Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Nordstrom
Matthew D. Nordstrom 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: 20160058086Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods of integrating dynamic materials into articles for adjustable physical characteristics (e.g., aesthetic, functional). For example, in response to a human's body heat, a dynamic material may change shape to allow additional permeability in an article of clothing. Similarly, in response to the presence of moisture, an article of clothing may close a vent to prevent the introduction of rain into an internal portion of the article. The shape changing material may change shape that merely affects a feature formed by the shape changing material. Additionally, it is contemplated that the shape changing material may change shape that affects a geometric structure of the article as a whole (e.g., protrusions, dimples, vents, etc.).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Patrick Williams
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Patent number: 9226536Abstract: Connectors are strategically attached using a heat-transfer technique to the fabric of a shirt around the collar and shoulders where seams would typically occur from the front and back pieces of the shirt being sewn together. The connectors continuously follow the perimeter of the collar, intersecting with each other. Front and back neck connectors are positioned along front and back areas of the collar, both intersecting with left and right shoulder connectors that are attached the shirt's left and right shoulders, respectively, where the front and back pieces of the shirt meet. The attached connectors comfortably lie flat against a wearer's skin and provide an enhanced visual effect to the shirt.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Matthew D. Nordstrom
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Patent number: 9192198Abstract: Dynamic materials might be integrated into articles to provide various adjustable physical characteristics, such as aesthetic and functional characteristics. For example, in response to a human body heat, a dynamic material may change shape to allow additional permeability in an article of clothing. Similarly, in response to the presence of moisture, an article of clothing may close a vent to prevent the introduction of rain into an internal portion of the article. The shape-changing material may change shape that merely affects a feature formed by the shape changing material. Additionally, it is contemplated that the shape-changing material may change shape that affects a geometric structure of the article as a whole, such as through protrusions, dimples, and vents.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Patrick Williams
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Patent number: 9060551Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for providing adjustable permeability in articles of apparel. For example, in response to a human's body heat, a dynamic material may change shape to allow additional permeability in an article of clothing. Similarly, in response to the presence of moisture, an article of clothing may close a vent to prevent the introduction of rain into an internal portion of the article. The shape changing material may change shape that merely affects a feature formed by the shape changing material. Additionally, it is contemplated that the shape changing material may change shape that affects a geometric structure of the article as a whole.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Patrick Williams
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Publication number: 20150065843Abstract: A user interface component and system for physiological parameters telemetry is provided. A user interface component may be reversibly or irreversibly attached to a garment that allows connection to a user's skin, such as via one or more holes in the garment. Signals transmitted through a conductive transfer layer in the user interface component are provided to a signal receiving unit which can collect and transmit physiological data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: MATTHEW D. NORDSTROM
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Patent number: 8918917Abstract: Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired, such as the lower back, the arch of the foot, etc.); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Richard W. Fox
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Patent number: 8909318Abstract: A user interface component and system for physiological parameters telemetry is provided. A user interface component may be reversibly or irreversibly attached to a garment that allows connection to a user's skin, such as via one or more holes in the garment. Signals transmitted through a conductive transfer layer in the user interface component are provided to a signal receiving unit which can collect and transmit physiological data.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: NIKE Inc.Inventor: Matthew D. Nordstrom
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Publication number: 20140304896Abstract: Articles and methods of using and making adaptive garment portions are provided. An adaptive garment portion is one that has shifting surfaces with apertures that shift from an aligned to an offset orientation depending on environmental conditions/stimuli. For example, a first surface material and a second surface material may be coupled by a responsive material portion. The responsive material portion may physically change in response to a change in environmental conditions internal or external to the garment (e.g., thermal energy, moisture) and/or stimuli (e.g., light energy, electrical energy, magnetic fields). The physical change in the responsive material portion facilitates the planar shift of the first surface material relative to the second surface material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Patrick Williams
