Patents by Inventor Drew Conant
Drew Conant 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: 11412811Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole that has a bottom portion and a medial arch portion extending upward from the bottom portion. The medial arch portion of the outsole has a base and a plurality of protrusions extending outward from the base. The plurality of protrusions are arranged in vertical alignments. In each one of the vertical alignments, at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions is closer to the bottom portion and has a larger effective diameter than at least one other protrusion of the plurality of protrusions that is further from the bottom portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: David Jonathan Cin, Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa
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Publication number: 20200100556Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole that has a bottom portion and a medial arch portion extending upward from the bottom portion. The medial arch portion of the outsole has a base and a plurality of protrusions extending outward from the base. The plurality of protrusions are arranged in vertical alignments. In each one of the vertical alignments, at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions is closer to the bottom portion and has a larger effective diameter than at least one other protrusion of the plurality of protrusions that is further from the bottom portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: David Jonathan Cin, Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa
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Patent number: 10531702Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole that has a bottom portion and a medial arch portion extending upward from the bottom portion. The medial arch portion of the outsole has a base and a plurality of protrusions extending outward from the base. The plurality of protrusions are arranged in vertical alignments. In each one of the vertical alignments, at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions is closer to the bottom portion and has a larger effective diameter than at least one other protrusion of the plurality of protrusions that is further from the bottom portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: David Jonathan Cin, Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa
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Patent number: 10321734Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a heel portion with a rear, a lateral side, and a medial side. The article of footwear includes a heel extender that has a rear segment disposed at the rear of the heel portion, a lateral arm disposed at the lateral side of the heel portion, and a medial arm disposed at the medial side of the heel portion. The heel extender has a protuberance that establishes a rearmost extent of the article of footwear. The sole structure has a first hardness and the protuberance has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa, Robert Charles Williams, Jr.
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Publication number: 20180092433Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a heel portion with a rear, a lateral side, and a medial side. The article of footwear includes a heel extender that has a rear segment disposed at the rear of the heel portion, a lateral arm disposed at the lateral side of the heel portion, and a medial arm disposed at the medial side of the heel portion. The heel extender has a protuberance that establishes a rearmost extent of the article of footwear. The sole structure has a first hardness and the protuberance has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa, Robert Charles Williams, JR.
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Patent number: 9867426Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a heel portion with a rear, a lateral side, and a medial side. The article of footwear includes a heel extender that has a rear segment disposed at the rear of the heel portion, a lateral arm disposed at the lateral side of the heel portion, and a medial arm disposed at the medial side of the heel portion. The heel extender has a protuberance that establishes a rearmost extent of the article of footwear. The sole structure has a first hardness and the protuberance has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa, Robert Charles Williams, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170258179Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a heel portion with a rear, a lateral side, and a medial side. The article of footwear includes a heel extender that has a rear segment disposed at the rear of the heel portion, a lateral arm disposed at the lateral side of the heel portion, and a medial arm disposed at the medial side of the heel portion. The heel extender has a protuberance that establishes a rearmost extent of the article of footwear. The sole structure has a first hardness and the protuberance has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa, Robert Charles Williams, JR.
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Publication number: 20170251761Abstract: An article of footwear comprises an outsole that has a bottom portion and a medial arch portion extending upward from the bottom portion. The medial arch portion of the outsole has a base and a plurality of protrusions extending outward from the base. The plurality of protrusions are arranged in vertical alignments. In each one of the vertical alignments, at least one protrusion of the plurality of protrusions is closer to the bottom portion and has a larger effective diameter than at least one other protrusion of the plurality of protrusions that is further from the bottom portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: David Jonathan Cin, Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa
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Patent number: 9693604Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole having a heel region, a midfoot region, and a forefoot region. An outer midsole layer is secured to the outsole and extends only over the heel region and at least some of the midfoot region. An inner midsole layer is supported by the outer midsole layer and the outsole without being fixed thereto, and extends over the heel region, the midfoot region, and the forefoot region. The outer midsole layer is configured to surround a periphery of the inner midsole layer at the heel region. The outsole may include lateral and medial arch portions for traction.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: David Jonathan Cin, Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa
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Publication number: 20150342300Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole having a heel region, a midfoot region, and a forefoot region. An outer midsole layer is secured to the outsole and extends only over the heel region and at least some of the midfoot region. An inner midsole layer is supported by the outer midsole layer and the outsole without being fixed thereto, and extends over the heel region, the midfoot region, and the forefoot region. The outer midsole layer is configured to surround a periphery of the inner midsole layer at the heel region. The outsole may include lateral and medial arch portions for traction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: David Jonathan Cin, Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa