Posts Tagged: "athletic shoe"

Nike Sues Puma for Alleged Infringement of Footwear Patents

Nike is also asserting one patent related to its Nike Air technology, a footwear sole structure designed to protect an athlete’s joints and muscles from impact forces. U.S. Patent No. 7401420, titled Article of Footwear Having a Fluid-Filled Bladder with a Reinforcing Structure. Issued in July 2008, it claims an article of footwear with a sole structure having a bladder enclosing a fluid that provides an outward force on a first surface and a reinforcing structure extending around a portion of the bladder. Nike alleges that Puma first began infringing on the ‘420 patent in November 2017 when it released Jamming footwear that incorporated a fluid-filled bladder for foot support.

Steve Brachmann

May 25, 2018

Nike Patents Golf Swing Monitoring and Recyclable Golf Balls

A variety of golf balls have been created by the company, from those with large diameters to accommodate golfers who strike the ball incorrectly to balls utilizing a variety of thermoplastic polymers for enhanced characteristics. A series of patent applications we share also discuss athletic performance analysis systems, both for team sports and for monitoring individual workout data… Golfing was again a large focus in Nike’s recent R&D, and we saw patents for golf swing analysis systems as well as a ball with enhanced recycling characteristics. Nike has also patented a digital watch providing feedback on athletic data collected by athletic monitoring systems. A few footwear patents are also discussed below in more detail, including one that protects a sneaker with an enhanced system for lace tightening.

Steve Brachmann

December 31, 2014

The Evolution of the Modern Athletic Shoe: A Patent History

Among this year’s inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame is William Bowerman, the creator of the modern athletic shoe. Bowerman’s portfolio of patents include some of the foundational innovations that made Nike, the company that he helped to establish, such a force in the sporting equipment industry… We take a long view at the development of casual sneakers for use in athletic and recreational activities. From the first attempts at creating shoes with better stability while running, through contemporary inventions involving digital analysis utilizing shoe sensors, athletic shoes have greatly increased in technological complexity over the past 100 years.

Steve Brachmann

May 18, 2014

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