Patents by Inventor Leo S. Chang

Leo S. Chang 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).

  • Patent number: 11779082
    Abstract: A lace guide for an article of footwear comprises a base, a body protruding from the base, and an enlarged head at a distal end of the body. The body, the base, and the enlarged head define an external channel that extends at least partially around the body to receive and retain a lace. The base may be a heel counter, and the lace guide and the heel counter may be an integral, one-piece component. Alternatively, the base of the lace guide may be a wing extending along a side of the upper, or may be secured to a footwear upper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Kristina L. S. Kurcinka, Jun Peng
  • Publication number: 20230127595
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first cushioning member extending continuously from an anterior end of the sole structure to a posterior end of the sole structure. The first cushioning member includes an upper side, a bottom side formed on an opposite side from the upper side, and a recess formed in the upper side. A first bladder is disposed within the recess adjacent to a lateral side of the sole structure and a second bladder is disposed within the recess adjacent to a medial side of the sole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Jeremy L. Connell, Karen S. Dimoff, Thea Moshofsky, Rachel M. Savage
  • Patent number: 11596196
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper coupled to the sole structure. The upper includes a forefoot region, a heel region, and a midfoot region disposed between. The upper defines a throat opening sized to receive a foot. The upper includes a main upper body and a strap coupled to the main upper body, wherein the strap extends from the midfoot region of the upper at the throat opening, down toward the heel region of the upper, wherein the strap is configured to provide stability, and the strap is configured to keep a wearer's heel contained down and back in the article of footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Derek Houng
  • Patent number: 11497276
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper coupled to the sole structure. The upper includes a base layer and a plurality of support members. The base layer has a peripheral portion. The support members have end portions and an intermediate portion extending between the end portions. The end portions of the support members are coupled to the peripheral portion of the base layer. Each of the intermediate portions of the support members intersect with one or more other ones of the support members and is independently movable between a relaxed state and an engaged state relative to the one or more other ones of the support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Derek Houng
  • Publication number: 20220248804
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an upper cushion extending from a first end to a second end, a lower cushion having a first segment attached to the upper cushion adjacent to the first end and including a tray extending towards the second end of the upper cushion, and at least one bladder disposed between the tray of the lower cushion and the upper cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Fabricio Da Costa Pereira Machado
  • Publication number: 20220192322
    Abstract: A lace guide for an article of footwear comprises a base, a body protruding from the base, and an enlarged head at a distal end of the body. The body, the base, and the enlarged head define an external channel that extends at least partially around the body to receive and retain a lace. The base may be a heel counter, and the lace guide and the heel counter may be an integral, one-piece component. Alternatively, the base of the lace guide may be a wing extending along a side of the upper, or may be secured to a footwear upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Kristina L.S. Kurcinka, Jun Peng
  • Publication number: 20220160077
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a footbed extending from a first end to a second end disposed at an opposite end of the midsole than the first end, a first flange extending in a first direction from the first end of the footbed to a first distal end and a second flange extending in a second direction from the second end of the footbed to a second distal end, and an outsole disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the footbed and extending from the first distal end through a mid-foot region, the outsole including a greater rigidity than the midsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Jeremy L. Connell, Nick S. Frank, Rachel M. Savage
  • Patent number: 11337491
    Abstract: A lace guide for an article of footwear comprises a base, a body protruding from the base, and an enlarged head at a distal end of the body. The body, the base, and the enlarged head define an external channel that extends at least partially around the body to receive and retain a lace. The base may be a heel counter, and the lace guide and the heel counter may be an integral, one-piece component. Alternatively, the base of the lace guide may be a wing extending along a side of the upper, or may be secured to a footwear upper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Kristina L. S. Kurcinka, Jun Peng
  • Publication number: 20210244126
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper coupled to the sole structure. The upper includes a forefoot region, a heel region, and a midfoot region disposed between. The upper defines a throat opening sized to receive a foot. The upper includes a main upper body and a strap coupled to the main upper body, wherein the strap extends from the midfoot region of the upper at the throat opening, down toward the heel region of the upper, wherein the strap is configured to provide stability, and the strap is configured to keep a wearer's heel contained down and back in the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Derek Houng
  • Publication number: 20200288814
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper coupled to the sole structure. The upper includes a base layer and a plurality of support members. The base layer has a peripheral portion. The support members have end portions and an intermediate portion extending between the end portions. The end portions of the support members are coupled to the peripheral portion of the base layer. Each of the intermediate portions of the support members intersect with one or more other ones of the support members and is independently movable between a relaxed state and an engaged state relative to the one or more other ones of the support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Derek Houng
  • Publication number: 20200015550
    Abstract: A lace guide for an article of footwear comprises a base, a body protruding from the base, and an enlarged head at a distal end of the body. The body, the base, and the enlarged head define an external channel that extends at least partially around the body to receive and retain a lace. The base may be a heel counter, and the lace guide and the heel counter may be an integral, one-piece component. Alternatively, the base of the lace guide may be a wing extending along a side of the upper, or may be secured to a footwear upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Kristina L.S. Kurcinka, Jun Peng
  • Patent number: D867744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Meline Khachatourian, Jerry Lorenzo Manuel
  • Patent number: D867745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Jerry Lorenzo Manuel, Meline Khachatourian
  • Patent number: D867746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Meline Khachatourian, Jerry Lorenzo Manuel
  • Patent number: D870432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo S. Chang, Meline Khachatourian, Jerry Lorenzo Manuel
  • Patent number: D914345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Leo S. Chang
  • Patent number: D926452
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Leo S. Chang
  • Patent number: D927159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Leo S. Chang
  • Patent number: D928480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Leo S. Chang
  • Patent number: D955734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Leo S. Chang