Patents by Inventor Kelly A. O'Connor

Kelly A. O'Connor 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).

  • Publication number: 20250248479
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole and an upper secured to the outsole and defining a foot-receiving cavity over the outsole. The article of footwear further includes a rand secured to an exterior surface of the upper; wherein the rand has a first end at a medial side of a heel region of the upper and a second end at a front of a forefoot region of the upper. The rand wraps around a rear of the upper from the first end to the second end, the rand extending along a lateral side of the upper from the first end to the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Vu Luu, Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20250151842
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a plate, a first foam layer, and a second foam layer. The first foam layer overlies the plate and has a distal side interfacing with a proximal side of the plate. The second foam layer underlies the plate and has a proximal side interfacing with a distal side of the plate. A compressive stiffness of the first foam layer is greater than a compressive stiffness of the second foam layer. A compressive stiffness of the plate is greater than the compressive stiffness of the first foam layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaroslav J. Lupinek, Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20240215681
    Abstract: A sole structure having an outsole. The outsole having a forefoot region; a mid-foot region; a heel region; an outsole base having an upper surface and a bottom surface; a first stabilization element extending from the outsole base past the upper surface, in a direction from the bottom surface towards the upper surface; and a second stabilization element extending from the outsole base past the upper surface, in the direction from the bottom surface towards the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Vu Luu, Kelly A. O'Connor, Evan Perkins
  • Patent number: D1030273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1031241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1046388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1046421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1046422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1052869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1059748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1060977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1064539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1064562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1069354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1069355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1069361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1069392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1077434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1086677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1086678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly A. O'Connor