Patents by Inventor Erin C. Stevens

Erin C. Stevens 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: 11910866
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a loft zone having at least one first loft portion that is integrally knit. The loft portion may include a first knitted layer, a second knitted layer having an elasticated first material, a void between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer, and at least one course of a second material that is knitted within the void and causes the first knitted layer to extend away from the second knitted layer by a first distance of about 2-5 mm. Each loft portion has a width of about 4-10 mm between connection points between the first and second knitted layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas I. Schoppel, Erin C. Stevens, Seth M. Wiberg
  • Publication number: 20240041152
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a loft zone having at least one first loft portion that is integrally knit. The loft portion may include a first knitted layer having an elasticated first material, a second knitted layer, a void between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer, and at least one course of a second material that is knitted within the void and causes the second knitted layer to extend away from the first knitted layer by a first distance. The at least one course of the second material may include at least one float and may project into the void. The second material may have a greater resistance to bending than the elasticated first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas I. Schoppel, Erin C. Stevens, Seth M. Wiberg
  • Publication number: 20220364278
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may have a knitted component, where the knitted component has a first edge extending from a first side of a throat area of the upper, through a heel area of the upper, and to a second side of the throat area. At least a portion of the first edge may include a lattice structure, the lattice structuring having a first lattice band and a second lattice band, the first lattice band and the second lattice band having loops that are intermeshed in at least one location, where a plurality of first openings are located between the first lattice band and the second lattice band. At least one of the lattice bands may include a yarn having a tenacity of at least 5 g/d, and/or the first and second lattice bands may be formed from separate yarns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Monica M. Poulsen, Erin C. Stevens
  • Patent number: 11408102
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may have a knitted component, where the knitted component has a first edge extending from a first side of a throat area of the upper, through a heel area of the upper, and to a second side of the throat area. At least a portion of the first edge may include a lattice structure, the lattice structuring having a first lattice band and a second lattice band, the first lattice band and the second lattice band having loops that are intermeshed in at least one location, where a plurality of first openings are located between the first lattice band and the second lattice band. At least one of the lattice bands may include a yarn having a tenacity of at least 5 g/d, and/or the first and second lattice bands may be formed from separate yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Monica M. Poulsen, Erin C. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20210246584
    Abstract: Aspects herein include a knit component having a non-reflective portion formed from a first knit segment that is knit with the first yarn and the second yarn in a plated relationship, where the first yarn forms the non-reflective portion on a technical face of the knit component. A reflective portion is formed from a second knit segment that is knit with the second yarn, where the second yarn forming the reflective portion is on the technical face of the knit component. The second knit segment is integrally knit with the first knit segment along the knit course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Erin C. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20210153595
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a loft zone having at least one first loft portion that is integrally knit. The loft portion may include a first knitted layer having an elasticated first material, a second knitted layer, a void between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer, and at least one course of a second material that is knitted within the void and causes the second knitted layer to extend away from the first knitted layer by a first distance. The at least one course of the second material may include at least one float and may project into the void. The second material may have a greater resistance to bending than the elasticated first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas I. Schoppel, Erin C. Stevens, Seth M. Wiberg
  • Patent number: 10945482
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a loft zone having at least one first loft portion that is integrally knit. The loft portion may include a first knitted layer having an elasticated first material, a second knitted layer, a void between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer, and at least one course of a second material that is knitted within the void and causes the second knitted layer to extend away from the first knitted layer by a first distance. The at least one course of the second material may include at least one float and may project into the void. The second material may have a greater resistance to bending than the elasticated first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas I. Schoppel, Erin C. Stevens, Seth M. Wiberg
  • Publication number: 20190328075
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may have a knitted component, where the knitted component has a first edge extending from a first side of a throat area of the upper, through a heel area of the upper, and to a second side of the throat area. At least a portion of the first edge may include a lattice structure, the lattice structuring having a first lattice band and a second lattice band, the first lattice band and the second lattice band having loops that are intermeshed in at least one location, where a plurality of first openings are located between the first lattice band and the second lattice band. At least one of the lattice bands may include a yarn having a tenacity of at least 5 g/d, and/or the first and second lattice bands may be formed from separate yarns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Monica M. Poulsen, Erin C. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20190116914
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a loft zone having at least one first loft portion that is integrally knit. The loft portion may include a first knitted layer having an elasticated first material, a second knitted layer, a void between the first knitted layer and the second knitted layer, and at least one course of a second material that is knitted within the void and causes the second knitted layer to extend away from the first knitted layer by a first distance. The at least one course of the second material may include at least one float and may project into the void. The second material may have a greater resistance to bending than the elasticated first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas I. Schoppel, Erin C. Stevens, Seth M. Wiberg
  • Publication number: 20180317594
    Abstract: A knitted component may include a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing opposite the second surface, the first surface including at least a first yarn and the second surface including at least a second yarn. The first and second yarns may be different. The first surface and the second surface may be secured via a knit structure of the knitted component, where the first surface includes an exposed first surface area, where at least 65% of the exposed first surface area is formed of the first yarn, and where the first yarn has a tenacity of at least 5 grams per denier (g/d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashleigh S. Brinkman, Erin C. Stevens