Nike, Inc.

Kevin W Hoffer

James C Meschter

Allan M Schrock

William F Rauchholz

James A Niegowski

Raymond Walter Riley

William E Berner

Cassidy R Levy

Eric P Avar

John Hurd

Tobie D Hatfield

Elizabeth Langvin

David Patrick Jones

Nicholas R Long

Tory Michael Cross

Patrick B Kirschner

Tetsuya T Minami

Stann Norman Richard Sheperd

Todd Anthony Waatti

Jeffrey L Johnson

Jeffrey C Pisciotta

Aaron K Seid

Brian Linkfield

Benjamin Andrew Shaffer

Bryan N Farris

Thomas G Bell

Robert C Williams, Jr

Tamimu A Shyllon

Jeff Rasmussen

Steven Francis Smith

Denis Schiller

Christopher Simon Cook

Jeffrey C Spanks

Matthew J Holmes

Scott C Holt

Matthew C Palmer

Sui-Chieh Yu

Paul VanDomelen

Simidele A Adeagbo

Chad C Grover

James Molyneux

Robert M Bruce

Pamela Susan Greene

Sergio G Lozano

Daniel Akey Johnson

Alexandre Baudouin

Patricia Louise Smaldone

Elizabeth A Kilgore

Joshua P Heard

Peter Lam

Tony H Le

Gordon A Valiant

Michael D Martindale

Piero Fenato

Daniel Despain

YunMi Kang

Bruce J Kilgore

Shane S Kohatsu

Thomas C Foxen

George A Xanthos

Andrea M Vinet

Paul James Francis

Robert Mervar

Katelyn Ricciardi

Katelyn Bruce

Daniel DeSpain

Stann Shepard

An article of footwear includes a strobel having an interior surface and an exterior surface formed on an opposite side from the interior surface, the strobel defining a footbed and a peripheral wall extending transversely from the footbed to a terminal edge. The article of footwear additionally includes an upper attached to the terminal edge of the strobel along a peripheral seam to define an interior void for receiving a foot, the peripheral seam configured to extend along a side of the interior void.

Article of footwear

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a cushioning element having a top surface, a bottom surface formed on an opposite side of the cushioning element from the top surface, a ramp surface spaced apart from the bottom surface in a heel region of the cushioning element, a heel pocket extending through the cushioning element from the top surface to the ramp surface, and a plurality of pillars extending from the ramp surface and surrounding the pocket. The sole structure additionally includes a plurality of cushioning particles disposed within the pocket, an outsole attached to the cushioning element and enclosing a first end of the pocket, and an upper barrier layer attached to the top surface of the cushioning element and covering a second end of the pocket.

A lace-receiving assembly includes a substrate, a first sheet, and a lace guide. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first sheet includes a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The third surface is bonded to the first surface to define a channel extending between the substrate and the first sheet. The lace guide is disposed within the channel.

Lacing system

An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole attached to the upper, and an outsole. The midsole has a footbed and a bottom surface disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the footbed. The outsole has a ground-engaging surface, an inner surface disposed on an opposite side of the outsole than the ground-engaging surface, and a wall extending from the ground-engaging surface and surrounding the outsole. The article of footwear also includes at least two casings each containing particulate matter and having a thickness extending substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the outsole. The at least two casings are arranged in a layered configuration and received within a cavity bounded by the wall of the outsole and between the bottom surface and the inner surface.

Particulate foam stacked casings

An article of footwear includes an upper, an outsole, and a midsole disposed between the upper and the outsole. The outsole is attached to the upper and has a ground-engaging surface. The midsole has a series of walls that define a series of channels extending substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the midsole and along an entire length of the midsole. The series of channels are isolated from one another and each channel receives a quantity of particulate matter therein.

Particulate foam with partial restriction

An article of footwear has an upper, an outsole attached to the upper, and a midsole. The outsole includes a ground-engaging surface and an inner surface disposed on opposite sides. The midsole has a footbed and a bottom surface disposed on opposite sides. The bottom surface opposes the inner surface to define a cavity therebetween. The article of footwear also includes a first series of projections extending into the cavity from one of the inner surface and the bottom surface in a first direction toward the other of the inner surface and the bottom surface. The article of footwear also includes a second series of projection extending into the cavity from one of the inner surface and the bottom surface in the first direction toward the other of the inner surface and the bottom surface. The article of footwear also includes a quantity of particulate matter disposed within the cavity.

Particulate foam with other cushioning

Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems include components for measuring or sensing athletic performance data and/or for storing and/or displaying desired information associated with the athletic performance to the user (or others). Such systems can allow users a wide variety of options in creating workouts, selecting and presenting media content during the athletic performance, etc., e.g., to help keep users entertained and motivated. In some instances, user feedback may be used, optionally in combination with objective data relating to a workout, to control features of the workout routine, to control the music or other media content selected and/or presented, and/or to control features of future workout routines and/or the presented media content.

Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems and methods

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