Patents by Inventor Benjamin Nethongkome

Benjamin Nethongkome 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).

  • Article of footwear with closure system having a transverse flap with cables
    Patent number: 11324283
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper having a body with a first side and a second side, and a closure system for the upper. The closure system includes a first anchoring cable loop fixed at the first side, a flap, a flap cable loop, and a lace. The flap is fixed to the second side and extends across the body to a free end at the first side. The flap has an aperture extending through the flap. A flap cable loop extends from the free end. The flap cable loop is configured to extend from the free end through the first anchoring cable loop, and from the first anchoring cable loop back to the flap and through the aperture in the flap from an inner side to an outer side of the flap. A lace extends through the looped end of the flap cable at the outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Houng, Benjamin Nethongkome, Adam Wassinger
  • LACE GUIDE FOR ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20220079293
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to lace-receiving structures that may be included in articles of footwear. More specifically, in some embodiments, the articles of footwear disclosed herein include a sole structure, an upper coupled to the sole structure and forming a foot-receiving cavity therebetween, and a lace-receiving structure that extends through the upper into the foot-receiving cavity and is configured to receive an adjustment member. In some embodiments, the upper includes an aperture that is configured to permit the lace-receiving structure to extend through the upper. In some embodiments, the lace-receiving structure may include an anchor portion that extends underneath an interior surface of the upper within the foot-receiving cavity. The anchor portion may be configured to couple the lace-receiving structure to the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Houng, Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D927167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D943898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D943939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D943940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D943941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D946871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D946873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D946874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D946876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D946877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D946878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D950933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D950934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D953001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D954415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D954418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D954420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D958503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Nethongkome