Patents by Inventor Evan Perkins

Evan Perkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20230189925
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear including a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, a bottom cushion extending from the heel region to the forefoot region, a heel cushion coupled to a top surface of the bottom cushion in the heel region, and a support plate coupled to a top surface of the heel cushion in the heel region. The sole structure further includes a top surface of the bottom cushion in the forefoot region and a top cushion coupled to a top surface of the support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Lindsey Kirsten ANDREASEN, Nathan DURFLINGER, Eric FAUBLE, Jun PENG, Evan PERKINS, Jessica SMALL
  • Publication number: 20230107425
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a sole structure, an upper attached to the sole structure and including an opening providing access to an interior void of the upper, a support attached to the upper at a posterior end of the upper and including a first rail disposed adjacent to the opening of the upper and a second rail extending between the first rail and the sole structure and continuously along the posterior end from a medial side of the upper to a lateral side of the upper, and a bladder disposed between the first rail and the second rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Lindsey K. Andreasen, Evan Perkins, Juliana Sagat
  • Publication number: 20220378148
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper includes a midsole. The midsole may include a cushion and a chassis. The cushion extends from a forefoot region to a heel region of the sole structure. The chassis is disposed between a top side of the cushion and the upper. An outsole is mounted to a bottom surface of the midsole. The outsole includes a first outsole portion, a second outsole portion and a third outsole portion. The first outsole portion, the second outsole portion and the third outsole portion are spaced apart from each other so as to provide flexibility to the sole structure. The first outsole portion, the second outsole portion and the third outsole portion may be formed of a first material and a second material. The second material is more durable relative to the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Can Eldem, Zachary M. Elder, Cassidy R. Levy, Evan Perkins, Emily Simmons, Philip Woodman
  • Publication number: 20220378149
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper includes a cushion member and a chassis. The cushion member extends from a forefoot region to a heel region of the sole structure. The cushion member includes a first series of lobes alternating with a first series of recesses along a length of the cushion member. The first series of lobes and the first series of recesses extend along one of a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral side of the sole structure. The chassis is disposed between the cushion member and the upper and includes a series of first supports alternating with a second series of recesses. The supports of the series of first supports are aligned and in contact with respective lobes of the first series of lobes and the second series of recesses are aligned with the first series of recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Can Eldem, Cassidy R. Levy, Evan Perkins, Emily Simmons, Philip Woodman