Patents by Inventor Michael Hochdoerffer
Michael Hochdoerffer 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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Patent number: 10800074Abstract: An upper shell panel may be placed between first and second sections of a mold. The first section may include one or more expansion cavities and the second section may include one or more pour cavities. A foam-producing chemical mixture may be delivered into the one or more pour cavities and the mold may be closed. The delivered foam-producing chemical mixture may be allowed to expand within the closed mold and to force regions of the upper shell panel into the one or more expansion cavities. The upper shell panel may then be removed from the mold subsequent to the expansion of the delivered mixture.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Michael Hochdoerffer, Christopher J. Lyke, Atikom Tappatarnpornsuk
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Publication number: 20180194043Abstract: An upper shell panel may be placed between first and second sections of a mold. The first section may include one or more expansion cavities and the second section may include one or more pour cavities. A foam-producing chemical mixture may be delivered into the one or more pour cavities and the mold may be closed. The delivered foam-producing chemical mixture may be allowed to expand within the closed mold and to force regions of the upper shell panel into the one or more expansion cavities. The upper shell panel may then be removed from the mold subsequent to the expansion of the delivered mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Michael Hochdoerffer, Christopher J. Lyke, Atikom Tappatarnpornsuk
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Patent number: 9937644Abstract: An upper shell panel may be placed between first and second sections of a mold. The first section may include one or more expansion cavities and the second section may include one or more pour cavities. A foam-producing chemical mixture may be delivered into the one or more pour cavities and the mold may be closed. The delivered foam-producing chemical mixture may be allowed to expand within the closed mold and to force regions of the upper shell panel into the one or more expansion cavities. The upper shell panel may then be removed from the mold subsequent to the expansion of the delivered mixture.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Michael Hochdoerffer, Christopher J. Lyke, Atikom Tappatarnpornsuk
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Patent number: 9205615Abstract: A first portion of a midsole formed of a first material has a recess in a top surface thereof, and a first aperture positioned within the recess and extending therethrough. The first portion is placed in a recess in a bottom plate of a second mold assembly. A middle plate with a second aperture extending therethrough is placed in contact with the bottom plate. A second material is inserted through the second aperture such that it fills the recess and the first aperture in the first portion to form a second portion of the midsole. A top plate of the second mold assembly is positioned in contact with the middle plate so as to close the second mold assembly. The second mold assembly is subjected to heat and pressure such that the second portion cures and bonds to the first portion of the midsole.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Estelle Maranan, Michael Hochdoerffer, Clara Ho, Stanley Chen, Justin R. Taylor
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Publication number: 20150290849Abstract: An upper shell panel may be placed between first and second sections of a mold. The first section may include one or more expansion cavities and the second section may include one or more pour cavities. A foam-producing chemical mixture may be delivered into the one or more pour cavities and the mold may be closed. The delivered foam-producing chemical mixture may be allowed to expand within the closed mold and to force regions of the upper shell panel into the one or more expansion cavities. The upper shell panel may then be removed from the mold subsequent to the expansion of the delivered mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Michael Hochdoerffer, Christopher J. Lyke, Atikom Tappatarnpornsuk
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Patent number: 8906280Abstract: A method of forming a midsole includes the steps of placing a first mold member and a second mold member in contact with one another, injecting a first material into the first mold member to form first and second portions of a midsole preform, positioning the first and second portions in a third mold member of a second mold assembly; placing a second material in the third mold member; placing the third mold member and a fourth mold member in contact with one another, subjecting the second material and the first and second portions to heat to form a midsole preform, placing the midsole preform in a fifth mold member, placing the fifth mold member and a sixth mold member in contact with one another; and subjecting the midsole preform to heat and pressure to form a midsole.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Estelle A. Maranan, Michael Hochdoerffer, Jason C. Mayden, Jun Peng
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Publication number: 20140246804Abstract: A first portion of a midsole formed of a first material has a recess in a top surface thereof, and a first aperture positioned within the recess and extending therethrough. The first portion is placed in a recess in a bottom plate of a second mold assembly. A middle plate with a second aperture extending therethrough is placed in contact with the bottom plate. A second material is inserted through the second aperture such that it fills the recess and the first aperture in the first portion to form a second portion of the midsole. A top plate of the second mold assembly is positioned in contact with the middle plate so as to close the second mold assembly. The second mold assembly is subjected to heat and pressure such that the second portion cures and bonds to the first portion of the midsole.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Estelle Maranan, Michael Hochdoerffer, Clara Ho, Stanley Chen, Justin R. Taylor
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Publication number: 20130049257Abstract: A method of forming a midsole includes the steps of placing a first mold member and a second mold member in contact with one another, injecting a first material into the first mold member to form first and second portions of a midsole preform, positioning the first and second portions in a third mold member of a second mold assembly; placing a second material in the third mold member; placing the third mold member and a fourth mold member in contact with one another, subjecting the second material and the first and second portions to heat to form a midsole preform, placing the midsole preform in a fifth mold member, placing the fifth mold member and a sixth mold member in contact with one another; and subjecting the midsole preform to heat and pressure to form a midsole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Estelle A. Maranan, Michael Hochdoerffer, Jason C. Mayden, Jun Peng
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Patent number: 8246881Abstract: A method of forming a midsole includes the steps of placing a first mold member and a second mold member in contact with one another, injecting a first material into the first mold member to form first and second portions of a midsole preform, positioning the first and second portions in a third mold member of a second mold assembly; placing a second material in the third mold member; placing the third mold member and a fourth mold member in contact with one another, subjecting the second material and the first and second portions to heat to form a midsole preform, placing the midsole preform in a fifth mold member, placing the fifth mold member and a sixth mold member in contact with one another; and subjecting the midsole preform to heat and pressure to form a midsole.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Estelle A. Maranan, Michael Hochdoerffer, Jason C. Mayden, Jun Peng
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Publication number: 20110047720Abstract: A method of forming a midsole includes the steps of placing a first mold member and a second mold member in contact with one another, injecting a first material into the first mold member to form first and second portions of a midsole preform, positioning the first and second portions in a third mold member of a second mold assembly; placing a second material in the third mold member; placing the third mold member and a fourth mold member in contact with one another, subjecting the second material and the first and second portions to heat to form a midsole preform, placing the midsole preform in a fifth mold member, placing the fifth mold member and a sixth mold member in contact with one another; and subjecting the midsole preform to heat and pressure to form a midsole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Estelle A. Maranan, Michael Hochdoerffer, Jason C. Mayden, Jun Peng
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Publication number: 20100313445Abstract: Articles of footwear often have securing mechanisms that allow wearers to adjust the size of the ankle opening so that wearers may be able to easily insert and remove their foot. Such securing mechanisms may have various physical characteristics. Many wearers are interested in changing the appearance of the articles that they use and wear. The disclosed securing mechanism permits a wearer to change its physical or aesthetic appearance to suit the wearer's changing fashion needs. Such changes in physical and aesthetic appearance may include changes to colors, logos, textures, images, and any other desirable physical or aesthetic characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventor: Michael Hochdoerffer