Patents by Inventor Virginia Meckley

Virginia Meckley 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).

  • Upper-torso garment with three-dimensional knit structures
    Patent number: 11788217
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Josué Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL KNIT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20230048880
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
    Patent number: 11560654
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit structure within a chest-covering portion. The tubular-jacquard knit structure includes interlocked courses formed by each front-stitch course intermittently interlocking with a back-stitch course. The tubular-jacquard knit structure is divided into a plurality of zones across the chest-covering portion that may vary based on how front-stitch courses interlock with back-stitch courses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • Upper-torso garment with three-dimensional knit structures
    Patent number: 11486068
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH TUBULAR-JACQUARD KNIT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220098768
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit structure within a chest-covering portion. The tubular-jacquard knit structure includes interlocked courses formed by each front-stitch course intermittently interlocking with a back-stitch course. The tubular-jacquard knit structure is divided into a plurality of zones across the chest-covering portion that may vary based on how front-stitch courses interlock with back-stitch courses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
    Patent number: 11225735
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit structure within a chest-covering portion. The tubular-jacquard knit structure includes interlocked courses formed by each front-stitch course intermittently interlocking with a back-stitch course. The tubular-jacquard knit structure is divided into a plurality of zones across the chest-covering portion, and the zones may include different versions of the tubular-jacquard knit structure based on how front-stitch courses interlock with back-stitch courses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • Upper-torso garment with three-dimensional knit structures
    Patent number: 11142854
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Samantha E. G. Woodard, Jesse L. Burton
  • Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
    Patent number: 11118288
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit zone with a plurality of front-stitch courses and a plurality of back-stitch courses, where each front stitch course intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course to form a plurality of interlocked courses. Interlocking cross overs within a first interlocked course are offset from interlocking cross overs within an adjacent second interlocked course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL KNIT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20210123170
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • Upper-torso garment with three-dimensional knit structures
    Patent number: 10920345
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
    Patent number: 10912340
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit structure in a chest-covering portion. The tubular-jacquard knit structure is divided into a plurality of zones across the chest-covering portion, and the zones may include different versions of the tubular-jacquard knit structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH TUBULAR-JACQUARD KNIT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200232130
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit structure within a chest-covering portion. The tubular-jacquard knit structure includes interlocked courses formed by each front-stitch course intermittently interlocking with a back-stitch course. The tubular-jacquard knit structure is divided into a plurality of zones across the chest-covering portion, and the zones may include different versions of the tubular-jacquard knit structure based on how front-stitch courses interlock with back-stitch courses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH TUBULAR-JACQUARD KNIT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200173069
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit zone with a plurality of front-stitch courses and a plurality of back-stitch courses, where each front stitch course intermittently interlocks with a back-stitch course to form a plurality of interlocked courses. Interlocking cross overs within a first interlocked course are offset from interlocking cross overs within an adjacent second interlocked course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: JOSUE DIAZ, VIRGINIA MECKLEY, PAUL R. MONTGOMERY, NICOLE RENDONE, ANDREA J. STAUB
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL KNIT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20200109496
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Vanessa L. Lucas Gaus, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Samantha E.G. Woodard, Jesse Burton
  • Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
    Patent number: 10604873
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a first knit zone and a second knit zone. The first knit zone includes a first tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a first modulus of elasticity, and the second knit zone includes a second tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a second modulus of elasticity, which is greater than the first modulus of elasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL KNIT STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20190345653
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • Upper-torso garment with three-dimensional knit structures
    Patent number: 10415164
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • UPPER-TORSO GARMENT WITH TUBULAR-JACQUARD KNIT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190055683
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a first knit zone and a second knit zone. The first knit zone includes a first tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a first modulus of elasticity, and the second knit zone includes a second tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a second modulus of elasticity, which is greater than the first modulus of elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: JOSUE DIAZ, VIRGINIA MECKLEY, PAUL R. MONTGOMERY, NICOLE RENDONE, ANDREA J. STAUB
  • Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
    Patent number: 10179960
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion. The chest-covering portion includes a knit textile region having a tubular-jacquard knit structure. The tubular-jacquard knit structure includes a number of interlocking cross overs in which a first yarn strand transfers from the front bed to the back bed and a second yarn strand transfers from the back bed to the front bed, and in which the yarn strands transfer back over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub
  • Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
    Patent number: 10145042
    Abstract: An upper-torso garment includes a first knit zone and a second knit zone. The first knit zone includes a first tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a first modulus of elasticity, and the second knit zone includes a second tubular-jacquard knit structure and having a second modulus of elasticity, which is greater than the first modulus of elasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Josue Diaz, Virginia Meckley, Paul R. Montgomery, Nicole Rendone, Andrea J. Staub