Patents by Inventor Chris Wilburn

Chris Wilburn 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).

  • BLADDER FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20240415229
    Abstract: A bladder including a first barrier element having a first surface formed on a first side of the first barrier element and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first barrier element than the first surface, a second barrier element having a third surface formed on a first side of the second barrier element and a fourth surface formed on an opposite side of the second barrier element than the third surface, and a peripheral seam joining the first barrier element and the second barrier element to define an interior void between the first surface and the third surface, the peripheral seam including a first segment extending along the bladder proximate to the second surface, a second segment extending along the bladder proximate to the fourth surface, and a third segment extending between and connecting the first segment and the second segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy L. Connell, Craig Fredrick, Jason R. Meeker, Chris Wilburn
  • BLADDER FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20230404210
    Abstract: A bladder including a first barrier element having a first surface formed on a first side of the first barrier element and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first barrier element than the first surface, a second barrier element having a third surface formed on a first side of the second barrier element and a fourth surface formed on an opposite side of the second barrier element than the third surface, and a peripheral seam joining the first barrier element and the second barrier element to define an interior void between the first surface and the third surface, the peripheral seam including a first segment extending along the bladder proximate to the second surface, a second segment extending along the bladder proximate to the fourth surface, and a third segment extending between and connecting the first segment and the second segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy L. Connell, Craig Fredrick, Jason R. Meeker, Chris Wilburn