Patents Assigned to Nike USA, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20100325918
    Abstract: An article of footwear with a sole and a collapsible upper attached to sole. The collapsible upper includes a first portion and a second portion which is below the first portion and extends from the sole to the first portion. Further, the collapsible upper also includes a seam which is positioned above the sole and is not in contact the sole. The seam joins substantially the entire perimeter of the first portion with substantially the perimeter of the second portion. Additionally, when the upper is in a collapsed state, the seam becomes the widest points of the article of footwear and defines the perimeter of the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: NIKE USA, Inc
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6832962
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-type golf club head having a bridge member across a cavity on its rear surface, which member influences the trajectory of a golf ball struck by the club head. By altering the bridge member orientation across the cavity on the rear surface, the club head can be made to propel a ball in various directions. Thus, the trajectory of golf balls struck by the club head can be high, low, rightward, leftward, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Nike USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Michael G. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20040018890
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-type golf club head having a bridge member across a cavity on its rear surface, which member influences the trajectory of a golf ball struck by the club head. By altering the bridge member orientation across the cavity on the rear surface, the club head can be made to propel a ball in various directions. Thus, the trajectory of golf balls struck by the club head can be high, low, rightward, leftward, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: NIKE USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Michael G. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6595870
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-type golf club head having a bridge member across a cavity on its rear surface, which member influences the trajectory of a golf ball struck by the club head. By altering the bridge member orientation across the cavity on the rear surface, the club head can be made to propel a ball in various directions. Thus, the trajectory of golf balls struck by the club head can be high, low, rightward, leftward, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Nike USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Michael G. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20020173376
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-type golf club head having a bridge member across a cavity on its rear surface, which member influences the trajectory of a golf ball struck by the club head. By altering the bridge member orientation across the cavity on the rear surface, the club head can be made to propel a ball in various directions. Thus, the trajectory of golf balls struck by the club head can be high, low, rightward, leftward, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: NIKE USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Michael G. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6450897
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-type golf club head having a bridge member across a cavity on its rear surface, which member influences the trajectory of a golf ball struck by the club head. By altering the bridge member orientation across the cavity on the rear surface, the club head can be made to propel a ball in various directions. Thus, the trajectory of golf balls struck by the club head can be high, low, rightward, leftward, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Nike USA Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Michael G. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20010044345
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-type golf club head having a bridge member across a cavity on its rear surface, which member influences the trajectory of a golf ball struck by the club head. By altering the bridge member orientation across the cavity on the rear surface, the club head can be made to propel a ball in various directions. Thus, the trajectory of golf balls struck by the club head can be high, low, rightward, leftward, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: NIKE USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Michael G. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6280348
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-type golf club head having a bridge member across a cavity on its rear surface, which member influences the trajectory of a golf ball struck by the club head. By altering the bridge member orientation across the cavity on the rear surface, the club head can be made to propel a ball in various directions. Thus, the trajectory of golf balls struck by the club head can be high, low, rightward, leftward, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Nike USA, Inc.
    Inventor: John T. Stites