Patents by Inventor John Robert Whiteman

John Robert Whiteman 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).

  • Footwear with traction elements
    Patent number: 11612209
    Abstract: The invention relates to articles of footwear having traction elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example shoe includes an upper and a sole plate, the sole plate including a lower surface adapted for ground contact having a first sole portion including first traction elements, the first traction elements having a distal end and a side wall with extensions extending from a central core, and a second sole portion including second traction elements, the second traction elements having at least one geometrical feature differing in one or more aspects from a corresponding geometrical feature of the first traction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Lee Ashcroft, Lee Blackwell, Matt Bullock, Bryan Decker Gothie, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, Stephen Bradford Shepard, Michael Nelson White, John Robert Whiteman
  • Article of footwear incorporating an embroidered element, and related methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 11304473
    Abstract: The invention relates to embroidered material portions for incorporation into an article of footwear, and systems and methods for the manufacture thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to an article of footwear having an upper with a sole structure, the upper including a first upper element including a base layer and a first structural layer including at least one first fiber embroidered onto the exterior surface of the base layer, the at least one first fiber forming a plurality of first elongate structural elements extending over the exterior surface of the base layer to provide discrete localized structural support to the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.
    Inventors: John Robert Whiteman, Bryan Decker Gothie, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, Michael Nelson White
  • FOOTWEAR WITH TRACTION ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20190283394
    Abstract: The invention relates to articles of footwear having traction elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example shoe includes an upper and a sole plate, the sole plate including a lower surface adapted for ground contact having a first sole portion including first traction elements, the first traction elements having a distal end and a side wall with extensions extending from a central core, and a second sole portion including second traction elements, the second traction elements having at least one geometrical feature differing in one or more aspects from a corresponding geometrical feature of the first traction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Lee Ashcroft, Lee Blackwell, Matt Bullock, Bryan Decker Gothie, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, Stephen Bradford Shepard, Michael Nelson White, John Robert Whiteman
  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING AN EMBROIDERED ELEMENT, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20180360156
    Abstract: The invention relates to embroidered material portions for incorporation into an article of footwear, and systems and methods for the manufacture thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to an article of footwear having an upper with a sole structure, the upper including a first upper element including a base layer and a first structural layer including at least one first fiber embroidered onto the exterior surface of the base layer, the at least one first fiber forming a plurality of first elongate structural elements extending over the exterior surface of the base layer to provide discrete localized structural support to the base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: John Robert Whiteman, Bryan Decker Gothie, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, Michael Nelson White
  • Cleat for article of footwear
    Patent number: D840654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Robert Whiteman