Patents by Inventor Randall Wyszynski
Randall Wyszynski 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: 8266826Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole. The footwear also includes at least one lobe between the upper and the outsole that extends laterally beyond a heel area of the upper and meets the sole at the lobe's edge that is laterally farthest away from the upper so that the lobe is exposed such that when viewed from above, in a direction perpendicular to the sole, the lobe is at least partially visible beyond the sides of the heel. The footwear may include a heel plate that extends laterally beyond the heel area of the upper. Further, the lobe may be a fluid-filled air bladder.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Cassiday, Randall Wyszynski, Taeyong Lee
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Patent number: 7980006Abstract: Support elements for footwear or other products include: (a) a base member having first and second major surfaces; and (b) an extending arm having a free end for engaging a portion of a footwear structure. The extending arm may engage and further support a heel-supporting portion or other structural portion of an article of footwear or other foot-receiving device. Such foot-receiving devices may include: (a) a foot-covering member (such as a footwear upper); (b) a foot-supporting member (such as a footwear sole structure) engaged with the foot-covering member; and (c) a lateral-reinforcing member that includes an extending arm engaged with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Michael Aveni, William J. Cass, Anthony C. Dean, Fred G. Fagergren, Kurt Joseph Stockbridge, Randall Wyszynski
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Publication number: 20110067263Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an inner layer of cushioning material contained with the outer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Randall Wyszynski, Michael A. Calvano, Gerald Edwin Crowley, Paul Caron, Michael Hui
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Patent number: 7841105Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an inner layer of cushioning material contained with the outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Randall Wyszynski, Michael A. Calvano, Gerald Edwin Crowley, Paul E. Caron, Michael Hui
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Publication number: 20100077636Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an inner layer of cushioning material contained with the outer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: RANDALL WYSZYNSKI, MICHAEL A. CALVANO, GERALD EDWIN CROWLEY, PAUL E. CARON, MICHAEL HUI
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Patent number: 7644462Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an inner layer of cushioning material contained with the outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Randall Wyszynski, Michael A. Calvano, Gerald Edwin Crowley, Paul E. Caron, Michael Hui
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Patent number: 7614169Abstract: A method of forming an article of footwear includes the steps of providing an upper having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, a heel portion, and a pocket positioned beneath the forefoot portion; placing the upper on a last; inserting a first midsole portion into the pocket; and securing an outsole assembly to the upper, the outsole assembly comprising a second midsole portion and an outsole secured to a lower surface of the second midsole portion. The second midsole portion and the outsole are visible from an exterior of the article of footwear and the first midsole portion is not visible from an exterior of the article of footwear.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Calvano, Randall Wyszynski, Michael Hui
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Publication number: 20090217549Abstract: Support elements for footwear or other products include: (a) a base member having first and second major surfaces; and (b) an extending arm having a free end for engaging a portion of a footwear structure. The extending arm may engage and further support a heel-supporting portion or other structural portion of an article of footwear or other foot-receiving device. Such foot-receiving devices may include: (a) a foot-covering member (such as a footwear upper); (b) a foot-supporting member (such as a footwear sole structure) engaged with the foot-covering member; and (c) a lateral-reinforcing member that includes an extending arm engaged with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Michael Aveni, William J. Cass, Anthony C. Dean, Fred G. Fagergren, Kurt Joseph Stockbridge, Randall Wyszynski
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Patent number: 7546695Abstract: Support elements for footwear or other products include: (a) a base member having first and second major surfaces; and (b) an extending arm having a free end for engaging a portion of a footwear structure. The extending arm may engage and further support a heel-supporting portion or other structural portion of an article of footwear or other foot-receiving device. Such foot-receiving devices may include: (a) a foot-covering member (such as a footwear upper); (b) a foot-supporting member (such as a footwear sole structure) engaged with the foot-covering member; and (c) a lateral-reinforcing member that includes an extending arm engaged with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Michael Aveni, William J. Cass, Anthony C. Dean, Fred G. Fagergren, Kurt Joseph Stockbridge, Randall Wyszynski
