Patents by Inventor Sean Lu
Sean Lu 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).
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Patent number: 12628909Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sole structure for an article of footwear. Components of the sole structure—e.g., a midsole core, a midsole carrier, and an outsole—may be secured to one another using one or more cables. The sole structure may likewise be secured to other elements of the article of footwear using the one or more cables. Thus, the article of footwear, including the sole structure, may be constructed without the use of an adhesive and may be easily disassembled, improving recyclability.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Sean Lu, Darryl Matthews, William Moroski, Danielle L. Taylor
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Patent number: 12588738Abstract: This disclosure relates to recyclable footwear. Components of an article of footwear—e.g., an upper and a sole—may be secured to one another using one or more cables. The article of footwear may also comprise a heel counter and/or toe cap, which may serve as anchor points for the one or more cables, improving stability. Thus, the article of footwear may be constructed without the use of an adhesive and may be easily disassembled, improving recyclability. Methods of recycling articles of footwear are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Sean Lu, JoseLuis Mariscal, Darryl Matthews, William Moroski, Danielle L. Taylor, Yukiko Toyoda
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Patent number: 12538962Abstract: This disclosure relates to recyclable footwear. Components of an article of footwear—e.g., an upper and a sole—may be secured to one another using one or more cables. The article of footwear may comprise a spacer knit that may cushion a wearer's foot from the one or more cables. The article of footwear may also comprise a heel counter and/or toe cap, which may serve as anchor points for the one or more cables, improving stability. Thus, the article of footwear may be constructed without the use of an adhesive and may be easily disassembled, improving recyclability.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: February 3, 2026Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Sean Lu, Joseluis Mariscal, Darryl Matthews, William Moroski, Danielle L. Taylor, Yukiko Toyoda
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Publication number: 20250143407Abstract: An article of footwear can include an upper and a sole member coupled to the upper, where the sole member comprises a plurality of spaced apart apertures extending through the sole member. The article of footwear can further include a plurality of individual sensory nodes, where each sensory node has a first end coupled directly to the upper and an opposite, second end configured to engage with a ground surface. Each sensory node is configured to translate freely within a respective aperture of the sole member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Eric P. Avar, Gi Woong Bak, Michael Berger, John T. Brenteson, Stephanie Cacioppo, Murphy Patrick Carroll, Kara Gapon, Kevin W. Hoffer, Sean Lu, Todd W. Miller, Benjamin Monfils, Oluwatimilehin Oshinowo, Christopher J Page, Bryan K. Youngs, Ki Jong Byun, Han Oul Kim, Yeongon Kim, DongJun Lee, Jaemoon Park, Sang Cherl Park, Jong Chul Seo
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Publication number: 20250082063Abstract: A sole system for an article of footwear can include a sole member and a protruding member assembly. The sole member includes outwardly and inwardly facing surfaces, a plurality of spaced apart first apertures extending though the sole member, and a plurality of first protruding members extending outward from and fixed to a base surface of the outwardly facing surface. The protruding member assembly includes a plurality of second protruding members that are interconnected by connecting portions, where the connecting portions are received on the inwardly facing surface of the sole member, and where each second protruding member is vertically movable within a corresponding first aperture of the sole member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Bartys, Rikke Bonde, Marcos Bonfiglioli, Bilan DeDonato, Sarah Linville, Sean Lu, Shamees Mohamed, Will Moroski, Andrew Nakajima, Daniel Song, Sara Sutton, Chance Tagg
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Publication number: 20250027086Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising gemcitabine (“GEM”)-containing modified RNAi agents such as siRNA molecules, combined with a histidine-lysine copolymer carrier, intended for inhibiting the expression of targeted genes involved in a variety of cancers. Modifications to the siRNA backbone may include, without limitation, 2?-OMe, 2?-Fluoro and phosphorothioate modifications. Methods for treatment of a variety of cancers by administering such pharmaceutical compositions are further provided, including breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancer in mammals, among others.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: David M. EVANS, Daniel MUTISYA, Sean LU, Bhaskar HALAMI, Vera SIMONENKO
