Patents Assigned to UNDER ARMOUR
  • Patent number: 11490692
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole, an upper, and a reconfigurable fastening system. The upper is coupled to the sole and includes medial and lateral quarters. Disposed on the medial and lateral quarters are a plurality of eyelets. Each of the eyelets includes a pair of openings disposed in the upper. The plurality of eyelets further includes at least one elongate member threaded through the pair of openings of each eyelet. The elongate member includes a series of first, or unexposed, portions that are disposed on an inner surface of the upper, and a series of second, or exposed, portions that are disposed on the outer surface of the upper. As fastener or lacing may be selectively threaded through an eyelet of the plurality of eyelets, where the fastener may be threaded between the second portion of the elongate member and the outer surface of the upper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventor: Reginald Wilson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11464266
    Abstract: A garment includes a waistband having a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a concealed surface and an exposed surface. The exposed surface of the first layer configured to be in contact with a skin of a wearer. The second layer includes a concealed surface and an outer portion. The second layer secured to the first layer at an upper and a lower end to form the waistband. The garment further includes a first layer of polymer disposed on the concealed surface of the first layer and a second layer of polymer material disposed on the concealed surface of the second layer such that the first layer releasably engages the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Paridee Kositchiranant, Jessica Burkhardt
  • Patent number: 11464262
    Abstract: A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be position along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion comprises a fabric layer and a discontinuous polymer layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and second side opposite the first side. The polymer layer is deposited on the second side of the fabric layer. The polymer layer forms covered fabric areas where the polymer is applied to the fabric layer and noncovered fabric areas where the polymer is not applied to the fabric layer. The noncovered fabric areas provide openings in the discontinuous polymer layer, thereby exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is greater than the noncovered fabric areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Merida Miller, Jason Berns
  • Patent number: 11457693
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a midsole, an upper disposed above the midsole, and an outsole disposed below the midsole. The midsole includes a lattice structure having an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side is a user-facing side and the lower side is a ground-facing side. A first platform is integrally formed into the upper side of the lattice structure. A second platform is integrally formed into the lower side of the lattice structure. The lattice structure extends from the first platform to the second platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Guyan
  • Patent number: 11452340
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an article of footwear including an upper is described. The upper includes a braid body and at least one component. The braid body includes at least one braided layer. A reinforcement element is attached to the braid body along a connection area using a connecting stitch. The component is attached to the braid body at the connection area using a zigzag stitch including a thread that passes through the component at a first location and passes through the reinforcement element and the braid body at a second location. The second location extends beyond the connecting stitch attaching the reinforcement element to the braid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Santos, Carman Zhu, James Huang
  • Publication number: 20220292574
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are given for providing enhanced product recommendations. In one embodiment, products are recommended to a consumer based on information manually entered by the consumer and/or derived from data relating to the consumer obtained from a health-monitoring platform. The recommended products are provided from a recommendation engine to a human operator or curator at an item selection entity, the curator selects a predetermined number of the recommended products for delivery to the consumer. Such delivery is established by the consumer to occur periodically (such as monthly) as part of a subscription service. Product recommendations are adjusted over time to relate to customer activity and interest data accumulated from the health-monitoring platform. In one embodiment, a recommendation engine is configured to specifically tailor its recommendation algorithms based on feedback information received from the curator and/or the consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Madeline Taylor Rose, Patrick Howell, Joohyun Kim, Murtaza Ali, Sid Jatia, Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 11439206
    Abstract: A method of making an article of footwear with a braided upper is disclosed. The method includes overbraiding a last to form a braided upper and cutting a bottom opening in the braided upper to remove the last. The bottom opening is cut so as to leave a bottom peripheral portion on the bottom side of the braided upper. A midsole is attached directly to the bottom peripheral portion using a bonding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig Santos
  • Patent number: 11425963
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole connected to the upper, and an outsole connected to the midsole. The midsole includes a lattice structure comprising a network of laths forming a plurality of cell units, the plurality of cell units arranged in a plurality of layers on the midsole. The cell units in an upper layer are stacked upon the cell units in a lower layer and separated by a set of vertices common to cell units in both the upper layer and the lower layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Guyan, Jason Berns, Kevin Fallon
  • Patent number: 11413500
