Patents by Inventor Ashleigh S. Brinkman

Ashleigh S. Brinkman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10844526
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is related to an upper for an article of footwear. The upper may include a knitted component with a first yarn, the first yarn forming a plurality of intermeshed loops of the knitted component. The upper may further include a surface formed by the plurality of intermeshed loops. The upper may further include a first structure at least partially forming a first aperture, the first structure extending from the surface, the first structure having a first end and a second end adjacent to the surface, and the first structure having a central portion extending from the first end to the second end. The first structure may include the first yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Brinkman, Andreas Schoppel
  • Publication number: 20180317594
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing opposite the second surface, the first surface including at least a first yarn and the second surface including at least a second yarn. The first and second yarns may be different. The first surface and the second surface may be secured via a knit structure of the knitted component, where the first surface includes an exposed first surface area, where at least 65% of the exposed first surface area is formed of the first yarn, and where the first yarn has a tenacity of at least 5 grams per denier (g/d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Brinkman, Erin C. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20180110283
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is related to an upper for an article of footwear. The upper may include a knitted component with a first yarn, the first yarn forming a plurality of intermeshed loops of the knitted component. The upper may further include a surface formed by the plurality of intermeshed loops. The upper may further include a first structure at least partially forming a first aperture, the first structure extending from the surface, the first structure having a first end and a second end adjacent to the surface, and the first structure having a central portion extending from the first end to the second end. The first structure may include the first yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Brinkman, Andreas Schoppel