Patents by Inventor Kevin Fallon

Kevin Fallon 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: 11857028
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and an adjustable lacing system. The adjustable lacing system includes a plurality of fastener engaging elements located at the medial and lateral sides of the upper, where at least one of the medial side and the lateral side includes sets of fastener engaging elements. Each set of fastener engaging elements is distanced from another set in a direction transverse a lengthwise direction of the upper, and the fastener engaging elements are configured to engage with and retain a fastener structure that extends between the medial and lateral sides of the upper such that the fastener structure can be selectively engaged with different sets of fastener engaging elements to adjust a fit of the upper around a width of the foot disposed within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: David Dombrow, Kevin Fallon, Tom White
  • Patent number: 11812800
    Abstract: A suit wearable by a human user includes a torso section, an arm section extending from an upper portion of the torso section, and a leg section extending from a lower portion of the torso section. An exterior surface region of the suit is uneven and has at least one of a different surface friction property and a different surface roughness property in relation to another exterior surface region of the suit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Cumiskey, Kevin Fallon, Chris Laughman, Diaa Abbas
  • Patent number: 11547177
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole connected to the upper, and an outsole connected to the midsole. The midsole includes a platform extending along a perimeter portion of the midsole and a lattice structure integrally formed with the platform, the lattice structure including a network of laths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Kevin Fallon, Jason Berns
  • Publication number: 20220295943
    Abstract: A method of forming an upper for an article of footwear includes providing a first material layer over a shoe last, providing a second material layer over the first material layer such that the first and second material layers adhere to each other at an interface between the first and second material layers, where one or both of the first material layer and second material layer is provided by spray forming a polymer material onto the last. The material layers are removed from the last and turned inside out such that the first material layer includes an exposed surface that forms an exterior surface of the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: James Webster, Thomas White, Kevin Fallon
  • Patent number: 11425963
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole connected to the upper, and an outsole connected to the midsole. The midsole includes a lattice structure comprising a network of laths forming a plurality of cell units, the plurality of cell units arranged in a plurality of layers on the midsole. The cell units in an upper layer are stacked upon the cell units in a lower layer and separated by a set of vertices common to cell units in both the upper layer and the lower layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Jason Berns, Kevin Fallon
  • Publication number: 20210337933
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole and an upper that includes a heel end, a toe end, a medial side, and a lateral side. The upper defines a throat opening between the medial and lateral sides, and the sole and the upper jointly defining a foot cavity. The article of footwear further includes a support member extending from a first side of the article of footwear to a second side of the article of footwear, and an actuator fixedly attached to the support member at the first side of the article of footwear. A securing strap extends across the throat opening and has a first end operably connected to the actuator and a second end fixedly connected to the second side of the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Fallon, Kort Neumann, Antonio Zea
  • Publication number: 20210227935
    Abstract: A method of forming a shoe upper includes obtaining a mold defining a shoe component, spraying a polymer formulation onto the mold to form a sprayed polymer formulation layer, curing the sprayed polymer formulation layer to form a polymer film, removing the film from the mold, and incorporating the film into the shoe upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: James Webster, Thomas White, Kevin Fallon
  • Patent number: 10952504
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole and an upper that includes a heel end, a toe end, a medial side, and a lateral side. The upper defines a throat opening between the medial and lateral sides, and the sole and the upper jointly defining a foot cavity. The article of footwear further includes a support member extending from a first side of the article of footwear to a second side of the article of footwear, and an actuator fixedly attached to the support member at the first side of the article of footwear. A securing strap extends across the throat opening and has a first end operably connected to the actuator and a second end fixedly connected to the second side of the article of footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fallon, Kort Neumann, Antonio Zea
  • Publication number: 20210076771
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole connected to the upper, and an outsole connected to the midsole. The midsole includes a platform extending along a perimeter portion of the midsole and a lattice structure integrally formed with the platform, the lattice structure including a network of laths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Kevin Fallon, Jason Berns
  • Publication number: 20200397095
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and an adjustable lacing system. The adjustable lacing system includes a plurality of fastener engaging elements located at the medial and lateral sides of the upper, where at least one of the medial side and the lateral side includes sets of fastener engaging elements. Each set of fastener engaging elements is distanced from another set in a direction transverse a lengthwise direction of the upper, and the fastener engaging elements are configured to engage with and retain a fastener structure that extends between the medial and lateral sides of the upper such that the fastener structure can be selectively engaged with different sets of fastener engaging elements to adjust a fit of the upper around a width of the foot disposed within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: David Dombrow, Kevin Fallon, Tom White
  • Patent number: 10743610
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole connected to the upper, and an outsole connected to the midsole. The midsole includes a platform extending along a perimeter portion of the midsole and a lattice structure integrally formed with the platform, the lattice structure including a network of laths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Kevin Fallon, Jason Berns
  • Publication number: 20200170341
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole connected to the upper, and an outsole connected to the midsole. The midsole includes a lattice structure comprising a network of laths forming a plurality of cell units, the plurality of cell units arranged in a plurality of layers on the midsole. The cell units in an upper layer are stacked upon the cell units in a lower layer and separated by a set of vertices common to cell units in both the upper layer and the lower layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Jason Berns, Kevin Fallon
  • Patent number: 10575586
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole connected to the upper, and an outsole connected to the midsole. The midsole includes a lattice structure comprising a network of laths forming a plurality of cell units, the plurality of cell units arranged in a plurality of layers on the midsole. The midsole defines at least a first zone and a second zone wherein each cell unit in the first zone has a physical property that is substantially different from a cell unit in the second zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Jason Berns, Kevin Fallon
  • Patent number: 10470520
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole connected to the upper, and an outsole connected to the midsole. The midsole includes a platform extending along a perimeter portion of the midsole and a lattice structure integrally formed with the platform, the lattice structure including a network of laths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Jason Berns, Kevin Fallon
  • Patent number: 10470519
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes a platform and a lattice. The platform includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The lattice extends from the second surface of the platform. The lattice includes a plurality of laths forming a plurality of complete cell units and a plurality of incomplete cell units. Each lath has a longitudinal structure with a longitudinal axis and two ends. Each complete cell unit is defined by a plurality of complete laths and no incomplete laths. Each of the complete laths extends between two vertices of the complete cell unit. Each incomplete cell unit is defined by at least one incomplete lath. Each incomplete lath extends from one vertices and terminates without extending to another vertices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Jason Berns, Kevin Fallon
  • Publication number: 20190239595
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward footwear including an upper connected to a sole structure. The upper includes two portions formed via compression molding in which textile layers are compressed to form a fabric laminate. One of the upper portions generally defines a seamless heel cup. The other upper portion generally defines a toe cage. The toe cage includes one or more integrated toe guides operable to position a toe of a wearer in a predetermined position within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Fallon, David Dombrow
  • Patent number: D851377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
    Inventors: Evan Caruso, Michael Glancy, Kort Neumann, Kevin Fallon
  • Patent number: D864542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Fallon, Kort Neumann, Michael Glancy, Evan Caruso
  • Patent number: D866149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
    Inventors: David Dombrow, Kevin Fallon, Tom White
  • Patent number: D897085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Fallon, Kort Neumann, Michael Glancy, Evan Caruso