Patents by Inventor Can Eldem
Can Eldem 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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Publication number: 20240130468Abstract: An article of footwear having a heel region with a posterior end of the article of footwear, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region with an anterior end of the article of footwear. The article of footwear also having a lateral side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side; an upper; a sole structure, the sole structure coupled to the upper, and wherein the sole structure has; a midsole having a first cushioning element extending from the posterior end to the anterior end. The article of footwear also having a heel clip disposed adjacent to the first cushioning element in the heel region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Can Eldem, Eric Fauble, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Publication number: 20240130475Abstract: An article of footwear, with an upper; a heel region including a posterior end of the article of footwear, a mid-foot region, a forefoot region including an anterior end of the article of footwear, a medial side, and a lateral side. A sole structure is coupled to the upper, having a midsole having an outer side surface. The midsole has a first cushioning element extending from the posterior end toward the anterior end, with one or more engagement areas. The article of footwear further includes a heel clip extending from a first end on the medial side to a second end on the lateral side, the heel clip including an outer surface, an inner surface, a base extending from a first end to a second end and the base including a bottom surface, and a support, the base and the support forming the outer surface of the heel clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Can Eldem, Eric Fauble, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: 11963579Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled bladder having a first segment extending along a medial side in the heel region, a second segment extending along a lateral side in the heel region, and a web area disposed between the first segment and the second segment. Additionally, the sole structure includes an outer sole member having an upper portion extending from a first end in the forefoot region to a second end in the heel region. The second end of the outer sole member is received on a first side of the web area. The outer sole member also includes a rib extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a cavity.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Ryan Nyberg, Levi J. Patton, Eric S. Schindler, Jessica Small
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Patent number: 11839259Abstract: Presented are footwear sole structures with pressure-mapped midsole topographies and inlaid wear-mitigating outsoles, methods for making/using such sole structures, and footwear fabricated with such sole structures. An article of footwear includes an upper for receiving and attaching to a foot of a user, and a sole structure attached to the upper for supporting thereon the user's foot. The sole structure includes a midsole that is formed with a first material having a first hardness, and an outsole that is mounted to the midsole and formed with a second material that is harder than the first material. The midsole has a ground-facing surface with multiple cavities, multiple channels interspersed with the cavities, and ground-contacting land segments that separate the cavities from the channels. The outsole is disposed in the channels and positioned between the cavities such that a ground-contacting outsole surface is substantially flush with the midsole's ground-contacting land segments.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Darryl Matthews, Dov Michael Lashmore, Can Eldem
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Publication number: 20230276902Abstract: A bladder for an article of footwear includes a first barrier layer formed of a first material, and a second barrier layer formed of a second material. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer cooperate to form a fluid-filled chamber having a first fluid-filled segment extending along an arcuate path, a second fluid-filled segment extending from a first end of the first fluid-filled segment to a first distal end along a first longitudinal axis, and a third fluid-filled segment extending from a second end of the first fluid-filled segment to a second distal end along a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer may be joined together define a web area connecting each of the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Ryan Nyberg, Levi J. Patton, Eric S. Schindler, Jessica Small
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Patent number: 11723432Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled bladder having a first segment extending along a medial side in the heel region, a second segment extending along a lateral side in the heel region, and a web area disposed between the first segment and the second segment. Additionally, the sole structure includes an outer sole member having an upper portion extending from a first end in the forefoot region to a second end in the heel region. The second end of the outer sole member is received on a first side of the web area. The outer sole member also includes a rib extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Ryan Nyberg, Levi J. Patton, Eric S. Schindler, Jessica Small
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Publication number: 20230218040Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear having a heel region, a mid-foot region, a forefoot region, an interior region, and a peripheral region. The sole structure including a bladder having a chamber including an arcuate segment extending around the heel region, a first segment extending along the peripheral region on a medial side of the sole structure from the arcuate segment to a first terminal end in the forefoot region, and a second segment spaced apart from the first segment across a width of the sole structure and extending along the peripheral region on a lateral side of the sole structure from the arcuate segment to a second terminal end in the forefoot region. A peripheral outsole extends along the chamber and a first cushion is disposed between the first segment and the second segment and is exposed through an opening of the peripheral outsole.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Craig Fredrick, Ryan Nyberg, Jessica Small
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Patent number: 11684118Abstract: A bladder for an article of footwear includes a first barrier layer formed of a first material, and a second barrier layer formed of a second material. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer cooperate to form a fluid-filled chamber having a first fluid-filled segment extending along an arcuate path, a second fluid-filled segment extending from a first end of the first fluid-filled segment to a first distal end along a first longitudinal axis, and a third fluid-filled segment extending from a second end of the first fluid-filled segment to a second distal end along a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer may be joined together define a web area connecting each of the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Ryan Nyberg, Levi J. Patton, Eric S. Schindler, Jessica Small
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Patent number: 11678719Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled bladder having a first segment extending along a medial side in the heel region, a second segment extending along a lateral side in the heel region, and a web area disposed between the first segment and the second segment. Additionally, the sole structure includes an outer sole member having an upper portion extending from a first end in the forefoot region to a second end in the heel region. The second end of the outer sole member is received on a first side of the web area. The outer sole member also includes a rib extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Ryan Nyberg, Levi J. Patton, Eric S. Schindler, Jessica Small
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Publication number: 20230172312Abstract: A bladder for an article of footwear includes a chamber having (i) an arcuate segment extending from a first transition to a second transition, (ii) a first plurality of elongate segments extending in a first direction from the first transition to a first terminal end, and (iii) a second plurality of elongate segments spaced apart from the first plurality of elongate segments and extending in the first direction from the second transition to a second terminal end. The bladder also includes a web area connecting the arcuate segment, the first plurality of elongate segments, and the second plurality of elongate segments and extending to a terminal edge spaced apart from each of the first terminal end and the second terminal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Craig Fredrick, Ryan Nyberg, Jessica Small
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Patent number: 11659891Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled bladder having a first segment extending along a medial side in the heel region, a second segment extending along a lateral side in the heel region, and a web area disposed between the first segment and the second segment. Additionally, the sole structure includes an outer sole member having an upper portion extending from a first end in the forefoot region to a second end in the heel region. The second end of the outer sole member is received on a first side of the web area. The outer sole member also includes a rib extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Ryan Nyberg, Levi J. Patton, Eric S. Schindler, Jessica Small
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Patent number: D988667Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: D988668Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: D988669Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: D988670Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: D988671Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: D988685Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: D988705Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: D990854Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless
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Patent number: D990855Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Shawn G. Carboy, Can Eldem, Althea R. Fyfe, David Nickless