Patents Issued in December 2, 2021
  • Publication number: 20210368914
    Abstract: A light-up speed sensing shoe apparatus for tracking speed and motivating runners includes a shoe body, an outsole coupled to the shoe body, and an insole coupled to the outsole within the shoe body. An impact sensor is coupled within the outsole. The impact sensor detects a speed at which a wearer is running. A microprocessor is coupled within the outsole. The microprocessor is in operational communication with the impact sensor. A battery is coupled within the outsole and is in operational communication with the microprocessor. A plurality of lights is coupled to the outsole and is in operational communication with the microprocessor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Damon E Moye
  • Publication number: 20210368915
    Abstract: Foot support systems (and articles of footwear including them) include a midfoot flex component, such as a bi-stable spring element, that moves the article of footwear/sole structure/foot support component/midfoot flex component between an open position/foot insertion or removal configuration and a closed position/foot supporting configuration and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen N. Bruno
  • Publication number: 20210368916
    Abstract: A shoe comprises an upper and a sole. The sole includes: a midsole covering a lower surface of the upper, the midsole having an external surface having a facing region facing the upper and a non-facing region excluding the facing region; and an additional sole material covering a portion of the non-facing region. The midsole is provided with a notch reaching both the facing region and the non-facing region. The additional sole material has a body portion stuck to the non-facing region, a bonding portion stuck to both the upper and the midsole to bond them together, and an embedded portion embedded in the notch of the midsole. The body portion and the bonding portion are connected together via the embedded portion and thus integrated together such that the body portion and the bonding portion are spaced from each other in a thickness-wise direction of the midsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinsaku WAKASUGI
  • Publication number: 20210368917
    Abstract: Disclosed is a midsole assembly of footwear providing a cushioning function to the footwear having an upper. The midsole assembly includes a coupling member coupled to the upper to support the upper, and a cushioning member coupled to a side surface of the coupling member, bent to be convexly curved outward, and extending in a direction away from the upper to form an empty space under the coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Patrick O'Boyle, Klaas Pieter Hazenberg, Gregory Larry Dalton, Soo Il BANG
  • Publication number: 20210368918
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure having a chassis, an outsole, and a cushioning element. The chassis extending from an anterior end to a posterior end and includes a dock formed between the anterior end and the posterior end. The outsole extends from a first end removably coupled to the anterior end of the chassis to a second end removably coupled to the posterior end of the chassis. The cushioning element is disposed between the chassis and the outsole and includes a first portion removably engaged with the dock of the chassis. The sole structure may include a carriage removably disposed between the chassis and the outsole adjacent to the cushioning element. The carriage includes an upper frame receiving and surrounding the dock and a lower frame receiving and surrounding a portion of the outsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Lyke
  • Publication number: 20210368919
    Abstract: An article of footwear has a sole structure including a heel cushioning unit. The heel cushioning unit has a top portion, a bottom portion, a body portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion, medial support fins in a medial side recess at a medial side of the heel cushioning unit and lateral support fins in a lateral side recess at a lateral side of the heel cushioning unit. Both the medial support fins and the lateral support fins extend transversely outward from the body portion and extend from the top portion to the bottom portion. The heel cushioning unit defines a through hole extending from the medial side to the lateral side and disposed rearward of the medial support fins and the lateral support fins. The article of footwear has an outsole with arch portions defining stepped ridges extending lengthwise in a fore-aft direction of the sole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Holmes, Justin D. Humphreys, Liao Kuang-Nan, Stuart Pollock, Marlon Rainville, Jay T. Worobets
  • Publication number: 20210368920
    Abstract: An article of footwear has a sole structure that includes a bladder having stacked polymeric sheet secured to one another at a peripheral bond and defining a first sealed chamber between the first and second polymeric sheets, a second sealed chamber between the second and third polymeric sheets, and a third sealed chamber between the third and fourth polymeric sheets, each of the first, second, and third sealed chambers retaining fluid in isolation from one another. Different patterns of bonds secure adjacent ones of the polymeric sheets to one another, resulting in different geometries of the sealed chambers. The sealed chambers are configured (e.g., by pressure, shape, position, and/or size) to elastically deform to provide a desirable cushioning experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary M. Elder, Lee D. Peyton
  • Publication number: 20210368921
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a chassis and a cushioning arrangement. The chassis includes a recess formed between a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface. The cushioning arrangement includes a first cushioning element protruding from the first surface and including a first plurality of lobes and a second cushioning element protruding from the second surface and including a second plurality of lobes contacting the first plurality of lobes. At least one of the first cushioning element and the second cushioning element may include a fluid-filled bladder. A first side of each cushioning element includes a substantially planar base and a second side of each cushioning element includes the lobes formed on an opposite side from the base. The base of each cushioning element is attached to a respective one of the surfaces of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Zachary M. Elder, Jordyn Klumpp, Eric Y. Lee, Fiona L. Lesecq, Damian R. Manspeaker, Roger Paul Murphy, Sebastian Tesche
