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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2022
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:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 18/00 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 3/36 (2022.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 17/00 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 7/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); G01D 5/12 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01); G01L 1/12 (2006.01); G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/048 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01D 5/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 18/00 (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 11/165 (2013.01); G01D 5/12 (2013.01); G01D 5/24 (2013.01); G01L 1/12 (2013.01); G01L 1/144 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/048 (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 sensor, and the sensor is configured to sense changes in a foot proximity to the sensor in footwear. A baseline or reference condition for the capacitive sensor can be updated to accommodate different use conditions.