Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Favela

Christopher L. Favela 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).

  • Split-sole footwear
    Patent number: 10104933
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a textile upper and a split sole, the split sole having a forefoot portion and a heel portion separated by a gap under the instep portion of the article of footwear. An x-shaped bridge arches over the wearer's foot and connects the forefoot portion of the split sole to the heel portion of the split sole. The article of footwear is fabricated using injection molding to impregnate the fabric at the bottom of the textile upper and to form the split sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Elizabeth Langvin, Damon Clegg, Donald R. Reardon, Christopher L. Favela
  • Split-Sole Footwear
    Publication number: 20160262488
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a textile upper and a split sole, the split sole having a forefoot portion and a heel portion separated by a gap under the instep portion of the article of footwear. An x-shaped bridge arches over the wearer's foot and connects the forefoot portion of the split sole to the heel portion of the split sole. The article of footwear is fabricated using injection molding to impregnate the fabric at the bottom of the textile upper and to form the split sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Elizabeth Langvin, Damon Clegg, Donald R. Reardon, Christopher L. Favela
  • Split-sole footwear
    Patent number: 9320313
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a textile upper and a split sole, the split sole having a forefoot portion and a heel portion separated by a gap under the instep portion of the article of footwear. An x-shaped bridge arches over the wearer's foot and connects the forefoot portion of the split sole to the heel portion of the split sole. The article of footwear is fabricated using injection molding to impregnate the fabric at the bottom of the textile upper and to form the split sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Elizabeth Langvin, Damon Clegg, Donald R. Reardon, Christopher L. Favela