Patents by Inventor Ashleigh S. Line

Ashleigh S. Line has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240068137
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may include a first area located on at least one of a lateral and a medial side of the upper and a second area located adjacent to the first area. The first area may include first knit courses, at least a majority of which are at least partially formed by a first yarn, and the second area may include a plurality of second knit courses, at least a majority of which are formed by a second yarn. In some aspects, the second area includes one or more knit anchors. In some aspects, a third yarn extends from a biteline to an edge between the first area and the second area. In some aspects, a third yarn is included in the first area and has one or more of an interloped portion and a floating portion in the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Line, Nicolino Matteo, Juan L. Aceves Tinajero
  • Patent number: 11846048
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may include a first area located on at least one of a lateral and a medial side of the upper and a second area located adjacent to the first area. In some aspects, the first area extends between the second area and a biteline. The first area may include a first knit courses, at least a majority which are at least partially formed by a first yarn, and the second area may include a plurality of second knit courses, at least a majority of the second knit courses are formed by a second yarn. A third yarn may form at least one loop in a course within the first knit courses and may extend inside a pocket between the first and second layers in the second area. In some aspects, a third yarn may have interlooped portions and exposed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Line, Nicolino Matteo, Juan L. Aceves Tinajero
  • Publication number: 20230151516
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may include a first area located on at least one of a lateral and a medial side of the upper and a second area located adjacent to the first area. In some aspects, the first area extends between the second area and a biteline. The first area may include a first knit courses, at least a majority which are at least partially formed by a first yarn, and the second area may include a plurality of second knit courses, at least a majority of the second knit courses are formed by a second yarn. A third yarn may form at least one loop in a course within the first knit courses and may extend inside a pocket between the first and second layers in the second area. In some aspects, a third yarn may have interlooped portions and exposed portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Line, Nicolino Matteo, Juan L. Aceves Tinajero
  • Patent number: 11572642
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may include a first area and a second area. The first area may be located on at least one of a lateral and a medial side of the upper, where the first area includes a plurality of first knit courses, and at least a majority of the first knit courses are at least partially formed by a first yarn. The second area may be located adjacent to the first area, where the second area extends through at least one of a lateral side and a medial side of a throat area of the upper. The second area may include a plurality of second knit courses and at least a majority of the second knit courses are formed by a second yarn. The second yarn may have a tenacity of at least 5 g/D. The first yarn may have a tenacity of less than 5 g/D, in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Line, Nicolino Matteo, Juan L. Aceves Tinajero
  • Publication number: 20210219661
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may include a first area and a second area. The first area may be located on at least one of a lateral and a medial side of the upper, where the first area includes a plurality of first knit courses, and at least a majority of the first knit courses are at least partially formed by a first yarn. The second area may be located adjacent to the first area, where the second area extends through at least one of a lateral side and a medial side of a throat area of the upper. The second area may include a plurality of second knit courses and at least a majority of the second knit courses are formed by a second yarn. The second yarn may have a tenacity of at least 5 g/D. The first yarn may have a tenacity of less than 5 g/D, in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Line, Nicolino Matteo, Juan L. Aceves Tinajero
  • Publication number: 20200131677
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a knitted component having a first yarn and a second yarn, where the first yarn comprises a thermoplastic material having a melting temperature. The knitted component includes window regions substantially or exclusively formed of the first yarn, such that melting the first yarn in these window regions form at least a semi-transparent window allowing a viewer to see through the knitted component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan L. Aceves Tinajero, Nicolino Matteo, Ashleigh S. Line