Patents Assigned to Nike, Inc.
  • Textile substrate with visual components
    Patent number: 11945247
    Abstract: Aspects are directed to a textile substrate with two or more ink layers and methods for printing a textile substrate. The two or more ink layers may include one or more visual components that form graphics or images that are visible to an observer when viewing the textile substrate from different angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Mon
  • Nonwoven textile for footwear with entangled folded edge
    Patent number: 11944156
    Abstract: An article and method includes a nonwoven textile forming at least part of an upper of an article of footwear and binding fibers entangled with fibers of the folded portion and the major portion, the edge being secured, at least in part, to the major surface. The nonwoven textile is comprised of fibers and has a major portion and a folded portion, the folded portion including an edge of the nonwoven textile folded over to bring the edge in contact, at least in part, with a major surface of the major portion to form a folded edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhupesh Dua, Pamela S. Greene
  • Apparel with ultrasonic position sensing and haptic feedback for activities
    Patent number: 11944428
    Abstract: An article of apparel, a system, and methods include a fabric configured to conform to a body of a wearer. A plurality of ultrasonic positioning sensors are secured with respect to the fabric at a first set of predetermined locations, each of the ultrasonic positioning sensors configured to emit a sound wave configured to be detected by other ones of the plurality of ultrasonic positioning sensors and output an electronic signal indicative of having emitted or detected a sound wave. A plurality of feedback devices secured with respect to the fabric at a second set of predetermined locations, each of the feedback devices configured to output a feedback signal configured to be detectable by the wearer of the article of apparel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventor: Ernest Kim
  • Method of forming apparel having sensor system
    Patent number: 11946818
    Abstract: A method of forming an article of apparel having a sensor system includes extruding one or more polymeric materials onto the article of apparel to form one or a plurality of sensors. The polymeric material(s) may have a conductive particulate material dispersed therein. Conductive leads connecting the sensors to a port may also be formed of a polymeric material having a conductive particulate material dispersed therein. The conductive material may be dispersed in the sensor(s) at a first dispersion density and in the leads at a second dispersion density. Each of the sensors is configured to increase in resistance when deformed under pressure, which is detected by a module connected to the port. The second dispersion density is such that each of the leads has sufficient conductivity that the leads are configured to conduct an electronic signal between each sensor and the port in any state of deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tina M. Casillas, James Meschter, Richard L. Watkins
  • Sole structures including polyolefin plates and articles of footwear formed therefrom
    Patent number: 11944152
    Abstract: Sole structures including a plate including a first polyolefin resin, and an edge portion comprising a second resin are disclosed herein. The edge portion is more flexible or less rigid than the plate. Articles of footwear formed from the sole structures are also provided. Methods of making the polyolefin resin compositions, plates, edge portions, sole structures, and articles of footwear are also provided. In some aspects, the first polyolefin resin composition includes an effective amount of a polymeric resin modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Isaac Farr, Devon Frazier, Jeremy D. Walker, Zachary C. Wright
  • Sole structure for article of footwear
    Patent number: 11937663
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first plate having a first surface. The first plate includes a forefoot region at an anterior end, a heel region at a posterior end, and a mid-foot region. The sole structure further includes a second plate having a second surface opposing the first surface of the first plate. The second plate has a first end attached to the forefoot region of the first plate and a second end that is spaced apart from the first surface of the first plate. A cushion is disposed between the first plate and the second plate and has a first side attached to the first surface of the first plate and a second side attached to the second surface of second plate. The cushion extends continuously from a medial side of the sole structure to a lateral side of the sole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy L. Connell, Karen S. Dimoff, Stefan E. Guest, Charlie Keller, Troy C. Lindner, Geng Luo, Tetsuya T. Minami, Jonathan Rasca, Adam Thuss
  • Sole structure of an article of footwear and related methods
    Patent number: 11937664
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear is provided. The sole structure includes a first midsole portion, a second midsole portion, and a sheet. The first midsole portion includes a first sidewall. The second midsole portion includes a second sidewall. The sheet is disposed between the first midsole portion and the second midsole portion and extends from the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The sheet extends at least partially over the second sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoon Jeong Choi, Tory M. Cross, Christian Alexander Steinbeck, James Zormeir
  • Gradient printing a three-dimensional structural component
    Patent number: 11938672
    Abstract: Methods are described for creating a correspondence between percentages of a spot color and print material thicknesses. For example, a method can include printing a set of printed regions on a substrate, wherein each printed region is printed according to a different percentage of a selected spot color. The method can further comprise measuring the thickness of each printed region. The method can further comprise comparing the thickness of each printed region with a target thickness for the printed region. The target thickness for the printed region can be determined according to the percentage of the selected spot color used for printing the printed region. The method can further comprise, for each target thickness, determining an adjusted spot color percentage required to print a layer of structural print material having the target thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd W. Miller
  • Training scripts
    Patent number: 11942204
    Abstract: A training script device is described that conveniently allows a user to create a training script defining one or more steps of a workout routine, where each step may include an activity, a duration for performing that activity, and an intensity at which the activity is to be performed. Further, one or more steps of the training script can be self-starting in response to performance data detected by sensors of training script device executing the training script. This conveniently frees the athlete from having to continuously monitor the status of his or her workout activities. Still further, the training script device conveniently allows a user to transfer training scripts to other training script devices, so that athletes can share successful training scripts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Clark, Theodore H. Helprin, Albert Shum
  • Multi-layered films for use in airbags and footwear
    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
  • Knit textiles and uppers, and processes for making the same
    Patent number: 11939709
    Abstract: Articles of wear having one or more textiles that include a low processing temperature polymeric composition and a high processing temperature polymeric composition, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The low processing temperature polymeric composition and the high processing temperature polymeric composition can be selectively incorporated into a textile to provide one or more structural properties and/or other advantageous properties to the article. The textile can be thermoformed to impart such structural and/or other advantageous properties to the article of wear. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Giovanni Adami, Sam Amis, Sergio Cavaliere, Jessica Green, Stephen Hipp, John Hurd, James Molyneux, Thomas J. Rushbrook, Timothy J. Smith, Christianna Wincek
  • BLADDER AND SOLE STRUCTURE FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20240090618
    Abstract: A bladder for an article of footwear includes a support chamber and an expansion chamber. The support chamber has a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall and defining a peripheral profile of the support chamber. The expansion chamber extends from the peripheral wall at a first end of the bladder. In some examples, the peripheral wall defines a first end of the support chamber having one or more lobes extending from the top wall to the bottom wall. The one or more lobes may include a first lobe disposed adjacent to a first side of the support chamber and a second lobe disposed adjacent to a second side of the support chamber. The expansion chamber may be disposed between the first lobe and the second lobe at the first end of the support chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Tee L. Wan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1017994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Shawn G. Carboy
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1019087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Joël Ryp Greenspan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1019088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Joël Ryp Greenspan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1019089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Joël Ryp Greenspan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1019091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy L. Connell, Lauren Sebastian
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1019111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Nick Walker
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1019112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Jovan Popovic
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1019115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Stefan B. Cristobal