Patents by Inventor Karen N. Spencer

Karen N. Spencer 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).

  • Forming portion of an article from fabrication scrap, and products thereof
    Patent number: 9185947
    Abstract: Material scraps can be collected and resized. The resized scrap can be distributed to create a recovered material layer, which layer (with or without one or more carrier layers and/or additional elements) can then be subjected to heat and/or pressure so as to create a pliable composite panel. That pliable composite panel, or a portion thereof, may then be used to create an upper shell or another article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen N. Spencer, Benjamin A. Shaffer
  • Forming Portion Of An Article From Fabrication Scrap, And Products Thereof
    Publication number: 20120233883
    Abstract: Material scraps can be collected and resized. The resized scrap can be distributed to create a recovered material layer, which layer (with or without one or more carrier layers and/or additional elements) can then be subjected to heat and/or pressure so as to create a pliable composite panel. That pliable composite panel, or a portion thereof, may then be used to create an upper shell or another article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Karen N. Spencer, Benjamin A. Shaffer