  • Publication number: 20210368922
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure having a chassis and a bladder. The chassis includes a cavity and a plurality of pillars extending into the cavity. The bladder is disposed within the cavity and includes one or more chambers. Each of one or more chambers is supported by at least one of the pillars. The chassis may include a first plurality of the pillars extending from a first side of the cavity and a second plurality of the pillars extending towards the first plurality of the pillars from a second side of the cavity, whereby the bladder is supported between the first plurality of the pillars and the second plurality of the pillars. The one or more chambers of the bladder includes an interior chamber and a peripheral chamber at least partially surrounding the interior chamber and the peripheral chamber has a different pressure than the interior chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Lai Wa C. Ho, Jonathan Kosenick, Wil Sixour
  • Publication number: 20210368923
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a bladder having an inner chamber and a peripheral chamber completely surrounding the inner chamber. The inner chamber defines a first interior void having a tensile element received therein and providing the inner chamber with a constant thickness. The inner chamber may be arcuate and curve continuously from a first end of the bladder to a second end of the bladder. The peripheral chamber extends from and completely surrounds the inner chamber, and has a variable thickness that is greater than the constant thickness of the first inner chamber. The inner chamber and the peripheral chamber are in fluid communication with each other, and the peripheral chamber includes a plurality of deformation zones configured to deform to accommodate a pressure increase within the inner chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron K. Seid
  • Publication number: 20210368924
    Abstract: A sole assembly for an article of footwear includes a midsole that is formed from at least a bladder and foam midsole component. The midsole has a ground facing surface and a sidewall, and the bladder meets the foam midsole at a component boundary on the sidewall. An etching extends into both the foam midsole and the bladder. The etched channel has a depth into the sidewall of between about 2 ?m and about 1000 ?m and continuously extends across the component boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dervin A. James, Eric S. Schindler
  • Publication number: 20210368925
    Abstract: Articles of footwear, systems, and methods include an upper portion, a lower portion, secured to the upper portion, the lower portion including an out-sole and an airbag assembly. The airbag assembly includes a first sheet and a second sheet forming a seal therebetween around a perimeter of the first and second sheets. The airbag assembly further includes an electronic assembly, comprising a circuit board and electrical conductors disposed on the circuit board, wherein an internal portion of the electronic assembly is disposed between the first and second sheets and within the seal formed therebetween and an external portion of the electronic assembly is disposed outside of the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Summer L. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210368926
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Devin Bailly, Narissa Y. Chang, Elizabeth Langvin, SooMan Park, Levi J. Patton, Remy Pieron, Hector R. Quinonez, Adam Vollmer, Philip Woodman
  • Publication number: 20210368927
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Devin Bailly, Matthew Browne, Narissa Y. Chang, Remy Pieron, Stepan Ryabinin, Adam Vollmer, Michael Fairchild, Ethan Vella, Daniel Weeks
  • Publication number: 20210368928
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Browne, Stepan Ryabinin, Adam Vollmer, Michael Allison, Ethan Vella
  • Publication number: 20210368929
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Narissa Y. Chang, Jamian R. Cobbett, Remy Pieron, Stepan Ryabinin, Mirza Sabanovic, Adam Vollmer, Philip Woodman, Ethan Vella
  • Publication number: 20210368930
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Margarita L. Cortez, Isaac Farr, Levi J. Patton, Remy Pieron, Adam Vollmer, Samantha Young
  • Publication number: 20210368931
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Devin Bailly, Narissa Y. Chang, Elizabeth Langvin, Remy Pieron, Adam Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20210368932
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Narissa Y. Chang, Elizabeth Langvin, SooMan Park, Remy Pieron
  • Publication number: 20210368933
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mirza Sabanovic, Robert Callaway, Douglas Harriman, Kristin Pollock, Daniel Weeks
  • Publication number: 20210368934
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Browne, Stepan Ryabinin, Michael Fairchild
  • Publication number: 20210368935
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Levi J. Patton, Adam Vollmer, Douglas Harriman, Kristin Pollock
  • Publication number: 20210368936
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mirza Sabanovic, Brian Peavey
  • Publication number: 20210368937
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Browne, Narissa Y. Chang, Remy Pieron, Stepan Ryabinin, Adam Vollmer, Michael Fairchild, Ethan Vella, Daniel Weeks
  • Publication number: 20210368938
    Abstract: Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Browne, Narissa Y. Chang, Remy Pieron, Stepan Ryabinin, Adam Vollmer, Ethan Vella, Daniel Weeks
  • Publication number: 20210368939
