Patents by Inventor KASSIO FIGUR
KASSIO FIGUR 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).
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Publication number: 20240138508Abstract: Stitching is applied to a shoe or shoe component and then printed. The stitching may be formed from a continuous thread. After printing, a portion of the continuous thread may have a different color or appearance from other portion(s) of the continuous thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Kassio Figur, Bruce J. Kilgore, Christina M. Wood
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Patent number: 11903447Abstract: Stitching is applied to a shoe or shoe component and then printed. The stitching may be formed from a continuous thread. After printing, a portion of the continuous thread may have a different color or appearance from other portion(s) of the continuous thread.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Bruce J. Kilgore, Christina M. Wood
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Patent number: 11612218Abstract: An article of footwear formed from a flat pattern to include a side seam and/or utilizing aperture alignment of multiple flat pattern pieces is disclosed. In aspects, an article of footwear, such as an upper, is formed from a flat pattern and modified into a dimensional article of footwear that includes a side closing. The side closing may comprise adjoined side edges of the flat pattern upper that are secured to each other with a securing element to maintain the dimensional article of footwear in its shape. Alignment of the parts may be provided through at least partial alignment of apertures in the flat pattern upper and apertures in a securing element and/or other flat pattern pieces, including using multi-purpose apertures, allowing streamlined processing and manufacturing of footwear.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Bruce J. Kilgore, Douglas A. Beye, Daniel B. DeHaven, Kassio Figur, Jessica Anne Junkins, Sara Kilgore
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Publication number: 20230000213Abstract: A method of forming an article of footwear can include providing an upper in a substantially flat orientation, securing a gathering string along at least a portion of a perimeter of a first surface of the upper with a securing member that is attached to the upper, positioning the upper on a last, and applying tension to the gathering string to at least partially conform the upper to a shape of the last.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tory Cross, Kassio Figur, Guillermo Raffaele
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Patent number: 11236449Abstract: A stitching system includes a jig capable of joining two shoe parts and capable of being used in an automated stitching machine. The jig includes a lower member capable of being operably coupled to the automated stitching machine and an upper member also capable of being operably coupled to the automated stitching machine. The two shoe parts are held in place between the lower member and the upper member. The lower member, the upper member and the two shoe parts therebetween are moved by the automated stitching machine in accordance with a pattern stored in the automated stitching machine.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Sara Kilgore, Kassio Figur
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Patent number: 11041264Abstract: A system for stitching two parts of a shoe together includes a stitching machine with a head and a cylinder bed. The head has a needle base disposed on a lower end adjacent the cylinder bed such that the two shoe parts can be stitched together therebetween. A positioning mechanism has a curved drive frame and is capable of moving the curved drive frame in a rotating motion along the circumference of the curved drive frame and in a linear direction generally along an axis of the curved drive frame. A jig positions the two shoe parts with respect to one another and is coupled to the curved drive frame. The jig includes a curved support surface for supporting the two shoe parts.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Alan Barney, Kassio Figur, Jessica Anne Junkins, Sara Kilgore
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Publication number: 20210015211Abstract: An article of footwear formed from a flat pattern to include a side seam and/or utilizing aperture alignment of multiple flat pattern pieces is disclosed. In aspects, an article of footwear, such as an upper, is formed from a flat pattern and modified into a dimensional article of footwear that includes a side closing. The side closing may comprise adjoined side edges of the flat pattern upper that are secured to each other with a securing element to maintain the dimensional article of footwear in its shape. Alignment of the parts may be provided through at least partial alignment of apertures in the flat pattern upper and apertures in a securing element and/or other flat pattern pieces, including using multi-purpose apertures, allowing streamlined processing and manufacturing of footwear.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Bruce J. Kilgore, Douglas A. Beye, Daniel B. DeHaven, Kassio Figur, Jessica Anne Junkins, Sara Kilgore
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Patent number: 10820659Abstract: An article of footwear formed from a flat pattern to include a side seam and/or utilizing aperture alignment of multiple flat pattern pieces is disclosed. In aspects, an article of footwear, such as an upper, is formed from a flat pattern and modified into a dimensional article of footwear that includes a side closing. The side closing may comprise adjoined side edges of the flat pattern upper that are secured to each other with a securing element to maintain the dimensional article of footwear in its shape. Alignment of the parts may be provided through at least partial alignment of apertures in the flat pattern upper and apertures in a securing element and/or other flat pattern pieces, including using multi-purpose apertures, allowing streamlined processing and manufacturing of footwear.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Bruce J. Kilgore, Douglas A. Beye, Daniel B. DeHaven, Kassio Figur, Jessica Anne Junkins, Sara Kilgore
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Publication number: 20200275730Abstract: Stitching is applied to a shoe or shoe component and then printed. The stitching may be formed from a continuous thread. After printing, a portion of the continuous thread may have a different color or appearance from other portion(s) of the continuous thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: KASSIO FIGUR, BRUCE J. KILGORE, CHRISTINA M. WOOD
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Patent number: 10624412Abstract: Stitching is applied to a shoe or shoe component and then printed. The stitching may be formed from a continuous thread. After printing, a portion of the continuous thread may have a different color or appearance from other portion(s) of the continuous thread.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Bruce J. Kilgore, Christina M. Wood
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Publication number: 20190365053Abstract: A system for stitching two parts of a shoe together includes a stitching machine with a head and a cylinder bed. The head has a needle base disposed on a lower end adjacent the cylinder bed such that the two shoe parts can be stitched together therebetween. A positioning mechanism has a curved drive frame and is capable of moving the curved drive frame in a rotating motion along the circumference of the curved drive frame and in a linear direction generally along an axis of the curved drive frame. A jig positions the two shoe parts with respect to one another and is coupled to the curved drive frame. The jig includes a curved support surface for supporting the two shoe parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Bruce Alan BARNEY, Kassio FIGUR, Jessica Anne JUNKINS, Sara KILGORE
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Publication number: 20190368092Abstract: A stitching system includes a jig capable of joining two shoe parts and capable of being used in an automated stitching machine. The jig includes a lower member capable of being operably coupled to the automated stitching machine and an upper member also capable of being operably coupled to the automated stitching machine. The two shoe parts are held in place between the lower member and the upper member. The lower member, the upper member and the two shoe parts therebetween are moved by the automated stitching machine in accordance with a pattern stored in the automated stitching machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Sara KILGORE, Kassio FIGUR
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Publication number: 20170347745Abstract: Stitching is applied to a shoe or shoe component and then printed. The stitching may be formed from a continuous thread. After printing, a portion of the continuous thread may have a different color or appearance from other portion(s) of the continuous thread.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: KASSIO FIGUR, BRUCE J. KILGORE, CHRISTINA M. WOOD
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Patent number: D925199Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Fanny Yung Ho, Bruce J. Kilgore, Matthew Kilgore, Sara Kilgore
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Patent number: D927168Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Fanny Yung Ho, Bruce J. Kilgore, Matthew Kilgore, Sara Kilgore
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Patent number: D932155Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Fanny Yung Ho, Bruce J. Kilgore, Matthew Kilgore, Sara Kilgore
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Patent number: D932160Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Fanny Yung Ho, Bruce J. Kilgore, Matthew Kilgore, Sara Kilgore
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Patent number: D932161Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Fanny Yung Ho, Bruce J. Kilgore, Matthew Kilgore, Sara Kilgore
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Patent number: D932171Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Fanny Yung Ho, Bruce J. Kilgore, Matthew Kilgore, Sara Kilgore
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Patent number: D932172Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kassio Figur, Fanny Yung Ho, Bruce J. Kilgore, Matthew Kilgore, Sara Kilgore