Patents by Inventor Nicola Jane Reynolds

Nicola Jane Reynolds 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).

  • Strand-wound bladder
    Patent number: 10226101
    Abstract: An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Swigart, Mario A. Lafortune, Amy E. Gishifu, Ty A. Ransom, Nicola Jane Reynolds, Britani N. Blackstone
  • Strand-Wound Bladder
    Publication number: 20170280825
    Abstract: An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: John F. Swigart, Mario A. Lafortune, Amy E. Gishifu, Ty A. Ransom, Nicola Jane Reynolds, Britani N. Blackstone
  • Strand-wound bladder
    Patent number: 9700100
    Abstract: An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Swigart, Mario A. Lafortune, Amy E. Gishifu, Ty A. Ransom, Nicola Jane Reynolds, Britani N. Blackstone
  • Strand-Wound Bladder
    Publication number: 20150374069
    Abstract: An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: John F. Swigart, Mario A. Lafortune, Amy E. Gishifu, Ty A. Ransom, Nicola Jane Reynolds, Britani N. Blackstone
  • Strand-wound bladder
    Patent number: 9144268
    Abstract: An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Swigart, Mario A. Lafortune, Amy E. Gishifu, Ty A. Ransom, Nicola Jane Reynolds, Britani N. Blackstone
  • Strand-Wound Bladder
    Publication number: 20120102783
    Abstract: An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Swigart, Mario A. Lafortune, Amy F. Gishifu, Ty A. Ransom, Nicola Jane Reynolds, Britani N. Blackstone