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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Levi J. Patton, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/203 (2013.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
Foot support systems for articles of footwear or other foot-receiving devices include a compressor or other gas source used to control gas pressure provided in one or more pressure adjustable fluid-filled bladders used to support a wearer's foot. Additional features relate to fluid flow control systems and methods that include a plurality of valves to control an inflation configuration for supplying gas to the one or more adjustable fluid filled bladders or a deflation configuration for releasing gas from the one or more adjustable fluid filled bladders.