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Patent No.:

US 11857029 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2021

Foot presence signal processing systems and methods

Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventors:

Steven H. Walker, Camas, WA (US);

Phillip Meneau, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:

Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Nasima Monsur

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 17/00 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 3/36 (2022.01); A43B 3/38 (2022.01); A43C 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G01L 5/12 (2006.01); G01L 5/24 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/16 (2020.01); G01L 5/165 (2020.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); A43C 7/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/12 (2006.01); G05B 19/048 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01D 5/34 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43C 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/165 (2013.01); A43B 1/0054 (2013.01); A43B 3/0031 (2013.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 3/36 (2022.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 17/00 (2013.01); A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 7/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/008 (2013.01); A61B 5/6807 (2013.01); G01D 5/12 (2013.01); G01D 5/24 (2013.01); G01L 1/12 (2013.01); G01L 1/14 (2013.01); G01L 1/142 (2013.01); G01L 1/144 (2013.01); G01L 5/0009 (2013.01); G01L 5/0014 (2013.01); G01L 5/0071 (2013.01); G01L 5/12 (2013.01); G01L 5/16 (2013.01); G01L 5/165 (2013.01); G01L 5/24 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/048 (2013.01); A43B 3/38 (2022.01); A43C 1/003 (2013.01); A43C 1/006 (2013.01); A43C 1/02 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); A43C 1/06 (2013.01); A43C 11/00 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01D 5/2405 (2013.01); G01D 5/34 (2013.01); G05B 2219/24015 (2013.01);
Abstract

A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive or magnetic sensor configured to sense changes in a body's proximity to the sensor in footwear. Characteristics of the sensed proximity can be used to update an automated footwear function, such as an automatic lacing function, or can be used to determine a step count, foot strike force, a rate of travel, or other information about a foot or about the footwear.

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