Patents by Inventor James C. Sell, Jr.

James C. Sell, Jr. 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: 6596019
    Abstract: A pressurized ventilation system for providing air to the body of an individual wearing the ventilation system to regulate the individual's body temperature is provided. The ventilation system includes the use of an air bladder defining an enclosed volume wherein there is located a plurality of channels for permitting airflow throughout the air bladder. The channels include a plurality of spaced apart apertures, which permit the escape of air out of the air bladder to the body of the individual wearing the ventilation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Nike International Ltd.
    Inventors: David Turner, James C. Sell, Jr., Peter Belfanti, Sheryll Sanchez
  • Patent number: 6521305
    Abstract: Products in the form of cushioning devices made from flexible membranes employing at least one layer including thermoplastic urethane and at least one layer of a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol are inflatable to a relatively high pressure. The cushioning devices maintain the internal inflatant pressure for extended periods of time by employing a phenomenon referred to in the industry as diffusion pumping. Ideally, the cushioning devices of the present invention can be permanently inflated with gases such as nitrogen or air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Inventors: Paul H. Mitchell, James C. Sell, Jr., Henry W. Bonk
  • Patent number: 6385864
    Abstract: A bladder for a sole assembly of a shoe with three dimensional controlled flex connecting/tensile members extending between the top and bottom outer layers of bladder. The connecting/tensile members are formed during molding of the bladder and comprise top and bottom portions that come together at a juncture. Since the outer perimeter and the internal connecting/tensile members are formed at the same time and of the same material, bonding problems between layers is eliminated and manufacturing is simplified. The connecting/tensile members are formed with a predetermined flex point in at least a portion of each member to reduce random fatigue stress concentrations. Broadly, there are two configurations: one in which the tensile member is constructed to collapse upon compressive loading, and one in which the tensile member is constructed to bend or fold upon compressive loading in a predetermined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Sell, Jr., Craig E. Santos, David B. Herridge, Daniel R. Potter
  • Patent number: 5952065
    Abstract: Products in the form of cushioning devices made from flexible membranes employing at least one layer including thermoplastic urethane and at least one layer of a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol are inflatable to a relatively high pressure. The cushioning devices maintain the internal inflatant pressure for extended periods of time by employing a phenomenon referred to in the industry as diffusion pumping. Ideally, the cushioning devices of the present invention can be permanently inflated with gases such as nitrogen or air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul H. Mitchell, James C. Sell, Jr., Henry W. Bonk
  • Patent number: 5713141
    Abstract: Products in the form of cushioning devices made from flexible membranes employing at least one layer including thermoplastic urethane and at least one layer of a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol are inflatable to a relatively high pressure. The cushioning devices maintain the internal inflatant pressure for extended periods of time by employing a phenomenon referred to in the industry as diffusion pumping. Ideally, the cushioning devices of the present invention can be permanently inflated with gases such as nitrogen or air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignees: Nike, Inc., Tetra Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul H. Mitchell, James C. Sell, Jr., Henry W. Bonk
  • Patent number: D376897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D376898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D376899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D377110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D377111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D377112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D377113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D377559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D378629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D380075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Sell, Jr., Michael T. Donaghu, David P. Jones, Robert J. Lucas
  • Patent number: D385394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D386289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D386290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D386894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel L. Passke, James C. Sell, Jr.
  • Patent number: D394948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca Lynn Edington, Christian Ebon Plein, James C. Sell, Jr.