Nike, Inc.

Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

William F Rauchholz

James A Niegowski

Allan M Schrock

William E Berner

Kevin W Hoffer

Raymond Walter Riley

Albert Shum

Andrew G V Oldknow

Charles Whipple Case, Jr

Charles W Case

John T Stites

Robert M Boyd

Gary Gene Tavares

James C Meschter

Kelly A O'Connor

Matthew Anthony Nurse

Jeffrey C Pisciotta

Nicholas Yontz

Chia-Chyi Cheng

Gary D Fedorochko

Articles of footwear and other devices include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the footwear or other devices. Such devices may include an authentication or activation system for providing power or otherwise determining the connection of a sensor in the article of footwear.

Athletic or other performance sensing systems

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

A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball and being defined by a plurality of peripheral edges, a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the face, and a sole member connected to the sole of the body. The sole member may be removably connected to the sole, which can permit removal and replacement with another sole member having a different property. The sole member may additionally or alternately be movably connected to the sole, which can permit adjustment of the sole member, such as to change the lie angle of the head. The sole member may be at least partially received in a receiver in the sole and may form at least a portion of the lowermost surface of the head.

Golf club head or other ball striking device with removable and/or movable sole member

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Portland, OR, United States of America

William F Rauchholz