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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Nike Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Phillip Meneau, Portland, OR (US);
Erin Mcauliffe, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2006.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); G01R 27/26 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/24 (2013.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); G01R 27/2605 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
Active footwear can include a system to automatically detect a presence or absence of a foot. In an example, the system can be configured to provide information about a liquid saturation level that can affect a sensitivity or performance of the foot presence sensor. The system can use time-multiplexed signals to excite respective different electrodes in a foot presence sensor, and the electrodes can generate respective electric fields inside the footwear. Interruptions in the fields can be detected and used to determine foot presence or absence or a liquid saturation level.