    Abstract: A non-slippery outsole article comprises a first sole and a plurality of slip-resistant blocks. The first sole has two opposite sections, a top section in contact with a shoe body and a bottom section in contact with ground. The slip-resistant blocks are mounted in partition at the bottom section of the first sole, a plurality of protrusions being mounted on the top section of the first sole. The slip-resistant blocks are made of rubber and have a rough surface capable of slip resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Meng-Lin KO
  • Publication number: 20210368940
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear includes an upper body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The upper body defines a throat between the first side and the second side. Further, the upper body defines an opening extending through the second side. The upper includes a lace extending across the throat between the first side and the second side. The upper further includes a dynamic support coupled to the upper body at the first side. The dynamic support extends across the throat from the first side to the second side. The dynamic support extends through the opening formed in the second side. The lace is attached to the dynamic support at the second side to apply tension on the dynamic support toward the second side when the lace is tightened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Gjermund Haugbro
  • Publication number: 20210368941
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear includes an inner boot having an ankle opening and an instep region formed between the ankle opening and an anterior end of the upper and a cushioning member disposed over the instep region of the inner boot and including a first side fixed to a medial side of the upper and a second side tethered to a lateral side of the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuchung K. Chen, Jeremy L. Connell, Tetsuya T. Minami, Arthur Parker Molinari, Stuart Reinhardt, Timothy J. Smith, Matthew Tegenkamp
  • Publication number: 20210368942
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear includes a first material defining a void operable to selectively receive a foot. The first material includes an outer surface. The upper also includes a first edge at least partially circumscribing the void at an uppermost extremity of the upper and a second edge disposed at a lowermost extremity of the upper. The upper further includes a first biasing member (i) disposed at the outer surface of the upper, (ii) attached to the first material, and (iii) spaced apart from the first edge and the second edge. The first biasing member is operable to exert a biasing force on the first material to bias the first edge away from the second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Lyke
  • Publication number: 20210368943
    Abstract: Footwear for covering a foot of a wearer includes an outsole configured for supporting the foot of the wearer, an upper secured to the outsole and configured for covering the foot of the wearer, an insole located above the outsole within the upper, a midsole located above the outsole and below the insole and first and second laterally adjacent shanks located above the outsole and below the insole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Rocky Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark S. Recchi
  • Publication number: 20210368944
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a sole, an upper joined with the sole, and a lacing system. The lacing system is configured to secure the footwear to the wearer's foot and includes a lace support embroidered to the upper. The lace support has a plurality of turns forming at least one loops disposed on an exterior surface of the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Ian M. Cobb
  • Publication number: 20210368945
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper having an enclosure including an adjustment region extending from a first edge to a second edge formed on an opposite side of the adjustment region from the first edge. The upper further includes a cable tensioning guide attached to the enclosure adjacent to the first edge of the adjustment region. The cable tensioning guide includes a first conduit and a second conduit. A cable of the upper includes a tensioning element having a first tensioning segment extending across the adjustment region from the first conduit and a second tensioning segment extending across the adjustment region from the second conduit. The cable further includes a control element having a first control segment connected to the first tensioning segment at the first conduit, and a second control segment connected to the second tensioning segment at the second conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Bell, Tobie D. Hatfield, Elizabeth A. Kilgore, Andrew A. Owings, Brandon J. Wilen
  • Publication number: 20210368946
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole, an upper and a strap. The upper is attached to the sole. The strap extends in a width direction of the shoe. The strap includes a proximal end fixed to the upper and a distal end located on an opposite side of the proximal end in the width direction of the shoe. One of the upper and the strap includes at least one first engaging portion, whereas the other of the upper and the strap includes at least one second engaging portion that is engaged with the at least one first engaging portion while extending in a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the shoe where the distal end is held against the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Toshiaki AOKI, Kaoru OUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210368947
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shoe upper according to the present invention includes: three-dimensionally forming an upper member; pre-heating the upper member such that a portion-to-be-reinforced of the three-dimensionally formed upper member is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of thermoplastic resin powder; adhering the thermoplastic resin powder to the upper member so as to at least cover the portion-to-be-reinforced of the pre-heated upper member; further heating the upper member to which the thermoplastic resin powder is adhered and melting the thermoplastic resin powder adhered to the upper member; and hardening the melted thermoplastic resin powder to firmly adhere the reinforcing portion to the upper member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinsaku WAKASUGI
