Patents by Inventor RYAN SMALL

RYAN SMALL 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: 11963579
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled bladder having a first segment extending along a medial side in the heel region, a second segment extending along a lateral side in the heel region, and a web area disposed between the first segment and the second segment. Additionally, the sole structure includes an outer sole member having an upper portion extending from a first end in the forefoot region to a second end in the heel region. The second end of the outer sole member is received on a first side of the web area. The outer sole member also includes a rib extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Can Eldem, Wade Flanagan, Ryan Nyberg, Levi J. Patton, Eric S. Schindler, Jessica Small
  • Publication number: 20240093878
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooktop and a burner mounted on the cooktop. At least one coupling member is coupled to the cooktop. A grate, a griddle, or a reversible griddle is selectively coupled to the at least one coupling member and is operable between a raised position and a lowered position when the grate, the griddle, or the reversible griddle, is engaged with the coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexandre Machado Bardal, Randall Vernen Crawford, Patrick J. Duffy, Ken E. Johnson, Michele Harpring Johnson, John Ryan McNally, Paul J. Neuman, Gaston A. Leoni, Leonardo Portilho Soares, Sarah Katherine Small
  • Publication number: 20240001199
    Abstract: A wellness platform for user fitness with a customizable, self-contained gym space having one or more physical training equipment assemblies. The physical training equipment assemblies may be conventional gym equipment and may also be equipment with health monitors which may further be operationally coupled to user computerized devices. The self-contained gym space and the physical training equipment are designed to employ one or more on-platform activity sensors, operationally coupled to at least one computer system. One or more activity recommendation systems are designed to recommend physical training equipment assemblies, nutrition, and psychological exercises and are designed to present wellness platform data, the data that may be used with machine learning systems, the machine learning systems designed to assess past and present performance and recommend future activities and targets. Off-platform sensors may be monitored. Environmental controls may be activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: RYAN SMALL, ANTHONY ZONFRILLI, JAMES FRANK, KATE MACINANTI, TODD DAVIS