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Publication number: 20090090025Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole. The footwear also includes at least one lobe between the upper and the outsole that extends laterally beyond a heel area of the upper and meets the sole at the lobe's edge that is laterally farthest away from the upper so that the lobe is exposed such that when viewed from above, in a direction perpendicular to the sole, the lobe is at least partially visible beyond the sides of the heel. The footwear may include a heel plate that extends laterally beyond the heel area of the upper. Further, the lobe may be a fluid-filled air bladder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2007Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Patrick Cassiday, Randall Wyszynski, Taeyong Lee
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Patent number: 7497033Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, a heel portion, and a pocket positioned beneath the forefoot portion. A first midsole portion is received in the pocket. An outer sole assembly is secured to the upper. The outer sole assembly is visible from an exterior of the article of footwear and the first midsole portion is not visible from an exterior of the article of footwear.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Calvano, Randall Wyszynski, Michael Hui
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Publication number: 20080313824Abstract: A method of forming an article of footwear includes the steps of providing an upper having a forefoot portion a midfoot portion a heel portion and a pocket positioned beneath the forefoot portion; placing the upper on a last; inserting a first midsole portion into the pocket; and securing an outsole assembly to the upper, the outsole assembly comprising a second midsole portion and an outsole secured to a lower surface of the second midsole portion. The second midsole portion and the outsole are visible from an exterior of the article of footwear and the first midsole portion is not visible from an exterior of the article of footwear.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Michael A. Calvano, Randall Wyszynski, Michael Hui
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Publication number: 20080244927Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an inner layer of cushioning material contained with the outer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Randall WYSZYNSKI, Michael A. CALVANO, Gerald Edwin CROWLEY, Paul CARON, Michael HUI
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Patent number: 7401418Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an inner layer of cushioning material contained with the outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Randall Wyszynski, Michael A. Calvano, Gerald Edwin Crowley, Paul Caron, Michael Hui
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Publication number: 20070193068Abstract: A mold assembly for soles of an article of footwear includes a first portion having a recess formed therein and a second portion engageable with the first portion. A removable insert is positioned within the recess of the first portion and has a first aperture and a second aperture. The first aperture defines an exterior surface of a sidewall for a first sole formed by the mold assembly. The second aperture defines an exterior surface of a sidewall for a second sole formed by the mold assembly. The first portion, the first aperture, and the second portion define a first cavity for a first sole to be formed in the mold assembly. The first portion, the second aperture, and the second portion define a second cavity for a second sole to be formed in the mold assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Michael Calvano, Randall Wyszynski, Peera Kongyee, Kiattipong Milindanuja
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Publication number: 20070039203Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, a heel portion, and a pocket positioned beneath the forefoot portion. A first midsole portion is received in the pocket. An outer sole assembly is secured to the upper. The outer sole assembly is visible from an exterior of the article of footwear and the first midsole portion is not visible from an exterior of the article of footwear.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2005Publication date: February 22, 2007Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Michael Calvano, Randall Wyszynski, Michael Hui
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Publication number: 20070039204Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an inner layer of cushioning material contained with the outer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2005Publication date: February 22, 2007Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Randall Wyszynski, Michael Calvano, Gerald Crowley, PAUL CARON, MICHAEL HUI
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Publication number: 20060191162Abstract: Support elements for footwear or other products include: (a) a base member having first and second major surfaces; and (b) an extending arm having a free end for engaging a portion of a footwear structure. The extending arm may engage and further support a heel-supporting portion or other structural portion of an article of footwear or other foot-receiving device. Such foot-receiving devices may include: (a) a foot-covering member (such as a footwear upper); (b) a foot-supporting member (such as a footwear sole structure) engaged with the foot-covering member; and (c) a lateral-reinforcing member that includes an extending arm engaged with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2005Publication date: August 31, 2006Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Michael Aveni, William Cass, Anthony Dean, Fred Fagergren, Kurt Stockbridge, Randall Wyszynski
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Patent number: D522741Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Michael Aveni, William J. Cass, Anthony C. Dean, Fred G. Fagergren, Kurt Joseph Stockbridge, Randall Wyszynski
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Patent number: D528752Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2005Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Michael Aveni, William J. Cass, Anthony C. Dean, Fred G. Fagergren, Kurt Joseph Stockbridge, Randall Wyszynski