申请日：2020-02-05
Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
Inventor： Tiffany A. Beers , John T. Dimoff , Wade Flanagan , Austin Orand , George A. Xanthos
Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.
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