Patents by Inventor Colin M. Runkle

Colin M. Runkle 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).

  • LIGHTWEIGHT KNITTED UPPER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20230255316
    Abstract: Methods of manufacture, including exposing the upper to steam while in a tensioned state to at least partially melt the fusible yarn to adjacent yarns is described. Subsequent cooling of the fusible yarn retains the upper in a stretched condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Travis J. Berrian, Mark S. Bruce, Ajay Chadha, Stephen J. Hipp, Timothy K. Liles, John S. MacGilbert, William C. McFarland, II, Colin M. Runkle, Peter R. Savage, Hirotaka Usui, Yang Zhao
  • Lightweight knitted upper and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 11659892
    Abstract: A lightweight, breathable, translucent and high-strength upper formed from a half-gauge knit, at least in part from a high tenacity yarn and a fusible yarn, is described. The upper may include a knit heel structure. Methods of manufacture, including exposing the upper to steam while in a tensioned state to at least partially melt the fusible yarn to adjacent yarns is also described. Subsequent cooling of the fusible yarn retains the upper in a stretched condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis J. Berrian, Mark S. Bruce, Ajay Chadha, Stephen J. Hipp, Timothy K. Liles, John S. MacGilbert, William C. McFarland, II, Colin M. Runkle, Peter R. Savage, Hirotaka Usui, Yang Zhao
  • Knitted component with inlaid cushioning
    Patent number: 11492736
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a knit element with a first surface and an opposite second surface. An inlaid yarn may extend through the knit element and between the first surface and the second surface. A secured area where the first surface and the second surface are secured together may be included, where the inlaid yarn is secured by loops forming the first surface and the second surface. A cushioning area may be included, where the cushioning area has a tubular construction such that the first surface and the second surface are separable, forming a cavity therebetween, and where the inlaid yarn extends through the cavity formed between the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Enkhbat Dorjgurkhem, Derek A. Fitchett, Kristen E. Orme, Colin M. Runkle, Gagandeep Singh, Dolores S. Thompson, Erin E. Toraya
  • LIGHTWEIGHT KNITTED UPPER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20200046074
    Abstract: A lightweight, breathable, translucent and high-strength upper formed from a half-gauge knit, at least in part from a high tenacity yarn and a fusible yarn, is described. The upper may include a knit heel structure. Methods of manufacture, including exposing the upper to steam while in a tensioned state to at least partially melt the fusible yarn to adjacent yarns is also described. Subsequent cooling of the fusible yarn retains the upper in a stretched condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis J. Berrian, Mark S. Bruce, Ajay Chadha, Stephen J. Hipp, Timothy K. Liles, John S. MacGilbert, William C. McFarland, II, Colin M. Runkle, Peter R. Savage, Hirotaka Usui, Yang Zhao
  • KNITTED COMPONENT WITH INLAID CUSHIONING
    Publication number: 20190313738
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a knit element with a first surface and an opposite second surface. An inlaid yarn may extend through the knit element and between the first surface and the second surface. A secured area where the first surface and the second surfaces are secured together may be included, where the inlaid yarn is secured by loops forming the first surface and the second surface. A cushioning area may be included, where the cushioning area has a tubular construction such that the first surface and the second surface are separable, forming a cavity therebetween, and where the inlaid yarn extends through the cavity formed between the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Enkhbat Dorjgurkhem, Derek A. Fitchett, Kristen E. Orme, Colin M. Runkle, Gagandeep Singh, Dolores S. Thompson, Erin E. Toraya