Patents by Inventor David Malul
David Malul 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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Patent number: 12320043Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a sock having an integrally knit tab positioned between a collar of the sock and a heel of the sock, where the collar defines an opening for a wearer's foot. The tab may comprise a loop with an opening being open in a medial-to-lateral direction. The base of the tab is integrally knit with a reciprocally knit section to reinforce the structural integrity of the tab, which may be used to assist the wearer in donning and/or doffing the sock by acting as the primary structure by which the wearer pulls the sock around the wearer's foot when donning the sock. The heel portion may have first and second integrally knit sections comprising partial-length courses.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Allison K. Giorgi, David Malul
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Publication number: 20250143385Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a sock comprising a first material layer having a first elasticity. The sock comprises a welt area comprising a collar; a leg portion having a front area and a rear area; a heel portion extending below the leg portion; a foot portion extending from heel portion; and at least one pocket structure in at least one of the leg portion or the collar.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Hannah R. Amis, James Hunt, Kristine Morich, Carissa J. Rozinka, David Malul
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Patent number: 11849773Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a knit structure used to form a knit article where the knit structure can be adjusted to provide zoned cushioning, zoned insulation, zoned fit, zoned permeability/breathability features, and/or zoned tactile feedback features. The knit structure has a repeating pattern of a first number of knit courses having a first yarn knit with a first basic knit stitch and a second number of knit courses, where within each knit course of the second number of knit courses, the first yarn is knit in a repeating pattern having a first number of knit stitches knit with a second basic knit stitch and a second number of float stitches knit with a float stitch to form float areas.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Amir H. Morgan, Trina Z. Murrietta, Daniel Shirley, Liron Bilsky, David Malul, Rotem Wilk Naftaly, Mohamed Omar, Ronen Yehuda
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Patent number: 11812794Abstract: A sock has integrally knit grip strips where a first area of the grip strip has a first number of grip yarn knit courses and a second area of the grip strip has a second number of grip yarn knit courses different from the first number of grip yarn knit courses.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Merav Gazit, Daniel Shirley, David Malul
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Publication number: 20230337752Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a sock having an integrally knit tab positioned between a collar of the sock and a heel of the sock, where the collar defines an opening for a wearer's foot. The base of the tab is integrally knit with a reciprocally knit section to reinforce the structural integrity of the tab, which may be used to assist the wearer in donning and/or doffing the sock by acting as the primary structure by which the wearer pulls the sock around the wearer's foot when donning the sock.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Allison K. Giorgi, David Malul
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Patent number: 11717033Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a sock having an integrally knit tab positioned between a collar of the sock and a heel of the sock, where the collar defines an opening for a wearer's foot. The base of the tab is integrally knit with a reciprocally knit section to reinforce the structural integrity of the tab, which may be used to assist the wearer in donning and/or doffing the sock by acting as the primary structure by which the wearer pulls the sock around the wearer's foot when donning the sock.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Allison K. Giorgi, David Malul
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Publication number: 20220205151Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a knit structure used to form a knit article where the knit structure can be adjusted to provide zoned cushioning, zoned insulation, zoned fit, zoned permeability/breathability features, and/or zoned tactile feedback features. The knit structure has a repeating pattern of a first number of knit courses having a first yarn knit with a first basic knit stitch and a second number of knit courses, where within each knit course of the second number of knit courses, the first yarn is knit in a repeating pattern having a first number of knit stitches knit with a second basic knit stitch and a second number of float stitches knit with a float stitch to form float areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Amir H. Morgan, Trina Z. Murrietta, Daniel Shirley, Liron Bilsky, David Malul, Rotem Wilk Naftaly, Mohamed Omar, Ronen Yehuda
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Publication number: 20220167687Abstract: Aspects herein include a sock having integrally knit grip strips where a first area of the grip strip has a first number of grip yarn knit courses and a second area of the grip strip has a second number of grip yarn knit courses different from the first number of grip yarn knit courses.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Merav Gazit, Daniel Shirley, David Malul
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Patent number: 11272745Abstract: A sock has integrally knit grip strips where a first area of the grip strip has a first number of grip yarn knit courses and a second area of the grip strip has a second number of grip yarn knit courses different from the first number of grip yarn knit courses.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Merav Gazit, Daniel Shirley, David Malul
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Publication number: 20210068471Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a sock having an integrally knit tab positioned between a collar of the sock and a heel of the sock, where the collar defines an opening for a wearer's foot. The base of the tab is integrally knit with a reciprocally knit section to reinforce the structural integrity of the tab, which may be used to assist the wearer in donning and/or doffing the sock by acting as the primary structure by which the wearer pulls the sock around the wearer's foot when donning the sock.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Allison K. Giorgi, David Malul
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Patent number: 10863777Abstract: There is provided herein, a sock comprising a toe and/or a heel area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical. There is also provided, a method for manufacturing a sock comprising forming a toe and/or a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Donna L. Marchant, Avi Cohen, David Malul
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Publication number: 20200283936Abstract: Aspects herein include a knit component having one or more first knit courses and one or more second knit courses. One or more apertures are positioned between the one or more first knit courses and the one or more second knit courses. The one or more apertures may be formed by an activatable yarn type being exposed to a stimulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Hannah R. Amis, David Malul
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Publication number: 20200221791Abstract: Aspects herein include a sock having integrally knit grip strips where a first area of the grip strip has a first number of grip yarn knit courses and a second area of the grip strip has a second number of grip yarn knit courses different from the first number of grip yarn knit courses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Merav Gazit, Daniel Shirley, David Malul
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Publication number: 20190000150Abstract: There is provided herein, a sock comprising a toe and/or a heel area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical. There is also provided, a method for manufacturing a sock comprising forming a toe and/or a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Donna L. Marchant, Avi Cohen, David Malul
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Patent number: 9976237Abstract: A knit garment having locating features is provided. A first knit area of the garment is spaced from a second knit area. A knit locating feature is disposed between the first and the second areas. This locating feature is defined by an elastic border that surrounds a knit pocket that is less elastic than the border.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Hannah R. Amis, Kenneth T. Craig, David Malul, Ronen Yehuda
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Publication number: 20160340813Abstract: A knit garment having locating features is provided. A first knit area of the garment is spaced from a second knit area. A knit locating feature is disposed between the first and the second areas. This locating feature is defined by an elastic border that surrounds a knit pocket that is less elastic than the border.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: HANNAH R. AMIS, Kenneth T. Craig, David Malul, Ronen Yehuda
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Publication number: 20110265252Abstract: There is provided herein, a sock comprising a toe and/or a heel area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical. There is also provided, a method for manufacturing a sock comprising forming a toe and/or a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2007Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Donna L. Marchant, Avi Cohen, David Malul