1709 patents
Utility
Garment with zoned insulation and variable air permeability
16 Jan 24
Aspects herein relate to a textile knitted with an adaptive yarn that incorporates insulation features as well as variable air permeability features.
Collin Bailey, Olivia A. Echols, Rebecca P. Hurd
Filed: 7 Jan 21
Utility
Cushioning element for article of footwear
16 Jan 24
A cushioning element for an article of footwear includes a bladder having a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer joined together along a seam to define a chamber and a support element disposed within the chamber and having a support member and a plurality of flexible support legs each extending from a first end attached to the support member to a second end disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer within the seam.
Lee D. Peyton
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Releasable fastener
16 Jan 24
This disclosure describes a releasable fastener having two portions that slide together to affix two portions of an article.
Kimberly D. Baschak, Kyle Schepke
Filed: 12 Jul 21
Utility
Closed loop feedback press
16 Jan 24
The pressing of an article is achieved with a closed-loop feedback press.
Stephen Hancock, Nicolai Luksza, Adam Montoya, Charles W. Morrison, Daniel Black Thayer
Filed: 14 Nov 22
Utility
Stowable garment system with quick release mechanism
9 Jan 24
Aspects herein are directed to a stowable garment system that allows for quick deployment and donning of an upper-body garment that is stowed within a pouch located on the front of a belt structure configured to encircle the waist of a wearer.
Jarrett L. Reynolds
Filed: 1 Apr 22
Utility
Thermally-insulated garment
9 Jan 24
The present invention is directed to thermally-insulated garments and methods of forming the same.
David Turner
Filed: 30 Sep 16
Utility
Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers and adjustable foot support pressure
9 Jan 24
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).
Devin Bailly, Matthew Browne, Narissa Y. Chang, Remy Pieron, Stepan Ryabinin, Adam Vollmer, Michael Fairchild, Ethan Vella, Daniel Weeks
Filed: 28 May 21
Utility
Sole structure having differing hardness regions
9 Jan 24
A sole structure of an article of footwear includes a first outer region, a second outer region, and a third outer region.
Aaron A C Cooper
Filed: 27 Dec 19
Utility
Ground-engaging structures for articles of footwear
9 Jan 24
Ground-engaging components for articles of footwear include: (a) an outer perimeter boundary rim that at least partially defines an outer perimeter of the ground-engaging component, wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim defines an open space at least at a forefoot support area of the ground-engaging component; and (b) a matrix structure extending at least partially across the open space at least at the forefoot support area to define an open cellular construction with plural open cells in the open space at least at the forefoot support area.
Michael S. Amos, Lysandre Follet, Thomas Foxen, John Hurd, Shane S. Kohatsu, Troy C. Lindner, Jonathan Rasca, Andrea Vinet
Filed: 23 Aug 22
Utility
Direct bottomed article of footwear with a film mold
9 Jan 24
An article of footwear has an upper that is direct attached with the sole in a article of footwear mold.
Steven Edmund Jan Cornelis Ploem
Filed: 13 Aug 21
Utility
Footwear with embroidery transition between materials
9 Jan 24
An article of footwear comprises a sole structure and an upper.
Christopher J. Lyke, Lai Wa C. Ho
Filed: 21 Jul 21
Utility
Modular spool for automated footwear platform
9 Jan 24
A footwear lacing apparatus can comprise a housing structure, a modular spool and a drive mechanism.
Summer L. Schneider, Narissa Chang
Filed: 17 Dec 21
Utility
Footwear mold system for injection-molding
9 Jan 24
Tooling and components of an injection-molding system may be used to mold a foam article.
Hossein Allen Baghdadi, Sami Mohamad Fakhouri, Floyd Whitney Miles, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark
Filed: 8 Mar 21
Utility
Knitted component with a fused area
9 Jan 24
A knitted component having a first region located adjacent to a perimeter edge of the article, where the first region of the knitted component includes an inner surface and an outer surface.
Jessica Green, Chun-Ying Hsu, Jaroslav J. Lupinek, Darryl Matthews, William C. McFarland, II, Chun-Yao Tu, Yi-Ning Yang, Cheng-Ying Han
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Utility
Structurally-colored articles having different color sections
9 Jan 24
As described above, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles having structural color, and methods of making articles having structural color.
Jeremy Gantz, Kim Kovel, Yuanmin Wang
Filed: 28 May 21
Utility
Apparel thermo-regulatory system
2 Jan 24
Aspects herein are directed to an apparel item that promotes thermo-regulation through the use of engineered openings, venting, and/or stand-off structures.
Collin Bailey, Kim D. Baschak, Olivia A. Echols, Stacey L. Hansen, Lucas Hartman, Rebecca P. Hurd, Adam Parkinson, Shannon K. Redell, David Sagan, Susan L. Sokolowski, Stuart B. Brown, Matthew J. Hancock
Filed: 21 Mar 22
Utility
Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with tensile strand
2 Jan 24
An upper for an article of footwear is configured to be connected to a sole structure and is configured to receive a foot.
Daniel A. Podhajny, Chung-Ming Chang, Ya-Fang Chen, Pei-Ju Su
Filed: 29 Jul 21
Utility
System and method for forming a molded component with an insert
2 Jan 24
A method for forming a molded article having an insert includes temporarily protecting features of the insert during a molding process using a malleable plugging material.
Aaron Bartel, Michael A. Hofmann, Sam Lacey, Geun Rok Park, Manki Park
Filed: 4 Dec 20
Utility
Foot presence signal processing systems and methods
2 Jan 24
A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication.
Steven H. Walker, Phillip Meneau
Filed: 22 Jun 21
Utility
Customized article type
2 Jan 24
A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed.
David J. Dirsa, Clifford B. Gerber, Petre Gheorghian, E. Scott Morris
Filed: 22 Jan 21