Patents by Inventor Jonathan A. Eckart

Jonathan A. Eckart 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).

  • Fluid-filled structure
    Patent number: 11096446
    Abstract: A fluid-filled chamber may include a pair of polymer layers that define a plurality of subchambers and a web area. The subchambers are protruding portions of the polymer layers that enclose a fluid, and the web area is portions of the polymer layers that are located between the subchambers and lay adjacent to each other. The subchambers may have greater thickness than the web area. A perimeter bond joining the polymer layers and extends around a periphery of the chamber. In addition, a plurality of interior bonds join the polymer layers and extend around the subchambers, which may seal the fluid within the subchambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brandt, Jonathan A. Eckart, Danielle L. Taylor
  • FLUID-FILLED STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180213887
    Abstract: A fluid-filled chamber may include a pair of polymer layers that define a plurality of subchambers and a web area. The subchambers are protruding portions of the polymer layers that enclose a fluid, and the web area is portions of the polymer layers that are located between the subchambers and lay adjacent to each other. The subchambers may have greater thickness than the web area. A perimeter bond joining the polymer layers and extends around a periphery of the chamber. In addition, a plurality of interior bonds join the polymer layers and extend around the subchambers, which may seal the fluid within the subchambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brandt, Jonathan A. Eckart, Danielle L. Taylor
  • Fluid-filled structure
    Patent number: 9936766
    Abstract: A fluid-filled chamber may include a pair of polymer layers that define a plurality of subchambers and a web area. The subchambers are protruding portions of the polymer layers that enclose a fluid, and the web area is portions of the polymer layers that are located between the subchambers and lay adjacent to each other. The subchambers may have greater thickness than the web area. A perimeter bond joining the polymer layers and extends around a periphery of the chamber. In addition, a plurality of interior bonds join the polymer layers and extend around the subchambers, which may seal the fluid within the subchambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brandt, Jonathan A. Eckart, Danielle L. Taylor
  • FLUID-FILLED STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20150327627
    Abstract: A fluid-filled chamber may include a pair of polymer layers that define a plurality of subchambers and a web area. The subchambers are protruding portions of the polymer layers that enclose a fluid, and the web area is portions of the polymer layers that are located between the subchambers and lay adjacent to each other. The subchambers may have greater thickness than the web area. A perimeter bond joining the polymer layers and extends around a periphery of the chamber. In addition, a plurality of interior bonds join the polymer layers and extend around the subchambers, which may seal the fluid within the subchambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brandt, Jonathan A. Eckart, Danielle L. Taylor
  • Fluid-filled structure
    Patent number: 9119439
    Abstract: A fluid-filled chamber may include a pair of polymer layers that define a plurality of subchambers and a web area. The subchambers are protruding portions of the polymer layers that enclose a fluid, and the web area is portions of the polymer layers that are located between the subchambers and lay adjacent to each other. The subchambers may have greater thickness than the web area. A perimeter bond joining the polymer layers and extends around a periphery of the chamber. In addition, a plurality of interior bonds join the polymer layers and extending around the subchambers, which may seal the fluid within the subchambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brandt, Jonathan A. Eckart, Danielle L. Taylor
  • Fluid-Filled Structure
    Publication number: 20110131832
    Abstract: A fluid-filled chamber may include a pair of polymer layers that define a plurality of subchambers and a web area. The subchambers are protruding portions of the polymer layers that enclose a fluid, and the web area is portions of the polymer layers that are located between the subchambers and lay adjacent to each other. The subchambers may have greater thickness than the web area. A perimeter bond joining the polymer layers and extends around a periphery of the chamber. In addition, a plurality of interior bonds join the polymer layers and extending around the subchambers, which may seal the fluid within the subchambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Brandt, Jonathan A. Eckart, Danielle L. Taylor