Patents Assigned to Nike, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10944282
    Abstract: A carry case can house multiple removable electronic devices and facilitate wireless power or data communication among the devices. The case can include a primary coil for inductively receiving energy from a source device, and a secondary coil for inductively providing energy to a target device. The case can include a control circuit or a storage circuit coupled with the primary coil or the secondary coil. The control circuit can coordinate an inductive energy transfer among the source device, the target device, and the storage circuit using the primary or secondary coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikram Malhotra, Holli Pheil, Summer L. Schneider
  • Patent number: 10940382
    Abstract: Electronic tracking systems are disclosed for assisting users with locating objects in a sporting environment. One such system includes a ball tracking component that tracks a game ball while moving in the sporting environment, and a heads up display that is worn by the user. This heads up display has an electronic display screen with a transparent display area that dynamically displays images within the user's field of view. A processor, which communicates with the ball tracking component and heads up display, is programmed to detect movement of the game ball, and responsively determine launch characteristics and/or flight characteristics of the moving game ball. The heads up display displays the launch/flight characteristics contemporaneous with an object indication adjacent to or superimposed over the moving game ball as the game ball is visible through the transparent display area of the display screen within the user's field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas A. Leech
  • Patent number: 10939727
    Abstract: An article includes a cushioning assembly which has a first bladder element forming a first fluid chamber, and a second bladder element within the first bladder element and forming a second fluid chamber sealed from and within the first fluid chamber. The first bladder element includes an inner surface having a first feature. The second bladder element includes an outer surface having a second feature. The first feature interfits with the second feature such that a first area of the inner surface of the first bladder element is aligned with a first area of the outer surface of the second bladder element at a bonded interface. The second bladder element is exposed to the first fluid chamber away from the bonded interface. A method of manufacturing the article includes interfitting the first feature with the second feature and bonding at the bonded interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Zachary M. Elder, Benjamin J. Monfils
  • Publication number: 20210059354
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and an outsole extending from the medial side portion to the lateral side portion and configured to contact a ground surface. The outsole may include a first portion having a first traction surface configured for engaging the ground surface, the first traction surface disposed on the medial side portion and including one or more first traction elements. The outsole may further include a second portion having a second traction surface configured for engaging the ground surface, the second portion disposed on the medial side portion and extending in a superior direction from the first portion, the second traction surface including one or more second traction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Houng, Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Publication number: 20210059353
    Abstract: A cushioning article includes a bladder enclosing an interior cavity and retaining a gas in the interior cavity. A tensile component is disposed in the interior cavity and includes tensile layers and a plurality of tethers connecting the tensile layers. The tensile layers are connected to an inner surface of the bladder such that the tethers span across the interior cavity. The bladder has an inwardly-protruding bond that joins an inner surface of the bladder to the tensile component, protrudes inward into the interior cavity, and partially traverses the plurality of tethers such that the bladder is narrowed at the inwardly protruding bond and the gas in the interior cavity fluidly communicates across the inwardly-protruding bond. A method of manufacturing a cushioning article is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Arick Auyang, Page J. Bailey, Jeremy L. Connell, Derek Houng, Jason R. Meeker
  • Patent number: 10932523
    Abstract: A polymeric housing may have a channel defined therein. A first conductive trace may at least partially coincide with the channel. A first wire may have a first conductor surrounded by a first insulating jacket. The first conductor may be in electrical communication with the first conductive trace. A jacket bonding region of the first jacket may be welded to a housing bonding region of the housing. The jacket bonding region and the housing bonding region may be formed from a common type of polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven H. Walker, Chin-yuan Cheng
  • Patent number: D911681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyle D. Schenone
  • Patent number: D911686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan Petrenka, Lee Gibson, Joël Ryp Greenspan
  • Patent number: D911690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Belhacene
  • Patent number: D911693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Darryl Matthews
  • Patent number: D911694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Darryl Matthews
  • Patent number: D911700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Fiona L. Lesecq
  • Patent number: D912378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Elodie Richez, Kristina Gerig
  • Patent number: D912380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kristina Gerig
  • Patent number: D912381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Tony Hardman
  • Patent number: D912382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Tony Hardman
  • Patent number: D912385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Belhacene
  • Patent number: D912386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Noah Murphy-Reinhertz, Haley L. Toelle, James Zormeir
  • Patent number: D912387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: David Ngene
  • Patent number: D912388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Tony Hardman