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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
James Molyneux, Portland, OR (US);
Aaron B. Weast, 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 7/14 (2022.01); A43B 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/203 (2013.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 7/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 21/26 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04);
Abstract
An electronically controlled bladder assembly includes an adjustable pressure bladder and a reservoir connected by an electronically controlled valve. The electronically controlled valve is operated in a manner that inflates the adjustable bladder when the current pressure is below a target pressure and in a manner that deflates the adjustable bladder when the current pressure is above the target pressure. The system and process described herein allows the bladder pressure to be iteratively increased toward and decreased toward the target pressure.