Article of apparel including a bladder

US12127608B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Tina M. Casillas · Portland, US
• Risha Dupre · Tigard, US
• Sam Lacey · Portland, US
• Austin Orand · Portland, US
• Nadia M. Panian · Beaverton, US
• Adam Parkinson · Portland, US
• Victoria Rind · Beaverton, US
• Jeffrey C. Spanks · Portland, US
• Simon Quay · Portland, US
• Kimberly A. Sokol · Beaverton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 1, 2022
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2024
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A42B3/122
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An article of apparel includes a bladder including an interior void, a compressible component disposed within the interior void and including a first zone, the first zone operable between a contracted state and a relaxed state, and a port fluidly coupled to the bladder and operable to selectively permit fluid communication with the interior void.