Kenneth Todd Craig

US Patent:

7941869, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Feb 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/673195

Inventors:

Steven P. Wright - Beaverton OR, US
Kenneth T. Craig - Beaverton OR, US
Richard C. MacDonald - Portland OR, US
Leonard W. Brownlie - West Vancouver, CA

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A41D 13/00
A41B 11/00
A43B 17/00

US Classification:

2 69, 2239

Abstract:

An athletic garment including a panel designed to reduce frictional and pressure drag around an appendage of an athlete competing in a high-speed event, such as running and cycling. The panel is positioned to encircle the appendage, and is provided with regions having different surface texture roughnesses. The leading edge of the panel includes texture designed to enhance the laminar boundary layer, while the adjacent portion of the panel includes texture intended to trip the boundary layer to turbulent flow. The drag-reducing panel may be the cuff of a sock, a sleeve, wristband, a headband, or the like.

US Patent:

7996924, Aug 16, 2011

Filed:

May 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/756328

Inventors:

Steven P. Wright - Beaverton OR, US
Kenneth Todd Craig - Beaverton OR, US

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A41B 11/00
A43B 17/00

US Classification:

2239

Abstract:

Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e. g. , area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired, such as the lower back, the arch of the foot, etc. ); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory. ”.

US Patent:

8185971, May 29, 2012

Filed:

Mar 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/049438

Inventors:

Steven P. Wright - Beaverton OR, US
Kenneth T. Craig - Beaverton OR, US
Richard C. MacDonald - Portland OR, US
Leonard W. Brownlie - West Vancouver, CA

Assignee:

Nike, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A41D 13/00
A41B 11/00
A43B 17/00

US Classification:

2 69, 2239

Abstract:

An athletic garment including a panel designed to reduce frictional and pressure drag around an appendage of an athlete competing in a high-speed event, such as running and cycling. The panel is positioned to encircle the appendage, and is provided with regions having different surface texture roughnesses. The leading edge of the panel includes texture designed to enhance the laminar boundary layer, while the adjacent portion of the panel includes texture intended to trip the boundary layer to turbulent flow. The drag-reducing panel may be the cuff of a sock, a sleeve, wristband, a headband, or the like.

US Patent:

8347413, Jan 8, 2013

Filed:

Apr 5, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/440367

Inventors:

Steven P. Wright - Beaverton OR, US
Kenneth T. Craig - Beaverton OR, US
Richard C. MacDonald - Portland OR, US
Leonard W. Brownlie - West Vancouver, CA

Assignee:

Nike, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A41D 13/00
A41B 11/00
A43B 17/00

US Classification:

2 59, 2239

Abstract:

An athletic garment including a panel designed to reduce frictional and pressure drag around an appendage of an athlete competing in a high-speed event, such as running and cycling. The panel is positioned to encircle the appendage, and is provided with regions having different surface texture roughnesses. The leading edge of the panel includes texture designed to enhance the laminar boundary layer, while the adjacent portion of the panel includes texture intended to trip the boundary layer to turbulent flow. The drag-reducing panel may be the cuff of a sock, a sleeve, wristband, a headband, or the like.

US Patent:

20070094892, May 3, 2007

Filed:

Oct 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/262323

Inventors:

Kenneth Craig - Beaverton OR, US
Hagit Ottens-Wilk - Odijk, NL
Donna Marchant - Amsterdam, NL

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A43B 19/00

US Classification:

036010000

Abstract:

An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may be manufactured through a process that includes utilizing a force mapping device to obtain data relating to forces upon the plantar surface of the foot. The sock is then formed to have zones of different thickness located to correspond with the areas of the plantar surface subjected to different magnitudes of forces.

US Patent:

20110265252, Nov 3, 2011

Filed:

Dec 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/920220

Inventors:

Kenneth T. Craig - Portland OR, US
Donna L. Marchant - Hertfordshire, GB
Avi Cohen - Kfar Vradim, IL
David Malul - Karmiel, IL

Assignee:

Nike, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A43B 17/00

US Classification:

2239

Abstract:

There is provided herein, a sock comprising a toe and/or a heel area, wherein said toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical. There is also provided, a method for manufacturing a sock comprising forming a toe and/or a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.

US Patent:

20110271423, Nov 10, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/188619

Inventors:

Steven P. WRIGHT - Beaverton OR, US
Kenneth Todd CRAIG - Beaverton OR, US

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A43B 17/00

US Classification:

2239

Abstract:

Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired, such as the lower back, the arch of the foot, etc.); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting forces to selected portions of the wearer's body, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.”

US Patent:

20120266362, Oct 25, 2012

Filed:

Apr 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/090813

Inventors:

Kenneth T. Craig - Beaverton OR, US

Assignee:

Nike, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A43B 17/00
D04B 9/00
D04B 9/46
D04B 9/56

US Classification:

2239, 66186, 66 8, 66185

Abstract:

A sock with zones of varying numbers of layers is formed as a single tube on a circular knitting machine. At least one end of the tube is doubled back over a portion of the remainder of the tube to form a double layer first zone. The sock further includes a single layer zone adjacent to the double layer first zone, where no such folding occurs. Optionally, a second end of the tube may also be folded to create a third zone having two layers of material.