Abstract: An article of footwear may include an upper configured to receive a foot of a wearer and a sole structure fixedly attached to the upper, the sole structure including a ground-contacting outer member and a removable midsole. The footwear may further include a motorized tensioning system including a power source, a control unit, a tensile member, and a motorized tightening device, the motorized tightening device being attached to an outer surface of the upper, and the tightening device being configured to apply tension in the tensile member to adjust the size of an internal void defined by the article of footwear. In addition, the power source and the control unit of the tensioning system may be configured to be removably disposed in the removable midsole.

Abstract: A sole structure includes a first support structure defining a first recess and having a first height extending from a first base to a first platform disposed at an opposite end from the first base, a second support structure defining a second recess and having a second height extending from a second base to a second platform disposed at an opposite end from the second base, a first node including a compressible material disposed within the first recess of the first support structure and having a top side spaced apart from the first platform by a first distance, and a second node including the compressible material disposed within the second recess of the second support structure and having a top side spaced apart from the second platform by a second distance that is different than the first distance.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole including at least one cushioning pod extending from the midsole to a distal end, and at least one support frame unit disposed on the at least one cushioning pod and having (i) one or more resilient struts surrounding the cushioning pod and (ii) a support frame platform connected to the one or more resilient struts adjacent to the distal end of the cushioning pod.

Abstract: A sole structure includes a support frame including (i) a first plurality of alternating support structures defining a first upper support structure and a first lower support structure adjacent to the first upper support structure and (ii) a second plurality of alternating support structures defining a second upper support structure disposed adjacent to the first lower support structure and a second lower support structure disposed adjacent to each of the first upper support structure and the second upper support structure, each of the support structures including one or more struts configured to flex when a compressive force is applied to the support frame.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first conical traction element disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure. The sole structure also includes a first elongate traction element, a second elongate traction element, and a third elongate traction element arranged in a radial pattern around the first conical traction element within the forefoot region.

Abstract: A sole structure includes a first support structure defining a first recess and having a first height extending from a first base to a first platform disposed at an opposite end from the first base, a second support structure defining a second recess and having a second height extending from a second base to a second platform disposed at an opposite end from the second base, a first node including a compressible material disposed within the first recess of the first support structure and having a top side spaced apart from the first platform by a first distance, and a second node including the compressible material disposed within the second recess of the second support structure and having a top side spaced apart from the second platform by a second distance that is different than the first distance.

Abstract: A sole structure includes a support frame including (i) a first plurality of alternating support structures defining a first upper support structure and a first lower support structure adjacent to the first upper support structure and (ii) a second plurality of alternating support structures defining a second upper support structure disposed adjacent to the first lower support structure and a second lower support structure disposed adjacent to each of the first upper support structure and the second upper support structure, each of the support structures including one or more struts configured to flex when a compressive force is applied to the support frame.

Abstract: Presented are intelligent electronic footwear and apparel with controller-automated features, methods for making/operating such footwear and apparel, and control systems for executing automated features of such footwear and apparel. A method for operating an intelligent electronic shoe (IES) includes receiving, e.g., via a controller through a wireless communications device from a GPS satellite service, location data of a user. The controller also receives, e.g., from a backend server-class computer or other remote computing node, location data for a target object or site, such as a virtual shoe hidden at a virtual spot. The controller retrieves or predicts path plan data including a derived route for traversing from the user's location to the target's location within a geographic area. The controller then transmits command signals to a navigation alert system mounted to the IES's shoe structure to output visual, audio, and/or tactile cues that guide the user along the derived route.

Abstract: An article of footwear with: an upper; and a sole structure coupled to the upper, the sole structure comprising: a sleeve extending from a first end to a second end, the sleeve including: a first plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first plate extending from the first end to the second end; a second plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface of the second plate, the second plate extending from the first end toward the second end; a first cushioning element disposed on the medial side of the article footwear, wherein the first cushioning element is disposed between the first plate and the second plate; a second cushioning element coupled to the first plate; and a third cushioning element disposed between the first plate and the second plate.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein include receiving, by a processor, one or more data files from an ultrasound shear wave elastography apparatus configured to capture viscoelastic tissue properties in an area of a subject using ultrasound shear wave electrography, processing the one or more data files to compute viscoelastic tissue parameters related to the area of the subject, compiling the viscoelastic tissue parameters and one or more associated data file identifiers to generate a processed data file, wherein the one or more associated data file identifiers includes at least one of: user characteristics, exercise characteristics, a footwear type, or an apparel type, and generating a recommendation report, wherein the recommendation report includes a footwear recommendation selected based on one or more trends from the viscoelastic tissue parameters.

Abstract: An article of footwear having a heel region with a posterior end of the article of footwear, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region with an anterior end of the article of footwear; a lateral side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side; an upper; a sole structure, the sole structure coupled to the upper, and wherein the sole structure has; a cushioning element disposed in the heel region, the cushioning element having a first tube and a second tube, wherein each of the first tube and the second tube extend from the lateral side of the article of footwear to the medial side of the article of footwear, wherein the first tube includes a contained fluid volume at a first pressure, and the second tube includes a contained fluid volume at a second pressure, wherein the first pressure and the second pressure are equal to one another.

Abstract: A collar for a barbell, the collar having a first collar portion having a body extending along a curve, wherein the body includes: an outer radial surface; an inner radial surface; a channel extending between the outer radial surface and the inner radial surface; a blockage disposed within the channel, wherein the blockage comprises an elastomeric material; and a first pad extending radially inward from the inner radial surface of the first collar portion, wherein first pad includes the same elastomeric material of the blockage, and wherein the first pad is integral with the blockage disposed within the channel.