    Abstract: A fitness tracking system for generating movement variables corresponding to movement of a user includes a monitoring device, a personal electronic device, and a remote processing server. The monitoring device is configured to be worn or carried by the user and includes a movement sensor configured to collect movement data. The personal electronic device is operably connected to the monitoring device. At least one of the personal electronic device and the monitoring device is configured to calculate feature data by applying a set of rules to the movement data, to calculate raw speed data corresponding to a speed of the user from the subset of the movement data, and to calculate raw distance data corresponding to a distance moved by the user from the subset of the movement data. The remote processing server includes a machine learning model for processing at least the feature data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Grant Kovach, Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 11388943
    Abstract: A garment includes a first panel provided on a limb portion with a first lacing guide coupled to the first panel. The first panel is an elastic fabric panel. The garment further includes a second panel provided on the limb portion with a second lacing guide coupled to the second panel. A cord extends between the first lacing guide and the second lacing guide. A cord adjustment mechanism is coupled to the cord. The cord adjustment mechanism is configured to reduce an effective length of the cord extending between the first lacing guide and the second lacing guide such that the first panel is stretched and the first panel is drawn toward the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Berns, Mari Lucero
  • Patent number: 11393007
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are given for providing enhanced product recommendations. In one embodiment, products are recommended to a consumer based on information manually entered by the consumer and/or derived from data relating to the consumer obtained from a health-monitoring platform. The recommended products are provided from a recommendation engine to a human operator or curator at an item selection entity, the curator selects a predetermined number of the recommended products for delivery to the consumer. Such delivery is established by the consumer to occur periodically (such as monthly) as part of a subscription service. Product recommendations are adjusted over time to relate to customer activity and interest data accumulated from the health-monitoring platform. In one embodiment, a recommendation engine is configured to specifically tailor its recommendation algorithms based on feedback information received from the curator and/or the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Madeline Taylor Rose, Patrick Howell, Joohyun Kim, Murtaza Ali, Sid Jatia, Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 11388944
    Abstract: A chin strap includes a protective shell including a curved and convex contour extending between lengthwise ends of the shell, the shell further including a first curved edge extending between the lengthwise ends of the shell and a second curved edge extending between the lengthwise ends of the shell. A cross-section along a lengthwise central axis of the chin strap defines a first shell portion including the first curved edge and a second shell portion including the second curved edge. The first shell portion of the cross-section defines a first surface area between the lengthwise central axis and the first curved edge, and the second shell portion of the cross-section defines a second surface area between the lengthwise central axis and the second curved edge, where the first surface area is less than the second surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Connelly, Jedd A. Komlos
  • Patent number: 11369164
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly. The sole assembly includes a unitary, open-celled structure. Specifically, the sole assembly includes a lattice structure having an interconnected network of struts and nodes that cooperate to define voids. The struts and nodes are configured to generate predetermined support and flexure properties within the network. The lattice may be configured as a conformal lattice, being contoured to receive accessories or complementary support structures. The sole assembly may further include an insert formed of compression material (e.g., foam). In operation, the lattice and foam insert cooperate to provide stability and cushioning to the article of footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Guyan
  • Patent number: 11358026
    Abstract: A method for providing activity data to a user for a workout session includes receipt of first activity data from a first activity sensor and receipt of second activity data from a second activity sensor during the workout session. A first parameter is generated for a workout attribute based on the first activity data received during a first time interval of the workout session, and a second parameter is generated for the workout attribute based on the second activity data received during a second time interval of the workout session. An aggregate parameter for the workout attribute is generated based on both the first parameter and the second parameter. The first activity data and the second activity data generated during the workout session are transmitted to a remote server where a third parameter for the workout attribute is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Atherton Brant Winterbottom, William Quast, Corey Roberts, Conrad Stoll, Joshua Dale, Skyler Whittlesey, Allan Glen, Christopher Peters
  • Patent number: 11359333
    Abstract: Hot melt sequins and methods of applying these sequins are disclosed. The sequins may be stitched to a layer of an article in a pattern to form a relatively rigid structure. The sequins may be made of a hotmelt material and melted to form a continuous structure. The sequins may be located along a lacing region and used as eyelets to secure laces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventor: Tom Luedecke
  • Patent number: D954744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro Feitosa, Travis Rimel, Daniel Townson, William Kluss, Mayank Arora
  • Patent number: D958186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Kleinpaste, Lauren McKenna
  • Patent number: D958187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren McKenna, Michael Kleinpaste
  • Patent number: D959808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Luedecke, David McManus
  • Patent number: D968880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon Stroud