Footwear having sensor system

US11071345B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael S. Amos · Beaverton, US
• Andrew A. Owings · Beaverton, US
• Jordan M. Rice · Portland, US
• Allan M. Schrock · Portland, US
• Steven H. Walker · Camas, US
• Jeffrey J. Hebert · Seattle, US
• Martine W. Stillman · Seattle, US
• Mark Alan Tempel · Issaquah, US
• Dane Weitmann · Seattle, US
• Andreas Heinrich Steier · Zittau, DE
• Ndikum Protus Atang · Rochester, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 27, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 16, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/227
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A sensor system is adapted for use with an article of footwear and includes an insert member including a first layer and a second layer, a port connected to the insert and configured for communication with an electronic module, a plurality of force and/or pressure sensors on the insert member, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensors to the port.