Patents by Inventor Colin Runkle

Colin 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).

  • SOLE STRUCTURE WITH MIDSOLE PROTRUSIONS AND ARCED PROFILE FOR FORWARD MOMENTUM
    Publication number: 20220007787
    Abstract: A footwear sole structure includes a midsole having a ground-facing surface with a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The midsole defines downwardly-extending protrusions at the ground-facing surface distributed over the midfoot region and the heel region, each of the downwardly-extending protrusions having a convex outer surface. A height of the midsole is greatest at the midfoot region. The sole structure may also include an outsole covering at least a portion of the ground-facing surface of the midsole, and a height of the sole structure may be greatest at the midfoot region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Karen S. Dimoff, Derek A. Fitchett, Emily Harrington, Joseph L. Helseth, Oliver McLachlan, Colin Runkle