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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jennifer L. Bishop, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy P. Hopkins, Tustin, CA (US);
Nicholas R. Long, Portland, OR (US);
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US);
Nadia M. Panian, Beaverton, OR (US);
Aaron K. Seid, Portland, OR (US);
Richard Kristian Hansen, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper having a chamber, a sole structure including a recess forming a cavity, and a pump device disposed within the cavity, in fluid communication with the chamber, and operable to move the upper from a relaxed state to a constricted state by selectively evacuating fluid from the chamber.