Patents by Inventor Graeme McMillan

Graeme McMillan 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 with elongated shock absorbing heel system
    Patent number: 10376017
    Abstract: An article of footwear is disclosed having at least one elongated heel support member. The elongated heel support member may be angled and extend from a heel region to a midfoot region, in order to disperse forces applied by a wearer's heel during movement. The heel system may include two heel support members, each associated with a side of the article of footwear. The article of footwear may also include a series of ribs in the midfoot region, which may abut a front edge of the heel support members. Finally, the article of footwear may include asymmetric side flaps extending downward from an upper plate so as to overlap a midsole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly M. Blevens, Graeme McMillan, Enrique V. Santos
  • Article of Footwear with Elongated Shock Absorbing Heel System
    Publication number: 20180098603
    Abstract: An article of footwear is disclosed having at least one elongated heel support member. The elongated heel support member may be angled and extend from a heel region to a midfoot region, in order to disperse forces applied by a wearer's heel during movement. The heel system may include two heel support members, each associated with a side of the article of footwear. The article of footwear may also include a series of ribs in the midfoot region, which may abut a front edge of the heel support members. Finally, the article of footwear may include asymmetric side flaps extending downward from an upper plate so as to overlap a midsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Kimberly M. Blevens, Graeme McMillan, Enrique V. Santos
  • Article of footwear with elongated shock absorbing heel system
    Patent number: 9867428
    Abstract: An article of footwear is disclosed having at least one elongated heel support member. The elongated heel support member may be angled and extend from a heel region to a midfoot region, in order to disperse forces applied by a wearer's heel during movement. The heel system may include two heel support members, each associated with a side of the article of footwear. The article of footwear may also include a series of ribs in the midfoot region, which may abut a front edge of the heel support members. Finally, the article of footwear may include asymmetric side flaps extending downward from an upper plate so as to overlap a midsole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly M. Blevens, Graeme McMillan, Enrique V. Santos
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D790178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D790179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe midsole
    Patent number: D791453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D798579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D798580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D798581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D800437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D838095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D838952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D839564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D839568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D848717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Case, Zachary M. Elder, Graeme McMillan, Lee D. Peyton
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D854294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D854302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D858058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D858060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D858073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Graeme McMillan