Patents by Inventor Tim Steffen Schulze

Tim Steffen Schulze 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).

  • Sole structure with tiered plate assembly for an article of footwear
    Patent number: 11969050
    Abstract: A sole structure may have a tiered plate assembly including a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may extend from a forefoot region of the sole structure to a heel region of the sole structure. Stated differently, the first plate may be a full-length plate that extends the full length of the sole structure. The second plate may be joined with the first plate in a midfoot region of the sole structure and at a rear of a heel region of the sole structure, and may diverge from the first plate between the midfoot region and the rear of the heel region to define a first heel gap between the first plate and the second plate in the heel region. Heel cushioning units may be stacked in the heel region, with a first heel cushioning unit disposed in the first heel gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence K. Amoako, Melusine Dieudonne, Tim Steffen Schulze
  • SOLE STRUCTURE WITH TIERED PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20220132984
    Abstract: A sole structure may have a tiered plate assembly including a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may extend from a forefoot region of the sole structure to a heel region of the sole structure. Stated differently, the first plate may be a full-length plate that extends the full length of the sole structure. The second plate may be joined with the first plate in a midfoot region of the sole structure and at a rear of a heel region of the sole structure, and may diverge from the first plate between the midfoot region and the rear of the heel region to define a first heel gap between the first plate and the second plate in the heel region. Heel cushioning units may be stacked in the heel region, with a first heel cushioning unit disposed in the first heel gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence K. Amoako, Melusine Dieudonne, Tim Steffen Schulze
  • Sole structure with tiered plate assembly for an article of footwear
    Patent number: 11259593
    Abstract: A sole structure may have a tiered plate assembly including a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may extend from a forefoot region of the sole structure to a heel region of the sole structure. Stated differently, the first plate may be a full-length plate that extends the full length of the sole structure. The second plate may be joined with the first plate in a midfoot region of the sole structure and at a rear of a heel region of the sole structure, and may diverge from the first plate between the midfoot region and the rear of the heel region to define a first heel gap between the first plate and the second plate in the heel region. Heel cushioning units may be stacked in the heel region, with a first heel cushioning unit disposed in the first heel gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence K. Amoako, Melusine Dieudonne, Tim Steffen Schulze
  • SOLE STRUCTURE WITH TIERED PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20210030112
    Abstract: A sole structure may have a tiered plate assembly including a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may extend from a forefoot region of the sole structure to a heel region of the sole structure. Stated differently, the first plate may be a full-length plate that extends the full length of the sole structure. The second plate may be joined with the first plate in a midfoot region of the sole structure and at a rear of a heel region of the sole structure, and may diverge from the first plate between the midfoot region and the rear of the heel region to define a first heel gap between the first plate and the second plate in the heel region. Heel cushioning units may be stacked in the heel region, with a first heel cushioning unit disposed in the first heel gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence K. Amoako, Melusine Dieudonne, Tim Steffen Schulze