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Publication number: 20140259267Abstract: A telemetrically enhanced article of clothing comprises a fabric layer having an inside surface and an outside surface. A sensor is attached to the inside surface of the fabric layer such that when the article of clothing is worn by the user, the sensor is in contact with the user's skin. An electrically conductive trace may extend along the fabric layer and may be electrically connected at a first end to the sensor. A retaining ring may be adhered to the fabric layer near a second end of the electrically conductive trace. The retaining ring is capable of receiving a telemetry device and forming a compression connection between the perimeter of the telemetry device and the retaining ring such that when the telemetry device is received in the retaining ring, the second end of the electrically conductive trace is in electrical contact with the telemetry device. The telemetry device may store, process, or transmit physiological and/or other data collected by a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventor: Matthew D. Nordstrom
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Publication number: 20140259279Abstract: Connectors are strategically attached using a heat-transfer technique to the fabric of a shirt around the collar and shoulders where seams would typically occur from the front and back pieces of the shirt being sewn together. The connectors continuously follow the perimeter of the collar, intersecting with each other. Front and back neck connectors are positioned along front and back areas of the collar, both intersecting with left and right shoulder connectors that are attached the shirt's left and right shoulders, respectively, where the front and back pieces of the shirt meet. The attached connectors comfortably lie flat against a wearer's skin and provide an enhanced visual effect to the shirt.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventor: Matthew D. Nordstrom
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Publication number: 20140182045Abstract: Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body and/or stretch resistance, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Susan L. Sokolowski
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Patent number: 8677512Abstract: Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body and/or stretch resistance, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Susan L. Sokolowski
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Publication number: 20140053311Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods of integrating dynamic materials into articles for adjustable physical characteristics (e.g., aesthetic, functional). For example, in response to a human's body heat, a dynamic material may change shape to allow additional permeability in an article of clothing. Similarly, in response to the presence of moisture, an article of clothing may close a vent to prevent the introduction of rain into an internal portion of the article. The shape changing material may change shape that merely affects a feature formed by the shape changing material. Additionally, it is contemplated that the shape changing material may change shape that affects a geometric structure of the article as a whole (e.g., protrusions, dimples, vents, etc.).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Patrick Williams
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Publication number: 20140053312Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods of integrating dynamic materials into articles for adjustable physical characteristics (e.g., aesthetic, functional). For example, in response to a human's body heat, a dynamic material may change shape to allow additional permeability in an article of clothing. Similarly, in response to the presence of moisture, an article of clothing may close a vent to prevent the introduction of rain into an internal portion of the article. The shape changing material may change shape that merely affects a feature formed by the shape changing material. Additionally, it is contemplated that the shape changing material may change shape that affects a geometric structure of the article as a whole (e.g., protrusions, dimples, vents, etc.).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Patrick Williams
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Publication number: 20130312159Abstract: Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired, such as the lower back, the arch of the foot, etc.); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Richard W. Fox
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Patent number: 8516616Abstract: Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired, such as the lower back, the arch of the foot, etc.); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Richard Warren Fox
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Patent number: 8336118Abstract: Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body and/or stretch resistance, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Susan L. Sokolowski
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Publication number: 20120238910Abstract: A user interface component and system for physiological parameters telemetry is provided. A user interface component may be reversibly or irreversibly attached to a garment that allows connection to a user's skin, such as via one or more holes in the garment. Signals transmitted through a conductive transfer layer in the user interface component are provided to a signal receiving unit which can collect and transmit physiological data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventor: Matthew D. Nordstrom
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Publication number: 20120131720Abstract: An aerodynamic garment may comprise zones with applied textures. Each zone may be associated with properties and characteristics based on the movement of the garment associated with each zone through air during an athletic activity. The texture in each zone may be applied using a variety of methods such as printing. The resulting aerodynamic garment improves the performance of an athlete wearing the aerodynamic garment by reducing the aerodynamic drag experienced during the performance of the athletic activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: NIKE,INC.Inventors: Matthew D. Nordstrom, Jorge E. Carbo, Leonard W. Brownlie
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Patent number: 8082595Abstract: An article of swimwear includes a swimsuit body having at least one aperture configured to encircle a portion of a swimmer's body when the swimsuit is worn by a user, and a resilient seal secured about the at least one aperture.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Matthew D. Nordstrom