Patents by Inventor Robert Charles Williams, JR.

Robert Charles Williams, JR. 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 heel extender
    Patent number: 10321734
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a heel portion with a rear, a lateral side, and a medial side. The article of footwear includes a heel extender that has a rear segment disposed at the rear of the heel portion, a lateral arm disposed at the lateral side of the heel portion, and a medial arm disposed at the medial side of the heel portion. The heel extender has a protuberance that establishes a rearmost extent of the article of footwear. The sole structure has a first hardness and the protuberance has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa, Robert Charles Williams, Jr.
  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH HEEL EXTENDER
    Publication number: 20180092433
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a heel portion with a rear, a lateral side, and a medial side. The article of footwear includes a heel extender that has a rear segment disposed at the rear of the heel portion, a lateral arm disposed at the lateral side of the heel portion, and a medial arm disposed at the medial side of the heel portion. The heel extender has a protuberance that establishes a rearmost extent of the article of footwear. The sole structure has a first hardness and the protuberance has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa, Robert Charles Williams, JR.
  • Article of footwear with heel extender
    Patent number: 9867426
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a heel portion with a rear, a lateral side, and a medial side. The article of footwear includes a heel extender that has a rear segment disposed at the rear of the heel portion, a lateral arm disposed at the lateral side of the heel portion, and a medial arm disposed at the medial side of the heel portion. The heel extender has a protuberance that establishes a rearmost extent of the article of footwear. The sole structure has a first hardness and the protuberance has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa, Robert Charles Williams, Jr.
  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH HEEL EXTENDER
    Publication number: 20170258179
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure that has a heel portion with a rear, a lateral side, and a medial side. The article of footwear includes a heel extender that has a rear segment disposed at the rear of the heel portion, a lateral arm disposed at the lateral side of the heel portion, and a medial arm disposed at the medial side of the heel portion. The heel extender has a protuberance that establishes a rearmost extent of the article of footwear. The sole structure has a first hardness and the protuberance has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Conant, Anthony P. Daversa, Robert Charles Williams, JR.