Patents by Inventor George A. Xanthos
George A. Xanthos 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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Publication number: 20240122299Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Wade Flanagan, Austin Orand, George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: 11957210Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Wade Flanagan, Austin Orand, George A. Xanthos
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Publication number: 20240115003Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Wade Flanagan, Austin Orand, George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: 11896082Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Wade Flanagan, Austin Orand, George A. Xanthos
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Publication number: 20240032652Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Wade Flanagan, Austin Orand, George A. Xanthos
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Publication number: 20240023672Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Wade Flanagan, Austin Orand, George A. Xanthos
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Publication number: 20230309655Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Wade Flanagan, Austin Orand, George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: 11766092Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a chassis including a footbed having an interior surface and an outer surface formed on an opposite side from the interior surface, the interior surface defining one or more sockets. The sole structure also includes one or more haptic elements each having a bottom surface received within a respective one of the one or more sockets and a top surface protruding from the interior surface of the chassis, each of the one or more haptic elements having a different hardness than the footbed.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Gabriel T. Maselino, George A. Xanthos
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Publication number: 20230292881Abstract: Articles of footwear include upper components and/or sole components. In some examples, the articles of footwear and/or sole structures may include features making them well suited for obstacle course type athletic events (e.g., by providing enhanced traction for various obstacle course events, such as wall climb events, rope climb events, etc.). As some more specific examples, articles of footwear and/or components thereof may include one or more of: (a) a ground-contacting surface having a plurality of large grooves, a plurality of small grooves, and relatively flat and/or smoothly curved base surfaces between the grooves; (b) a medial sidewall having a concave exterior surface, e.g., in the midfoot area; (c) a medial sidewall having enhanced traction features, e.g., in the midfoot area; and/or (d) a medial instep component (e.g., medial eye stay reinforcing component) having enhanced traction features.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Tobie D. Hatfield, Katelyn Ricciardi, George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1008619Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1012461Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1013347Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1014044Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1014045Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1014935Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1014936Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1023542Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1023543Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1024530Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos
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Patent number: D1024535Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: George A. Xanthos