Patents by Inventor Tinker L. Hatfield

Tinker L. Hatfield 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).

  • Publication number: 20200315298
    Abstract: An article of footwear with an automatic lacing system is disclosed. The automatic lacing system provides a set of straps that can be automatically opened and closed to switch between a loosened and tightened position of the upper. The article further includes an automatic ankle cinching system that is configured to automatically adjust an ankle portion of the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, Michael R. Friton, Tinker L. Hatfield
  • Publication number: 20200221827
    Abstract: An article of footwear with an automatic lacing system is disclosed. The automatic lacing system provides a set of straps that can be automatically opened and closed to switch between a loosened and tightened position of the upper. The article further includes an automatic ankle cinching system that is configured to automatically adjust an ankle portion of the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, Michael R. Friton, Tinker L. Hatfield
  • Publication number: 20200205524
    Abstract: An article of footwear may comprise an upper and a closure system. The closure system may include a strap, a tensioning cable, and a plurality of pulleys. The strap may have a fixed end fixed relative to the upper, a free end selectively securable to the upper in a fastened position, and an elastic portion between the fixed end and the free end. The closure system may include a tensioning cable anchored to the upper and secured to the strap. The closure system may also include a plurality of pulleys anchored to the upper and engaging the tensioning cable. The tensioning cable may be configured to tighten against the upper when the elastic portion of the strap stretches as the free end of the strap is pulled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Risha Dupre, Austin Orand, Haley Toelle
  • Publication number: 20200207595
    Abstract: A pulley for a wearable article includes a frame defining an aperture and a slot spaced apart from the aperture. A pulley wheel is disposed exterior to the frame, and a hub extends from the pulley wheel through the aperture. The hub engages the frame in a locked position, and is disengaged from the frame in an unlocked position. The hub is further from the slot in the locked than in the unlocked position. The hub and the pulley wheel are rotatable relative to the frame in the locked position. In another pulley, a frame defines an internal void and a slot extending through the frame and spaced apart from the internal void. A pulley wheel disposed exterior to the frame is spaced apart from the slot. A plurality of legs extends from the pulley wheel and is locked to the frame. The frame may include an anchor bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Austin Orand
  • Publication number: 20200077737
    Abstract: A footwear upper comprises a front section and a rear section. The front section is at least partially forward of the rear section and at least partially defines a foot-receiving cavity. The front section has a medial edge and a lateral edge partially defining a foot entry opening. A zipper system includes a medial slider movable along the medial edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the medial edge, a medial zipper pull engaged with the medial slider, a lateral slider movable along the lateral edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the lateral edge, and a lateral zipper pull engaged with the lateral slider. A tightening system includes a lace-receiving feature on the front section forward of the zipper system, and a lace extending through the lace-receiving feature, through the medial zipper pull, and through the lateral zipper pull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Jared M. Kilmer, Ami M. Davis
  • Publication number: 20200032544
    Abstract: Aspects are directed to a collapsible privacy structure that has a low profile when in an un-deployed state to preserve the sight lines of observers. The collapsible privacy structure may then be deployed causing a canopy structure to extend upwardly forming an internal volume that provides privacy and seclusion to the user of the structure. The internal volume may be used for a bathroom, a shower, a medical evaluation/treatment space, and/or a changing space. Upon the departure of the user from the internal volume, the collapsible privacy structure may return to the low-profile nature provided by the un-deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan N. Farris, Tinker L. Hatfield, William M. Dieter
  • Patent number: D871735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Goodwin Parker, Thomas G. Bell, Tinker L. Hatfield, Randall S. Wolfe
  • Patent number: D872444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Goodwin Parker, Thomas G. Bell, Tinker L. Hatfield, Randall S. Wolfe
  • Patent number: D879456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, David Jonathan Cin
  • Patent number: D879457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, David Jonathan Cin
  • Patent number: D889102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Tobie D. Hatfield, James Zormeir
  • Patent number: D889784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Goodwin Parker, Thomas G. Bell, Tinker L. Hatfield, Randall S. Wolfe
  • Patent number: D894550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Fanny Yung Ho, Austin Orand
  • Patent number: D899754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Fanny Yung Ho, Austin Orand
  • Patent number: D899755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Fanny Yung Ho, Austin Orand
  • Patent number: D899756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Fanny Yung Ho
  • Patent number: D899757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Fanny Yung Ho
  • Patent number: D901160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Tobie D. Hatfield, James Zormeir
  • Patent number: D901161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Tobie D. Hatfield, James Zormeir
  • Patent number: D902548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Thomas G. Bell