  • Publication number: 20210368948
    Abstract: A hook-and-loop fastener has a hook element comprising a substrate having a face from which projects a multiplicity of hooks and a loop element formed by of a fiber web. The fiber web is formed by a homogenous mixture of first multicomponent filaments each formed by a high-melting-point polymer and a low-melting-point polyolefinic polymer and second polyolefinic monocomponent filaments. The first filaments constitute between 20% and 80% by weight of the mixture. The fiber web has a face formed with a patterned array of dense bonded regions of a predetermined small thickness interspersed with less dense open regions of a predetermined big thickness substantially greater than the small thickness of the small thickness interspersed with less dense open regions of a predetermined big thickness substantially greater than the small thickness of the bonded regions so that the filaments of the open regions form loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jan Michael TRINKAUS, Kristin WENDT
  • Publication number: 20210368949
    Abstract: A jewelry clasp for securing a first end of an elongated member of a bracelet or a necklace to a second end of the elongated member comprises a female part and a male part. One of the female and male parts comprises a first magnet and the other of the female and male parts comprises a part magnetically attractable by the first magnet. The female part comprises a housing and a hinged lid, the hinged lid being pivotable between a locking state and a releasing state and comprising the first magnet or the part magnetically attractable by the first magnet. When the female part is open, the male part can be inserted in an axial direction into the housing, and when the female part is closed and the male part is inserted into the housing, the male part is locked to the female part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Issaree Prasitkittanai, Patpakorn Duangnaophio, Chaowalit Chotladakamonthat
  • Publication number: 20210368950
    Abstract: An earring comprises: a housing including a cavity; a post extending out of the housing from within the cavity, wherein the post is externally threaded; a tube that is internally threaded; and a base from which the tube extends, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the tube such that (a) the post extends into the tube and (b) the post and the tube thread with each other while the tube spans between the housing and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Maria Tashjian
  • Publication number: 20210368951
    Abstract: The carrier/bag/pouch of the present invention is one that can be accessed quickly and easily and it provides quick and easy access to the items inside. It accomplishes this by virtue of its many structural parameters, including, but not limited to its size, pockets, compartments, its attachment choices, any of these can be such that it can easily be added to any outfit or bag on the way out of the house or the car, motorcycle, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Victor Monge
  • Publication number: 20210368952
    Abstract: A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport and a handle coupled to the luggage. The smart luggage system includes an ultra-wideband based target tracking system that uses a combination of an angle of arrival mechanism and a time difference of arrival mechanism to help determine the position of a user relative to the luggage. The ultra-wideband based target tracking system helps maintain the luggage moving in a rear following position or a side following position relative to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Zhaoqiang CHEN, Congxiang WANG
  • Publication number: 20210368953
    Abstract: A protective case for a portable device having a touchscreen constructed from a back frame, a front frame, and a stretchable cover is disclosed herein. The back frame receives the device through an open front and the stretchable cover is stretched over the back frame and the device. A portion of the cover stretches over the back frame and device such that the device is securely held in the back frame. A front frame with a transparent screen protector that allows the touch screen of the device to be used while the device is frilly enclosed in the case is removably coupled to the back frame with grasping protrusions that connect to mounting portions on the back frame that extend through openings in the stretchable cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Armor Acquisition LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Poon
  • Publication number: 20210368954
    Abstract: A retention device for portable audio, video, and power adapters commonly used with portable electronic devices (e.g., mobile phones) includes a shell that is configured to receive a removable insert formed from a resiliently deformable material, which retains and protects an adapter for a portable electronic device. The removable insert may be interchangeable with a plurality of inserts, each of which comprises a cutout region configured to accommodate and retain a corresponding adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Dannylee HICKS
  • Publication number: 20210368955
    Abstract: A storage apparatus configured for securing, transporting and accessing storage containers. The storage apparatus includes a storage void defined by at least four walls that are comprised of a semi-rigid material that allows for integration of the walls to one another with a single overlapping seam. The storage void is configured to receive one or more storage containers that are visibly discernable from each other in the storage void. A portion of the one or more storage containers is configured to be visible from above the walls when each of the one or more storage containers is stored vertically or horizontally within the storage void. The storage apparatus also may include a fluid resistant material cover having at least one elastic member configured to secure against the walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Tyler Fernandes
  • Publication number: 20210368956
