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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Fidencio Campos, II, Dallas, OR (US);
Roger Paul Murphy, Portland, OR (US);
Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Jessica Small, Portland, OR (US);
Matthew W. Thornton, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear having a heel region with a posterior end of the article of footwear, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region with an anterior end of the article of footwear; a lateral side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side; an upper; a sole structure, the sole structure coupled to the upper, and wherein the sole structure has; a cushioning element disposed in the heel region, the cushioning element having a first tube and a second tube, wherein each of the first tube and the second tube extend from the lateral side of the article of footwear to the medial side of the article of footwear, wherein the first tube includes a contained fluid volume at a first pressure, and the second tube includes a contained fluid volume at a second pressure, wherein the first pressure and the second pressure are equal to one another.