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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Yuki Aihara, Portland, OR (US);
Leonard W. Brownlie, Portland, OR (US);
Jorge E. Carbo, Jr., Aloha, OR (US);
Edward L. Harber, Beaverton, OR (US);
Ryan P. Henry, Beaverton, OR (US);
Irena Ilcheva, Portland, OR (US);
Susan L. Sokolowski, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A vortex generator might be attached to various types of articles to reduce the drag. For example, vortex generators might be attached to a garment or to adhesive tape. In addition, vortex generators might be attached to various types of athletic equipment. A mapping can suggest placement of a vortex-generator arrangement on an article, as well as prescribe particular vortex-generator arrangements for regions of a person.