Patents by Inventor Carmen L. Zolman

Carmen L. Zolman 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).

  • Patent number: 11655567
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to using a space-treating process to apply functional finishes to a yarn and incorporating the treated yarn into a textile and/or a garment to impart engineered functional properties to the textile and/or garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: David Turner, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Publication number: 20210292937
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to using a space-treating process to apply functional finishes to a yarn and incorporating the treated yarn into a textile and/or a garment to impart engineered functional properties to the textile and/or garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: David Turner, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Patent number: 11060212
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to using a space-treating process to apply functional finishes to a yarn and incorporating the treated yarn into a textile and/or a garment to impart engineered functional properties to the textile and/or garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: David Turner, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Patent number: 10765158
    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to apparel items and apparel systems that utilize applied or printed foam nodes to provide, among other things, stand-off between an apparel item and a wearer's skin surface. One or more of the foam nodes, or areas of the textile surrounding the foam nodes, may be perforated to provide a fluid communication path between an inner-facing surface and an outer-facing surface of the apparel item. The communication path may be used to facilitate air exchange between the external environment and the wearer's body and/or to provide an exit path for moisture vapor generated by the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Aihara, Alice Fockele, David Turner, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Publication number: 20200146367
    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to a garment having zoned insulation features. The zoned insulation features comprise projections that extend in the z-direction with respect to the surface of a base material forming the garment such that the projections face toward a body surface of a wearer when the garment is worn. The number and/or size of the projections may vary over the garment depending on the amount of insulation needed in different areas of the garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Elesban Montoya, Raegen A. Stauffer, Rebecca M. Sheehan, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Patent number: 10575569
    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to a garment having zoned insulation features. The zoned insulation features comprise projections that extend in the z-direction with respect to the surface of a base material forming the garment such that the projections face toward a body surface of a wearer when the garment is worn. The number and/or size of the projections may vary over the garment depending on the amount of insulation needed in different areas of the garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Elesban Montoya, Raegen A. Stauffer, Rebecca M. Sheehan, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Publication number: 20190191800
    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to apparel items and apparel systems that utilize applied or printed foam nodes to provide, among other things, stand-off between an apparel item and a wearer's skin surface. One or more of the foam nodes, or areas of the textile surrounding the foam nodes, may be perforated to provide a fluid communication path between an inner-facing surface and an outer-facing surface of the apparel item. The communication path may be used to facilitate air exchange between the external environment and the wearer's body and/or to provide an exit path for moisture vapor generated by the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: YUKI AIHARA, ALICE FOCKELE, DAVID TURNER, CARMEN L. ZOLMAN
  • Patent number: 10264834
    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to apparel items and apparel systems that utilize applied or printed foam nodes to provide, among other things, stand-off between an apparel item and a wearer's skin surface. One or more of the foam nodes, or areas of the textile surrounding the foam nodes, may be perforated to provide a fluid communication path between an inner-facing surface and an outer-facing surface of the apparel item. The communication path may be used to facilitate air exchange between the external environment and the wearer's body and/or to provide an exit path for moisture vapor generated by the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Aihara, Alice Fockele, David Turner, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Publication number: 20180094365
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to using a space-treating process to apply functional finishes to a yarn and incorporating the treated yarn into a textile and/or a garment to impart engineered functional properties to the textile and/or garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: David Turner, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Publication number: 20170340027
    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to a garment having zoned insulation features. The zoned insulation features comprise projections that extend in the z-direction with respect to the surface of a base material forming the garment such that the projections face toward a body surface of a wearer when the garment is worn. The number and/or size of the projections may vary over the garment depending on the amount of insulation needed in different areas of the garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Elesban Montoya, Raegen A. Stauffer, Rebecca M. Sheehan, Carmen L. Zolman
  • Publication number: 20170273377
    Abstract: Aspects herein relate to apparel items and apparel systems that utilize applied or printed foam nodes to provide, among other things, stand-off between an apparel item and a wearer's skin surface. One or more of the foam nodes, or areas of the textile surrounding the foam nodes, may be perforated to provide a fluid communication path between an inner-facing surface and an outer-facing surface of the apparel item. The communication path may be used to facilitate air exchange between the external environment and the wearer's body and/or to provide an exit path for moisture vapor generated by the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yuki Aihara, Alice Fockele, David Turner, Carmen L. Zolman