Patents by Inventor Cailee M. Caldwell
Cailee M. Caldwell 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).
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Patent number: 11910882Abstract: A track and field shoe can include an upper, a sole structure, and a toe plate. The upper includes a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion. The sole structure is attached to the upper and includes a spike plate. The spike plate has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, and a plurality of spikes. The spikes are configured for penetrating a track surface. The toe plate is attached to an anterior portion of the toe box portion of the upper. One or more portions of the toe plate are exposed from an exterior surface of the upper. The spikes are spaced apart from the toe plate such that the spikes disengage the track surface when the toe plate contacts the track surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Ingrid Hagen-Keith, Austin J. Orand
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Patent number: 11877619Abstract: A sole structure for a footwear article includes a system of support structures. Each support structure includes a tubular body with an inwardly curving wall, which compresses under load to attenuate a force or impact and returns to a resting state when the load is removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Petre Gheorghian, Ryan R. Larson, Troy C. Lindner, Thea Moshofsky, Jay T. Worobets, Krissy Yetman
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Publication number: 20230137398Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an upper cushioning element including a first material having a first durometer, a lower cushioning element including a second material having a second durometer and defining a plurality of first engagement elements, and a plate disposed between the upper cushioning element and the lower cushioning element, the plate including a plurality of second engagement elements cooperating with the first engagement elements to position the plate with respect to the lower cushioning element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Yuchung K. Chen, Gregory Scott, Dolores S. Thompson, Nikita A. Troufanov, Jeremy W. Webber, Jay T. Worobets
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Publication number: 20220354221Abstract: A track and field shoe can include an upper, a sole structure, and a toe plate. The upper includes a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion. The sole structure is attached to the upper and includes a spike plate. The spike plate has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, and a plurality of spikes. The spikes are configured for penetrating a track surface. The toe plate is attached to an anterior portion of the toe box portion of the upper. One or more portions of the toe plate are exposed from an exterior surface of the upper. The spikes are spaced apart from the toe plate such that the spikes disengage the track surface when the toe plate contacts the track surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Ingrid Hagen-Keith, Austin J. Orand
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Patent number: 11425965Abstract: A track and field shoe can include an upper and a sole structure. The upper includes a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion. The sole structure is attached to the upper and includes a spike plate. The spike plate has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a plurality of spikes, and a plurality of rails. The spikes extend in an inferior direction from the anterior portion of the spike plate and are configured for engaging a track surface. The rails extend in a superior direction from the anterior portion of the spike plate and extend over an exterior surface of the toe box portion of the upper, and the rails comprise longitudinal axes that extend in a superior/inferior direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Ingrid Hagen-Keith, Austin J. Orand
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Publication number: 20210282499Abstract: A sole structure for a footwear article includes a system of support structures. Each support structure includes a tubular body with an inwardly curving wall, which compresses under load to attenuate a force or impact and returns to a resting state when the load is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Petre Gheorghian, Ryan R. Larson, Troy C. Lindner, Thea Moshofsky, Jay T. Worobets, Krissy Yetman
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Patent number: 11071348Abstract: A sole structure for a footwear article includes a system of support structures. Each support structure includes a tubular body with an inwardly curving wall, which compresses under load to attenuate a force or impact and returns to a resting state when the load is removed.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Petre Gheorghian, Ryan R. Larson, Troy C. Lindner, Thea Moshofsky, Jay T. Worobets, Krissy Yetman
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Publication number: 20200281322Abstract: A track and field shoe can include an upper and a sole structure. The upper includes a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion. The sole structure is attached to the upper and includes a spike plate. The spike plate has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a plurality of spikes, and a plurality of rails. The spikes extend in an inferior direction from the anterior portion of the spike plate and are configured for engaging a track surface. The rails extend in a superior direction from the anterior portion of the spike plate and extend over an exterior surface of the toe box portion of the upper, and the rails comprise longitudinal axes that extend in a superior/inferior direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Ingrid Hagen-Keith, Austin J. Orand
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Patent number: 10660409Abstract: A track and field shoe can include an upper, a sole structure, and a toe plate. The upper can include a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion. The sole structure can be attached to the upper and can include a spike plate. The spike plate can have an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The toe plate can be attached to an anterior portion of the toe box portion of the upper and can include a hard and smooth outwardly facing surface. One or more portions of the toe plate can be exposed from an exterior surface of the upper.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Ingrid Hagen-Keith, Austin Orand
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Publication number: 20200093221Abstract: A sole structure for a footwear article includes a system of support structures. Each support structure includes a tubular body with an inwardly curving wall, which compresses under load to attenuate a force or impact and returns to a resting state when the load is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Petre Gheorghian, Ryan R. Larson, Troy C. Lindner, Thea Moshofsky, Jay T. Worobets, Krissy Yetman
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Publication number: 20180263341Abstract: A track and field shoe can include an upper, a sole structure, and a toe plate. The upper can include a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion. The sole structure can be attached to the upper and can include a spike plate. The spike plate can have an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The toe plate can be attached to an anterior portion of the toe box portion of the upper and can include a hard and smooth outwardly facing surface. One or more portions of the toe plate can be exposed from an exterior surface of the upper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Cailee M. Caldwell, Ingrid Hagen-Keith, Austin Orand