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Publication number: 20240197036Abstract: This disclosure relates to a sole structure for an article of footwear. Components of the sole structure—e.g., a midsole core, a midsole carrier, and an outsole—may be secured to one another using one or more cables. The sole structure may likewise be secured to other elements of the article of footwear using the one or more cables. Thus, the article of footwear, including the sole structure, may be constructed without the use of an adhesive and may be easily disassembled, improving recyclability.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Sean Lu, Darryl Matthews, William Moroski, Danielle L. Taylor
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Publication number: 20240197035Abstract: This disclosure relates to recyclable footwear. Components of an article of footwear—e.g., an upper and a sole—may be secured to one another using one or more cables. The article of footwear may comprise a spacer knit that may cushion a wearer's foot from the one or more cables. The article of footwear may also comprise a heel counter and/or toe cap, which may serve as anchor points for the one or more cables, improving stability. Thus, the article of footwear may be constructed without the use of an adhesive and may be easily disassembled, improving recyclability.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Sean Lu, JoseLuis Mariscal, Darryl Matthews, William Moroski, Danielle L. Taylor, Yukiko Toyoda
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Publication number: 20240197032Abstract: This disclosure relates to recyclable footwear. Components of an article of footwear—e.g., an upper and a sole—may be secured to one another using one or more cables. The article of footwear may also comprise a heel counter and/or toe cap, which may serve as anchor points for the one or more cables, improving stability. Thus, the article of footwear may be constructed without the use of an adhesive and may be easily disassembled, improving recyclability. Methods of recycling articles of footwear are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Sean Lu, JoseLuis Mariscal, Darryl Matthews, William Moroski, Danielle L. Taylor, Yukiko Toyoda
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Patent number: 11718482Abstract: A system and method for monitoring disturbance forces experienced by a mover in an independent cart system monitors current generated by a controller and a feedback signal corresponding to operation of the mover in response to the current generated by the controller. The controller stores a value of the current reference and of the feedback signal, sampled in tandem, and determines a disturbance force experienced by the mover as it travels along the track as a function of the stored values of the current reference and of the feedback signal. The controller may store the measured disturbance force experienced by the mover as a function of the location of the mover along the track. For each subsequent time the mover travels along the same length of track, the controller may add a compensation value to the current reference to reduce the disturbance force experienced by the mover.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yuhong Huang, Sean Lu, Tracy M. Clark
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Publication number: 20220063924Abstract: A system and method for monitoring disturbance forces experienced by a mover in an independent cart system monitors current generated by a controller and a feedback signal corresponding to operation of the mover in response to the current generated by the controller. The controller stores a value of the current reference and of the feedback signal, sampled in tandem, and determines a disturbance force experienced by the mover as it travels along the track as a function of the stored values of the current reference and of the feedback signal. The controller may store the measured disturbance force experienced by the mover as a function of the location of the mover along the track. For each subsequent time the mover travels along the same length of track, the controller may add a compensation value to the current reference to reduce the disturbance force experienced by the mover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Yuhong Huang, Sean Lu, Tracy M. Clark
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Patent number: 7800257Abstract: A heat dissipater within a linear motor system comprising a core, the core having a base and a projecting portion projecting from the base; the heat dissipater in thermal contact with the core; and a coil wrapped around both the core and the heat dissipater.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Inventor: Sean Lu
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Publication number: 20080100150Abstract: A heat dissipater within a linear motor system comprising a core, the core having a base and a projecting portion projecting from the base; the heat dissipater in thermal contact with the core; and a coil wrapped around both the core and the heat dissipater.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventor: Sean Lu
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Patent number: D1129063Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2024Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Eric P. Avar, Ross Klein, Sean Lu, Chris J. Page, Bryan K. Youngs