Patents by Inventor Stuart Pollock

Stuart Pollock 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: 11805844
    Abstract: An article of footwear has a sole structure including a heel cushioning unit. The heel cushioning unit has a top portion, a bottom portion, a body portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion, medial support fins in a medial side recess at a medial side of the heel cushioning unit and lateral support fins in a lateral side recess at a lateral side of the heel cushioning unit. Both the medial support fins and the lateral support fins extend transversely outward from the body portion and extend from the top portion to the bottom portion. The heel cushioning unit defines a through hole extending from the medial side to the lateral side and disposed rearward of the medial support fins and the lateral support fins. The article of footwear has an outsole with arch portions defining stepped ridges extending lengthwise in a fore-aft direction of the sole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Holmes, Justin D. Humphreys, Kuang-Nan Liao, Stuart Pollock, Marlon Rainville, Jay T. Worobets
  • Publication number: 20210368919
    Abstract: An article of footwear has a sole structure including a heel cushioning unit. The heel cushioning unit has a top portion, a bottom portion, a body portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion, medial support fins in a medial side recess at a medial side of the heel cushioning unit and lateral support fins in a lateral side recess at a lateral side of the heel cushioning unit. Both the medial support fins and the lateral support fins extend transversely outward from the body portion and extend from the top portion to the bottom portion. The heel cushioning unit defines a through hole extending from the medial side to the lateral side and disposed rearward of the medial support fins and the lateral support fins. The article of footwear has an outsole with arch portions defining stepped ridges extending lengthwise in a fore-aft direction of the sole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Holmes, Justin D. Humphreys, Liao Kuang-Nan, Stuart Pollock, Marlon Rainville, Jay T. Worobets
  • Patent number: 8542808
    Abstract: A method and computing device for encoding an image according to a preset encoding parameter for the image. The encoding producing an encoded image having a file size. If it is determined that the file size exceeds a maximum file size and the encoding parameter does not meet a threshold, the encoding parameter is modified. The encoding, determining and modifying are repeated until the file size does not exceed a maximum file size or the encoding parameter meets the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Piotr Tysowski, Earl Wikkerink, Stuart Pollock
  • Publication number: 20110206278
    Abstract: A method and computing device for encoding an image according to a preset encoding parameter for the image. The encoding producing an encoded image having a file size. If it is determined that the file size exceeds a maximum file size and the encoding parameter does not meet a threshold, the encoding parameter is modified. The encoding, determining and modifying are repeated until the file size does not exceed a maximum file size or the encoding parameter meets the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Piotr Tysowski, Earl Wikkerink, Stuart Pollock
  • Patent number: 7949113
    Abstract: A method of associating an image with a contact record on a mobile device. The contact record is displayed in a user interface and the user selects an image file for association with the contact record. The selected image is rendered and overlaid with a cropping shape. The image is cropped in accordance with a position of the cropping shape to produce a sub-image, which is then encoding in accordance with a predefined image format to produce a sub-image file, and stored in association with the contact record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Piotr Tysowski, Earl Wikkerink, Stuart Pollock
  • Publication number: 20080014906
    Abstract: A method of associating an image with a contact record on a mobile device. The contact record is displayed in a user interface and the user selects an image file for association with the contact record. The selected image is rendered and overlaid with a cropping shape. The image is cropped in accordance with a position of the cropping shape to produce a sub-image, which is then encoding in accordance with a predefined image format to produce a sub-image file, and stored in association with the contact record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Piotr Tysowski, Earl Wikkerink, Stuart Pollock