Nike, Inc.

Converse Inc.

Nike International Ltd.

Nike Innovate C.v.

All Star C.v.

James C Meschter

Kevin W Hoffer

Elizabeth Langvin

David Patrick Jones

Bruce J Kilgore

Aaron B Weast

James Molyneux

Frederick J Dojan

Danielle Lynn Taylor

Jeffrey C Pisciotta

Andrew A Owings

Matthew Anthony Nurse

Tory Michael Cross

Richard L Watkins

Patrick B Kirschner

Eric P Avar

Tetsuya T Minami

Thomas C Foxen

Allan M Schrock

Albert Shum

Lee D Peyton

Tobie D Hatfield

Todd Anthony Waatti

Michael S Amos

Chin-Chen Huang

Benjamin Andrew Shaffer

Yves Albert Behar

Christopher Simon Cook

Bryan N Farris

Thomas G Bell

Robert C Williams, Jr

Jeff Rasmussen

Sergio G Lozano

Jeffrey L Johnson

Susan Diane Cessor

Steven H Walker

Keith S Willows

Bhupesh Dua

William Michael Dieter

William F Rauchholz

Daniel Akey Johnson

Edward Nathaniel Thomas

Jeffrey Lee Johnson

Bruce Yin Moore

Yves Behar

Tina M Casillas

Lia Uesato

Mike A Chamblin

Stann Norman Richard Sheperd

James Hwang

Denis Dekovic

Susanne Amalie Wolf-Hochdoerffer

Anthony P Daversa

Sebastian Huff

Emily Beth Dennison

John Graham Holland

Rachel Ellen Bradstreet

Nicole Mueller

Eric S Swartz

Bradley S Long

Christopher J Edington

Ryan Michael Hurley

John L Baier

Christopher S Page

Stann Shepard

Stann Sheperd

Todd A Waatti

Kevin Hoffer

Christopher Edington

Todd Waatti

Benjamim A Shaffer

Susanne Wolf-Hochdoerffer

Lia M Uesato

Danielle L Taylor

Christopher S Cook

Matthew A Nurse

Benjamin A Shaffer

Tory M Cross

An article of footwear including an adaptive support system includes a plurality of support members. Each support member includes an outer chamber and an inner chamber, the inner chamber being filled with a magnetorheological fluid. An electromagnet is disposed adjacent to the inner chamber and can be used to vary the viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid.

Support members with variable viscosity fluid for footwear

An athletic performance monitoring system includes an article of apparel having a upper body portion and a lower body portion, a sensor system configured to sense a movement of the user and including an upper body sensor connected to the upper body portion, a lower body sensor connected to the lower body portion, at least one port in communication with the sensors, and a plurality of conductive leads connecting the sensors to the port(s). The sensors may be stretch-based sensors that increase in resistance upon tensile deformation. At least one electronic module is connected to the port(s) to collect movement data from the sensors through the port(s). The module(s) may analyze the movement data and provide real-time feedback to the user regarding the movement of the user, based on analysis of the movement data, or the module(s) may transmit the movement data to an external device for analysis.

Apparel having sensor system

An athletic parameter measurement device associated with a first user may include a display, a processor associated with the display, and an athletic parameter measurement sensor. During the athletic activity, the device may detect, using the sensor, athletic activity of the first user. Athletic data of the first user can be associated with activity information of a second user. A representation of a comparison of the first user's activity and the second user's activity information may be displayed.

Systems and methods for time-based athletic activity measurement and display

A shoe has a sensor system operably connected to a communication port. Performance data is collected by the system and can be transferred for further use via the communication port. The shoe may contain an electronic module configured to gather data from the sensors. The module may also transmit the data to an external device for further processing. Users can use the collected data for a variety of different uses or applications.

Footwear having sensor system

An athletic parameter measurement device worn by an athlete during an athletic activity session includes a housing which attaches to the athlete, a display, a processor associated with the display, and an athletic parameter measurement sensor. During the athletic activity, the device detects, using the sensor, a vertical jump height of the athlete, and displays, during the performance of the athletic activity session, a representation of the vertical jump height on the display.

A method of forming an article of apparel having a sensor system includes extruding one or more polymeric materials onto the article of apparel to form one or a plurality of sensors. The polymeric material(s) may have a conductive particulate material dispersed therein. Conductive leads connecting the sensors to a port may also be formed of a polymeric material having a conductive particulate material dispersed therein. The conductive material may be dispersed in the sensor(s) at a first dispersion density and in the leads at a second dispersion density. Each of the sensors is configured to increase in resistance when deformed under pressure, which is detected by a module connected to the port. The second dispersion density is such that each of the leads has sufficient conductivity that the leads are configured to conduct an electronic signal between each sensor and the port in any state of deformation.

Method of forming apparel having sensor system

A fluid-filled chamber, which may be incorporated into articles of footwear and other products, may include an outer barrier and a tensile element. The outer barrier may have a first portion, an opposite second portion, and an interior surface defining an interior void. The tensile element may be secured to the first portion of the outer barrier in a plurality of first bond areas and may be secured to the second portion of the outer barrier in a plurality of second bond areas. Each of the bond areas may be connected to portions of the tensile element spaced from the interior surface.

Fluid-filled chamber with a tensile element

A method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber with a tensile element includes manufacturing a tensile element and incorporating the tensile element into a chamber. A first material layer, a second material layer, and a spacing structure having a plurality of support portions and a plurality of gaps may be stacked. The material layers may be located on either side of the spacing structure or on one side of the spacing structure. A strand may be stitched through the gaps to join the material layers and to form the tensile element. The spacing structure may be removed, and the first material layer may be spaced from the second material layer such that segments of the strand extend between the material layers. The tensile element may then be secured to opposite interior surfaces of an outer barrier, and the outer barrier may be pressurized to place the strand in tension.

Method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber with a tensile element

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James C Meschter