Patents by Inventor Pamela Susan Greene

Pamela Susan Greene 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 having a suspended footbed
    Patent number: 7013581
    Abstract: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a concave element, a footbed, and a core. The concave element has a structure that includes a base portion and sidewalls extending upward from the base portion to define a cavity within the concave element. The footbed is secured to the sidewalls and suspended above at least a portion of the cavity. The footbed includes a plurality of beams that extend across the cavity. The beams are separated by spaces in the footbed, and the beams may be oriented parallel to each other. In this configuration, at least a portion of the beams are independently deflectable into the cavity. The core is positioned within the cavity and below the footbed, and the core may be formed of a compressible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela Susan Greene, David Patrick Jones
  • Footwear with a separable foot-receiving portion and sole structure
    Patent number: 6931766
    Abstract: The invention is an article of footwear having a foot-receiving portion and a sole portion that are separable. The foot-receiving portion includes a covering portion that is attached to a periphery of a supporting portion to form a volume for receiving a foot. The foot-receiving portion also includes at least one attachment element that engages a corresponding attachment element located on a side of the sole portion, thereby releasably-attaching the foot-receiving portion and the sole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventor: Pamela Susan Greene
  • Article of footwear having a suspended footbed
    Publication number: 20040250446
    Abstract: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a concave element, a footbed, and a core. The concave element has a structure that includes a base portion and sidewalls extending upward from the base portion to define a cavity within the concave element. The footbed is secured to the sidewalls and suspended above at least a portion of the cavity. The footbed includes a plurality of beams that extend across the cavity. The beams are separated by spaces in the footbed, and the beams may be oriented parallel to each other. In this configuration, at least a portion of the beams are independently deflectable into the cavity. The core is positioned within the cavity and below the footbed, and the core may be formed of a compressible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela Susan Greene, David Patrick Jones