Patents by Inventor Fiona Lesecq

Fiona Lesecq 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).

  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR FOR IMPROVED BALL CONTROL
    Publication number: 20240260717
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a knitted upper and articles of footwear that incorporate the same that include raised elements that extend in a z-direction away from an outer surface of the knitted upper. The raised elements comprise a thermoformed network of interlooped yarns. A first set of raised elements extends in a first direction on a lateral side of the knitted upper, and a second set of raised elements extends in a second direction on a medial side of the knitted upper where the second direction is different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Giovanni Adami, Maria Rosa Bazan, Mauro Bordin, Daren T. Cejna, Gjermund Haugbro, Stephan Hausmann, Fiona Lesecq, Michele Tosello, Francesco Zago, Simone Belotti, Mirko Bianconi, Nicolas Menghini, Luca Venturini
  • Sole structures and articles of footwear having fluid-filled bladder elements
    Patent number: 11910869
    Abstract: An article of footwear can include a midsole with a lower surface having a first recessed portion and an outsole coupled to the lower surface of the midsole, with the outsole having an upper surface with a second recessed portion. A first bladder element and a second bladder element can be provided in a stacked arrangement between the midsole and outsole, with an upper portion of the first bladder element that contacts the lower surface of the midsole and extends at least partially into the first recessed portion and a lower portion of the second bladder element that contacts the upper surface of the outsole and extends at least partially into the second recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Fiona Lesecq
  • SOLE STRUCTURES AND ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING FLUID-FILLED BLADDER ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20220160078
    Abstract: An article of footwear can include a midsole with a lower surface having a first recessed portion and an outsole coupled to the lower surface of the midsole, with the outsole having an upper surface with a second recessed portion. A first bladder element and a second bladder element can be provided in a stacked arrangement between the midsole and outsole, with an upper portion of the first bladder element that contacts the lower surface of the midsole and extends at least partially into the first recessed portion and a lower portion of the second bladder element that contacts the upper surface of the outsole and extends at least partially into the second recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Fiona Lesecq
  • Sole structures and articles of footwear having fluid-filled bladder elements
    Patent number: 11278082
    Abstract: An article of footwear can include a midsole with a lower surface having a first recessed portion and an outsole coupled to the lower surface of the midsole, with the outsole having an upper surface with a second recessed portion. A first bladder element and a second bladder element can be provided in a stacked arrangement between the midsole and outsole, with an upper portion of the first bladder element that contacts the lower surface of the midsole and extends at least partially into the first recessed portion and a lower portion of the second bladder element that contacts the upper surface of the outsole and extends at least partially into the second recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Fiona Lesecq
  • SOLE STRUCTURES AND ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING FLUID-FILLED BLADDER ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20200245718
    Abstract: An article of footwear can include a midsole with a lower surface having a first recessed portion and an outsole coupled to the lower surface of the midsole, with the outsole having an upper surface with a second recessed portion. A first bladder element and a second bladder element can be provided in a stacked arrangement between the midsole and outsole, with an upper portion of the first bladder element that contacts the lower surface of the midsole and extends at least partially into the first recessed portion and a lower portion of the second bladder element that contacts the upper surface of the outsole and extends at least partially into the second recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Fiona Lesecq