Patents by Inventor Donna L. Marchant

Donna L. Marchant 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: 11134749
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Patent number: 10863777
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Donna L. Marchant, Avi Cohen, David Malul
  • Publication number: 20200281315
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Patent number: 10702015
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Publication number: 20190261738
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Patent number: 10327505
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Publication number: 20190000150
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Donna L. Marchant, Avi Cohen, David Malul
  • Publication number: 20160295962
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Patent number: 9380831
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Publication number: 20140317833
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Donna L. Marchant, Avi Cohen, David Maiul
  • Publication number: 20110265252
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Donna L. Marchant, Avi Cohen, David Malul