Patents by Inventor Hagit Ottens-Wilk

Hagit Ottens-Wilk 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: 11134749
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Publication number: 20200281315
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Patent number: 10702015
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Publication number: 20190261738
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Patent number: 10327505
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Publication number: 20160295962
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Patent number: 9380831
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Todd Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna L. Marchant
  • Publication number: 20070094892
    Abstract: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Craig, Hagit Ottens-Wilk, Donna Marchant