Patents by Inventor Donna Marchant

Donna Marchant 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).

  • Article of apparel with zonal force attenuation properties
    Publication number: 20070094892
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna Marchant