    Abstract: A hair clip apparatus includes a tongue, a clasp and a plurality of hair engaging teeth. The clasp cooperates with the tongue to retain the hair in a desired styling effect. The hair engaging teeth are spaced from the clasp and the tongue to engage hair surrounding the clasp and the tongue. The hair clip apparatus is retained in the volume of hair by trapping the hair between the clasp and the tongue, and also via the hair engaging teeth. The hair engaging teeth also are arranged to retain and secure hair between adjacent teeth, and also trap hair between the inner surfaces of the teeth and the base and/or tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Mariagrazia LaFauci
  • Publication number: 20210368957
    Abstract: A process for treating, especially is for washing, the hair, including applying at least one cosmetic active ingredient to the head of hair using, a dispensing device. The dispensing device including a hand piece preferably having at least two nozzles, the jets of which collide with one another, to form a mixture of water and of the active ingredient, this mixture originating from a collection basin arranged below the user's head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Henri SAMAIN
  • Publication number: 20210368958
    Abstract: A device for holding and tensioning a segment of thread for epilation having a thread-holding chuck configured to receive, lock, and selectively release a segment of epilation thread; and an attachment to secure the thread-holding chuck to a user-worn element of gear, such as but not limited to a neck strap, a head band, a face shield, a vest, a button, a button hole, a safety pin, a hat, or a shirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Gloria M. Moore
  • Publication number: 20210368959
    Abstract: A five-in-one polishing head includes a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion is shaped like a cone having a concave or planar top end. Angle teeth, thin teeth, medium-thin teeth, and thick teeth are sequentially distributed in a conical polishing head according to the tooth density. The angle teeth are located at the top of the conical polishing head in a circle. The thick teeth are located at the end of the blade portion. The center of the end of the blade portion is axially welded and fixed to one end of the handle portion. The conical polishing head is provided with regularly distributed straight lines or oblique lines on a surface from the angle teeth to the thick teeth. The shape of a right-handed groove on the surface is inverted trapezoidal, and the shape of a left-handed groove is triangular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SHANGHAI WELL-SUN PRECISION TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JISHUN WANG, MENGYI WANG, JING SUN
  • Publication number: 20210368960
    Abstract: A device for dispensing and applying a cosmetic product, the device includes a product dispensing assembly, an applicator which is configured to be coupled within an upper chamber of the product dispensing assembly in a removable manner, and a cap which is configured to be removably engaged with the product dispensing assembly for covering the applicator and the product dispensing assembly when the device is not in use. The applicator comprises an applicator element which is in contact with an intermediate receiving surface of the dispensing head of the product dispensing assembly. At least a portion of the applicator is placed in contact with the product delivered through at least one outlet of the dispensing head when the product dispensing assembly is actuated. Preferably, the product at least partially impregnates the applicator element when the product contacts the applicator element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Roger HWANG, Stephen M FISHER, II, William Lloyd ALUSITZ
  • Publication number: 20210368961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic container having a handling portion, the cosmetic container including: a body part (100) provided in an open hollow shape, and configured to store a cosmetic product; and a handling portion (300) detachably coupled to the upper side of the body part (100); wherein the handling portion (300) includes: a direction adjusting portion (320); a handle portion (310) provided to vertically pass through one side of the direction adjusting portion (320); a touch member seating portion (330) formed at the lower end of the handle portion (310); and a touch member (340) seated on the touch member seating portion (330).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Ho Suk SONG
  • Publication number: 20210368962
    Abstract: The cosmetic liquid container (1) includes: a case (7) in which a cosmetic liquid is filled; a pressing plate (43) disposed at an inner bottom of the case (7) and forming a cosmetic liquid filling space (S) in which the cosmetic liquid is filled in the upper portion, and pressing the cosmetic liquid upward; elastic members (11, 40) disposed under the pressing plate (43) and pressing the pressing plate (43) toward the cosmetic liquid filling space (S); a support part (13) coupled to the lower portion of the case (7), supporting lower portions of the elastic members (11, 40), and compensating elastic force by pressing the elastic members (11, 40) toward the pressing plate (43) upon rotation; a filling pull rod (44) mounted on the lower portion of the pressing plate (43).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Jong-bum LEE
  • Publication number: 20210368963
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cosmetic dropper which includes a container main body having a container body in which a cosmetic liquid is stored and a cap part detachably coupled to the container body; a pipette coupling part coupled to the cap part; a pipette part having a pipette member coupled to the pipette coupling part, a piston coupling bar provided to elevate inside the pipette member, and a piston part coupled to an end of the piston coupling part to elevate together with the piston coupling bar and allows the cosmetic liquid to be suctioned into the pipette member or discharged to the outside reversely; and a separation prevention part coupled to the piston coupling bar so as to cover an outer wall of the piston coupling bar to prevent the end of the piston coupling bar from being separated to the outside of the pipette member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: F.S.KOREA INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Jae Kwang HWANG