Patents by Inventor Kenneth Link

Kenneth Link 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).

  • Cleated footwear
    Patent number: 10786038
    Abstract: Sole structures for articles of footwear (e.g., outsole components) have one or more of: a base plate having a V-shaped support structure with lateral and medial support members extending forward from a base support area located in a heel or rear midfoot area of the outsole component; a base plate having a matrix structure with recesses or openings formed between rib elements that make up the matrix structure; and/or a base plate having a rear heel support. The base plates may be made, at least in part, as unitary, one-piece constructions, using selective laser sintering or other three-dimensional printing and/or rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Berend, Paul J. Francis, Shane S. Kohatsu, Ryan R. Larson, Dov Michael Lashmore, Troy C. Lindner, Kenneth Link, Randall S. Wolfe
  • Cleated Footwear
    Publication number: 20180325213
    Abstract: Sole structures for articles of footwear (e.g., outsole components) have one or more of: a base plate having a V-shaped support structure with lateral and medial support members extending forward from a base support area located in a heel or rear midfoot area of the outsole component; a base plate having a matrix structure with recesses or openings formed between rib elements that make up the matrix structure; and/or a base plate having a rear heel support. The base plates may be made, at least in part, as unitary, one-piece constructions, using selective laser sintering or other three-dimensional printing and/or rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Berend, Paul J. Francis, Shane S. Kohatsu, Ryan R. Larson, Dov Michael Lashmore, Troy C. Lindner, Kenneth Link, Randall S. Wolfe
  • Cleated footwear
    Patent number: 10045588
    Abstract: Sole structures for articles of footwear (e.g., outsole components) have one or more of: a base plate having a V-shaped support structure with lateral and medial support members extending forward from a base support area located in a heel or rear midfoot area of the outsole component; a base plate having a matrix structure with recesses or openings formed between rib elements that make up the matrix structure; and/or a base plate having a rear heel support. The base plates may be made, at least in part, as unitary, one-piece constructions, using selective laser sintering or other three-dimensional printing and/or rapid manufacturing additive fabrication techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Berend, Paul J. Francis, Shane S. Kohatsu, Ryan R. Larson, Dov Michael Lashmore, Troy C. Lindner, Kenneth Link, Randall S. Wolfe
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D813511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Link
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D819325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Nethongkome, Kenneth Link
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D820571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Nethongkome, Kenneth Link
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D824158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Jury, Kenneth Link
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D833724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Link, Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D840656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Kenneth Link, Jeff Rasmussen
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D840660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Link
  • Shoe midsole
    Patent number: D848129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Kenneth Link, Jeff Rasmussen
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D848135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Nethongkome, Kenneth Link
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D850773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Link
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D851881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Kenneth Link, Jeff Rasmussen
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D851884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Link
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D852478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Kenneth Link, Jeff Rasmussen
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D852479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Link, Chris Jury, Sebastien Mermet
  • Shoe outsole
    Patent number: D853704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Link, Chris Jury, Sebastien Mermet
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D854805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Link, Benjamin Nethongkome
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D1007830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Link, Benjamin Nethongkome