Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronically controlled bladder assembly
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Application No.: US16117461Application Date: 2018-08-30
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Publication No.: US10575589B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: James Molyneux , Aaron B. Weast
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: A43B13/20
- IPC: A43B13/20 ; A43B21/26 ; A43B3/00 ; A43B7/14

Abstract:
An electronically controlled bladder assembly includes an adjustable pressure bladder and a constant pressure reservoir connected by an electronically controlled valve. The electronically controlled valve is operated in a manner that inflates the adjustable bladder when the current pressure is below a target pressure and in a manner that deflates the adjustable bladder when the current pressure is above the target pressure. The inflation and deflation of the adjustable bladder are achieved in an iterative manner by controlling the flow of fluid between the constant pressure reservoir and the adjustable bladder over several cycles of heel strikes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180368520A1 Electronically Controlled Bladder Assembly Public/Granted day:2018-12-27
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