Jennifer Lynn Bishop

US Patent:

20130255105, Oct 3, 2013

Filed:

Mar 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/431115

Inventors:

Jennifer Bishop - Portland OR, US
John Hurd - Lake Oswego OR, US
Matthew A. Nurse - Lake Oswego OR, US

Assignee:

NIKE, INC. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A43C 11/00
A43B 7/14
A43B 13/00

US Classification:

36 88, 36 501, 36 25 R

Abstract:

Strap systems for securing feet into articles of footwear or other foot-receiving devices include one or more strap members formed or engaged together in a continuous path along an upper for an article of footwear or other foot-receiving device. One or more structures for applying a force to the strap member(s) is provided so as to shorten a length of the continuous path and thereby apply tension to the strap member(s). Such strap systems can be arranged so that the strap tightens during plantar flexion or dorsiflexion. Additional aspects of this invention relate to bootie members for supporting such strap systems, upper members or bootie members including such strap systems, and articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices including such strap systems.

US Patent:

20130247417, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/804714

Inventors:

John Hurd - Lake Oswego OR, US
Jennifer Bishop - Beaverton OR, US

Assignee:

NIKE, INC. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A43B 7/14

US Classification:

36 92, 36 88

Abstract:

Shoes and/or shoe elements facilitate natural foot motion and/or reduce forces tending to fight natural foot motion. In at least some such structures, a wearer's heel is secured to the hindfoot region of a shoe (e.g., by a strap system) in a manner that permits heel/forefoot rotation and that allows the lower leg to remain straight. In other structures, a shoe can include a heel supporting component that is separate from a midsole component, and this heel supporting component can move toward the lateral side and/or medial side of the shoe along an interface between the heel supporting component and the midsole component. Other suitable shoe and shoe component structures also are described.

US Patent:

20130247416, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/804742

Inventors:

John Hurd - Lake Oswego OR, US
Jennifer Bishop - Beaverton OR, US
Shane S. Kohatsu - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A43B 7/14

US Classification:

36 89, 36 92

Abstract:

Shoes and/or shoe elements facilitate natural foot motion and/or reduce forces tending to fight natural foot motion. In at least some such structures, a wearer's heel is secured to the hindfoot region of a shoe (e.g., by a strap system) in a manner that permits heel/forefoot rotation and that allows the lower leg to remain straight. In other structures, a shoe can include a heel supporting component that is separate from a midsole component, and this heel supporting component can move toward the lateral side and/or medial side of the shoe along an interface between the heel supporting component and the midsole component. Other suitable shoe and shoe component structures also are described.

US Patent:

20170164686, Jun 15, 2017

Filed:

Feb 27, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/443121

Inventors:

- Beaverton OR, US
Bruce J. Kilgore - Lake Oswego OR, US
Gregory R. Leedy - Milwaukie OR, US
Jennifer L. Bishop - Portland OR, US
John Hurd - Lake Oswego OR, US

International Classification:

A43B 7/14
A43B 3/00
A43C 11/14
A43B 13/12
A43B 23/02
A43B 23/22
A43B 13/18
A43B 7/20

Abstract:

Shoes and/or shoe elements facilitate natural foot motion and/or reduce forces tending to fight natural foot motion. In at least some such structures, a wearer's heel is secured to the hindfoot region of a shoe (e.g., by a strap system) in a manner that permits heel/forefoot rotation and that allows the lower leg to remain straight. In other structures, a shoe can include a heel supporting component that is separate from a midsole component, and this heel supporting component can move toward the lateral side and/or medial side of the shoe along an interface between the heel supporting component and the midsole component. Other suitable shoe and shoe component structures also are described.

US Patent:

20150289584, Oct 15, 2015

Filed:

Jun 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/751510

Inventors:

- Beaverton OR, US
John Hurd - Lake Oswego OR, US
Jennifer L. Bishop - Portland OR, US

International Classification:

A43B 7/24

Abstract:

A shoe can include support members for a plantar surface of a foot that include: (a) a heel support plate; (b) a forefoot support plate; (c) a heel securing strap component for securely engaging a heel supporting component with a wearer's heel; and (d) a unidirectional hinge, wherein the hinge allows the heel support plate to rotate internally with respect to the forefoot support plate and limit the heel support plate from rotating externally with respect to the forefoot support plate. The support member allows the shoe to twist and move with the foot, allowing the ankle to remain neutral, rather than the shoe fighting the foot's natural motion. The unidirectional nature of the hinge plate also prevents the shoe from rotating externally beyond a predetermined limit point.