Patents by Inventor Nicholas Register

Nicholas Register 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).

  • Article of footwear with perforated covering and removable components
    Patent number: 7140129
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a flexible cover shaped to envelope at least a portion of a wearer's foot. The cover has a sole region with inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface positioned to face the sole of the wearer's foot and the outer surface positioned to face in an opposite direction. The cover also has a plurality of apertures formed in the sole region. The article further includes a removable outsole nested within the cover. The outsole has an upper surface positioned to face the sole of the wearer's foot, a lower surface facing the inner surface of the cover sole region, and a plurality of lugs on the lower surface which protrude into the plurality of apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Newson, Nicholas Register, Damon Clegg, Martin M. Lotti, Richard D. Clarke, Stephen Mellor
  • Article of footwear with perforated covering and removable components
    Publication number: 20050188562
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a flexible cover shaped to envelope at least a portion of a wearer's foot. The cover has a sole region with inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface positioned to face the sole of the wearer's foot and the outer surface positioned to face in an opposite direction. The cover also has a plurality of apertures formed in the sole region. The article further includes a removable outsole nested within the cover. The outsole has an upper surface positioned to face the sole of the wearer's foot, a lower surface facing the inner surface of the cover sole region, and a plurality of lugs on the lower surface which protrude into the plurality of apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Clarke, Damon Clegg, Martin Lotti, Stephen Mellor, Marc Newson, Nicholas Register