Patents by Inventor Dustin V. Tolliver

Dustin V. Tolliver 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).

  • Hinged removable footwear tongue
    Patent number: 10512303
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a footwear component that is a tongue removably attachable to an upper. The tongue has a first set of lace guides extending outward of a perimeter of the tongue. The upper has a second set of lace guides. The first set of lace guides is interleaved with the second set of lace guides when the tongue is positioned adjacent the upper. The tongue is removably attached to the upper by a lace routed through the first set of lace guides and the second set of lace guides such that the tongue is hinged to the upper at the first set of lace guides and the second set of lace guides. The tongue may be reversibly, removably attached to the upper. A footwear system includes alternately removably attachable tongues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Ramsay, Dustin V. Tolliver
  • HINGED REMOVABLE FOOTWEAR TONGUE
    Publication number: 20190142112
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a footwear component that is a tongue removably attachable to an upper. The tongue has a first set of lace guides extending outward of a perimeter of the tongue. The upper has a second set of lace guides. The first set of lace guides is interleaved with the second set of lace guides when the tongue is positioned adjacent the upper. The tongue is removably attached to the upper by a lace routed through the first set of lace guides and the second set of lace guides such that the tongue is hinged to the upper at the first set of lace guides and the second set of lace guides. The tongue may be reversibly, removably attached to the upper. A footwear system includes alternately removably attachable tongues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Ramsay, Dustin V. Tolliver