Patents by Inventor Katharine Fraser

Katharine Fraser 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).

  • FOAMABLE YARNS, TEXTILES AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING FOAMABLE YARNS, AND THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240052534
    Abstract: An article, such as an article of footwear includes, a textile component. The textile component includes a yarn. The yarn includes a thermoplastic material and a blowing agent with an activation condition. Upon triggering the activation condition of the blowing agent, the blowing agent introduces a plurality of cavities, i.e. cells, into the thermoplastic material, creating a multicellular foam area of the textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Austin Baranek, Katharine Fraser, Stephen J. Hipp, James Molyneux, Kristen E. Orme, Margaret P. St. Clair, Yang Zhao
  • ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING AN UPPER THAT INCLUDES A KNITTED COMPONENT WITH A CUSHIONING REGION AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220007778
    Abstract: Articles for footwear, uppers for articles of footwear, and methods for fabricating articles of footwear are provided. In one example, an upper for an article of footwear includes a knitted component. The knitted component includes a plurality of knitted cushioning structures that define a cushioning region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Katharine Fraser, Adrian Meir
  • Article of footwear having an upper that includes a knitted component with a cushioning region and methods for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 11166516
    Abstract: Articles for footwear, uppers for articles of footwear, and methods for fabricating articles of footwear are provided. In one example, an upper for an article of footwear includes a knitted component. The knitted component includes a plurality of knitted cushioning structures that define a cushioning region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Katharine Fraser, Adrian Meir
  • KNITTED COMPONENT HAVING A FOAM SURFACE FEATURE
    Publication number: 20210148017
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a first area, where the first area includes a plurality of knit loops comprising a first yarn. The knitted component may also include a second yarn at least partially inlaid within the first area of the knitted component such that the second yarn extends between at least a first loop and a second loop of the plurality of knit loops. The second yarn may have a foamable material comprising a blowing agent and a thermoplastic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Baranek, Katharine Fraser, Stephen J. Hipp, James Molyneux, Kristen E. Orme, Margaret P. St. Clair, Yang Zhao
  • FOAMABLE AND FOAMED TEXTILES, THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210148010
    Abstract: A textile component includes a yarn which includes a thermoplastic material. A blowing agent with at least activation condition is included into the textile, either by inclusion in the yarn or impregnating in the textile after forming an un-foamed textile. Upon triggering the activation condition of the blowing agent, the blowing agent introduces a plurality of cavities, i.e. cells, into the thermoplastic material. The textile then comprises a multicellular foam area of the textile wherein the multicellular foamed area comprises a multicellular foam surrounding a core yarn. The textile, in either its un-foamed or foamed condition, can be incorporated into a variety of articles, such as an article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Baranek, Katharine Fraser, Stephen J. Hipp, James Molyneux, Kristen E. Orme, Margaret P. St. Clair, Yang Zhao
  • FOAMABLE YARNS, TEXTILES AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING FOAMABLE YARNS, AND THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210148013
    Abstract: An article, such as an article of footwear includes, a textile component. The textile component includes a yarn. The yarn includes a thermoplastic material and a blowing agent with an activation condition. Upon triggering the activation condition of the blowing agent, the blowing agent introduces a plurality of cavities, i.e. cells, into the thermoplastic material, creating a multicellular foam area of the textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Baranek, Katharine Fraser, Stephen J. Hipp, James Molyneux, Kristen E. Orme, Margaret P. St. Clair, Yang Zhao
  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING AN UPPER THAT INCLUDES A KNITTED COMPONENT WITH A CUSHIONING REGION AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180055137
    Abstract: Articles for footwear, uppers for articles of footwear, and methods for fabricating articles of footwear are provided. In one example, an upper for an article of footwear includes a knitted component. The knitted component includes a plurality of knitted cushioning structures that define a cushioning region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Katharine Fraser, Adrian Meir