Patents by Inventor Sharon Chang

Sharon Chang 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: 11975513
    Abstract: Airsoles or bladders for articles of footwear comprising multi-layered films are provided herein. In one aspect, the airsoles or bladders comprise a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein a first side of the first sheet faces a second side of the second sheet, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are bonded together to form an internal cavity in a space between the first side of the first sheet and the second side of the second sheet, forming a bladder capable of retaining a gas in the internal cavity at a pressure above atmospheric pressure, at atmospheric pressure, or below atmospheric pressure; and wherein each of the first sheet and the second sheet comprise a multi-layered film comprising: a core region comprising at least 20 gas barrier layers and a plurality of elastomeric layers, wherein the gas-barrier layers alternate with the elastomeric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Diya Bandyopadhyay, Narayanan Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj, Yihua Chang, Christopher J. Dimitriou, Nancy D. Eisenmenger, Sharon Oba, Richard L. Watkins
  • Patent number: 11938703
    Abstract: Airsoles or bladders for articles of footwear comprising multi-layered films are provided herein. In one aspect, the airsoles or bladders comprise a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein a first side of the first sheet faces a second side of the second sheet, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are bonded together to form an internal cavity in a space between the first side of the first sheet and the second side of the second sheet, forming a bladder capable of retaining a gas in the internal cavity at a pressure above atmospheric pressure, at atmospheric pressure, or below atmospheric pressure; and wherein each of the first sheet and the second sheet comprise a multi-layered film comprising: a core region comprising at least 20 gas barrier layers and a plurality of elastomeric layers, wherein the gas-barrier layers alternate with the elastomeric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Diya Bandyopadhyay, Narayanan Ashwin Kumar Bharadwaj, Yihua Chang, Christopher J. Dimitriou, Nancy D. Eisenmenger, Sharon Oba, Richard L. Watkins
  • Patent number: 7444519
    Abstract: An authentication process in a network environment provides a remote user with secured access to an enterprise network based on recognition of a third-party security token. The method includes authenticating the user against a plurality of third-party security tokens, wherein the third-party security tokens originate from a range of different partner home sites. The remote user, prior to obtaining secured access to the enterprise network, is not known to the enterprise network, and does not need to be associated with any security tokens previously originating from the enterprise network. The enterprise network is provided with the ability to rely upon third-party security tokens to authenticate the remote user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Laferriere, Sharon Chang, Ravi Kumar Gudipati, Prateek Mishra
  • Publication number: 20050188212
    Abstract: An authentication process in a network environment provides a remote user with secured access to an enterprise network based on recognition of a third-party security token. The method includes authenticating the user against a plurality of third-party security tokens, wherein the third-party security tokens originate from a range of different partner home sites. The remote user, prior to obtaining secured access to the enterprise network, is not known to the enterprise network, and does not need to be associated with any security tokens previously originating from the enterprise network. The enterprise network is provided with the ability to rely upon third-party security tokens to authenticate the remote user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: NETEGRITY, INC.
    Inventors: Leo Laferriere, Sharon Chang, Ravi Gudipati, Prateek Mishra
  • Publication number: 20050161178
    Abstract: Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll firmness characteristics and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from a single ply tissue web formed according to various processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Hermans, Clayton Troxell, Tammy Baum, Sharon Chang, James Baggot
  • Publication number: 20050161179
    Abstract: Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll firmness characteristics and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from a single ply tissue web formed according to various processes. Once formed, the tissue web is subjected to a shear-calendering device that increases the fuzz-on-edge properties of the web and preserves the bulk of the web when wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Hermans, Clayton Troxell, Tammy Baum, Sharon Chang, James Baggot