Patents by Inventor Sebastian Huff
Sebastian Huff 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: 10701997Abstract: Concepts provided are directed to garments and methods of making garments with enhanced cooling and airflow. The garments created are provided with airflow channels by lifting the garment off from the skin of a wearer. Particularly, the lift is created in areas of greater contact by providing a flocked silicone dimensional pattern aligned with a plurality of perforations. The enhanced airflow provided by the garments in accordance with aspects hereof also results in enhanced moisture evaporation from the wearer's skin, which also aids in the cooling of the wearer's body.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Sebastian Huff
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Publication number: 20190104789Abstract: Concepts provided are directed to garments and methods of making garments with enhanced cooling and airflow. The garments created are provided with airflow channels by lifting the garment off from the skin of a wearer. Particularly, the lift is created in areas of greater contact by providing a flocked silicone dimensional pattern aligned with a plurality of perforations. The enhanced airflow provided by the garments in accordance with aspects hereof also results in enhanced moisture evaporation from the wearer's skin, which also aids in the cooling of the wearer's body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventor: Sebastian Huff
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Patent number: 10188164Abstract: Concepts provided are directed to garments and methods of making garments with enhanced cooling and airflow. The garments created are provided with airflow channels by lifting the garment off from the skin of a wearer. Particularly, the lift is created in areas of greater contact by providing a flocked silicone dimensional pattern aligned with a plurality of perforations. The enhanced airflow provided by the garments in accordance with aspects hereof also results in enhanced moisture evaporation from the wearer's skin, which also aids in the cooling of the wearer's body.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Sebastian Huff
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Patent number: 10080395Abstract: A waistband for an article of apparel includes a base layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper edge. The waistband also includes a mounting layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is layered over and attached to the inner surface, the outer surface, and the upper edge of the base layer. The waistband also includes flocking that is mounted on the second surface of the mounting layer. The flocking is disposed on the waistband to face a wearer of the article of apparel.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Sebastian Huff, Shawn D. Wenzel
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Publication number: 20170143063Abstract: A waistband for an article of apparel includes a base layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper edge. The waistband also includes a mounting layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is layered over and attached to the inner surface, the outer surface, and the upper edge of the base layer. The waistband also includes flocking that is mounted on the second surface of the mounting layer. The flocking is disposed on the waistband to face a wearer of the article of apparel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Sebastian Huff, Shawn D. Wenzel
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Patent number: 9596897Abstract: A waistband for an article of apparel includes a base layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper edge. The waistband also includes a mounting layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is layered over and attached to the inner surface, the outer surface, and the upper edge of the base layer. The waistband also includes flocking that is mounted on the second surface of the mounting layer. The flocking is disposed on the waistband to face a wearer of the article of apparel.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Sebastian Huff, Shawn D. Wenzel
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Publication number: 20160227857Abstract: Concepts provided are directed to garments and methods of making garments with enhanced cooling and airflow. The garments created are provided with airflow channels by lifting the garment off from the skin of a wearer. Particularly, the lift is created in areas of greater contact by providing a flocked silicone dimensional pattern aligned with a plurality of perforations. The enhanced airflow provided by the garments in accordance with aspects hereof also results in enhanced moisture evaporation from the wearer's skin, which also aids in the cooling of the wearer's body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventor: Sebastian Huff
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Publication number: 20140208484Abstract: A waistband for an article of apparel includes a base layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper edge. The waistband also includes a mounting layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is layered over and attached to the inner surface, the outer surface, and the upper edge of the base layer. The waistband also includes flocking that is mounted on the second surface of the mounting layer. The flocking is disposed on the waistband to face a wearer of the article of apparel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Sebastian Huff, Shawn D. Wenzel
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Patent number: 8555415Abstract: An article of apparel may include a waistband for extending around a waist of the wearer. The waistband may have a first layer and a second layer that lay adjacent to each other, and the waistband may have a plurality of strand segments located between the first layer and the second layer. The strand segments extend at least partially around the waistband. Additionally, the strand segments may lay substantially parallel to surfaces of the first layer and the second layer for distances of at least five centimeters. In some configurations, the strand segments may be bonded to the first layer and the second layer along the distances of at least five centimeters.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Rachel Ellen Bradstreet, Sebastian Huff, James C. Meschter, Bruce Yin Moore, Ryan Michael Hurley
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Patent number: 8407815Abstract: An article of apparel may include a waistband for extending around a waist of the wearer. The waistband may have a first layer and a second layer that lay adjacent to each other, and the waistband may have a plurality of strand segments located between the first layer and the second layer. The strand segments extend at least partially around the waistband. Additionally, the strand segments may lay substantially parallel to surfaces of the first layer and the second layer for distances of at least five centimeters. In some configurations, the strand segments may be bonded to the first layer and the second layer along the distances of at least five centimeters.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: James C. Meschter, Sebastian Huff, Rachel Ellen Bradstreet
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Publication number: 20120036615Abstract: An article of apparel may include a waistband for extending around a waist of the wearer. The waistband may have a first layer and a second layer that lay adjacent to each other, and the waistband may have a plurality of strand segments located between the first layer and the second layer. The strand segments extend at least partially around the waistband. Additionally, the strand segments may lay substantially parallel to surfaces of the first layer and the second layer for distances of at least five centimeters. In some configurations, the strand segments may be bonded to the first layer and the second layer along the distances of at least five centimeters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: Rachel Ellen Bradstreet, Sebastian Huff, James C. Meschter, Bruce Yin Moore, Ryan Michael Hurley
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Publication number: 20120036614Abstract: An article of apparel may include a waistband for extending around a waist of the wearer. The waistband may have a first layer and a second layer that lay adjacent to each other, and the waistband may have a plurality of strand segments located between the first layer and the second layer. The strand segments extend at least partially around the waistband. Additionally, the strand segments may lay substantially parallel to surfaces of the first layer and the second layer for distances of at least five centimeters. In some configurations, the strand segments may be bonded to the first layer and the second layer along the distances of at least five centimeters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: NIKE, INC.Inventors: James C. Meschter, Sebastian Huff, Rachel Ellen Bradstreet
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Patent number: D743672Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Heidi Boman, Devon Burt, Sebastian Huff
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Patent number: D744204Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Heidi Boman, Sebastian Huff