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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Martine Stillman, Beaverton, OR (US);
Bret Richmond, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 7/00 (2006.01); B65H 59/00 (2006.01); B65H 69/00 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); A43C 7/08 (2006.01); B65H 75/44 (2006.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); B65H 75/36 (2006.01); F16G 11/00 (2006.01); F16G 11/10 (2006.01); F16G 11/12 (2006.01); F16G 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/165 (2013.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 7/08 (2013.01); B65H 59/00 (2013.01); B65H 69/00 (2013.01); B65H 75/368 (2013.01); B65H 75/4428 (2013.01); B65H 75/4484 (2013.01); F16G 11/00 (2013.01); F16H 1/2863 (2013.01); B65H 2403/46 (2013.01); B65H 2511/411 (2013.01); B65H 2515/31 (2013.01); B65H 2553/20 (2013.01); B65H 2701/39 (2013.01); F16G 11/106 (2013.01); F16G 11/12 (2013.01); F16G 11/14 (2013.01); Y10T 24/3724 (2015.01);
Abstract
In an example, a lacing engine apparatus can include a housing and a drivetrain. The housing can be securable within a footwear article. The drivetrain can include a motor, a sun gear, a planet gear, a rotating ring gear, and a spool. The spool can be secured to the ring gear and can be rotatable therewith. The spool can be configured to control a lace of the footwear article and can be configured to wind the lace as the ring gear rotates in a first direction.