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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2024
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Austin J. Orand, Portland, OR (US);
Jan Raken, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron K. Seid, Portland, OR (US);
Richard Kristian Hansen, Vancouver, WA (US);
Kimberly A. Sokol, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/42 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2022.01); A43B 7/144 (2022.01); A43B 13/02 (2022.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/42 (2013.01); A43B 7/144 (2013.01); A43B 7/1495 (2013.01); A43B 13/02 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for an article of footwear includes a frame that has a footwear plate and an arced shield. The footwear plate is configured to extend at least partially along and under a sole of a wearer's foot. The arced shield is integral with the footwear plate and configured to extend transversely from the footwear plate at least partially over a superior portion of the wearer's foot.