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US 12,696,955 B2

Footwear fluid-filled chamber having central tensile feature

US 12,696,955 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: NIKE, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
NIKE, Inc.
Inventors
DeVonne DeVoe; Benjamin J. Monfils; Lee D. Peyton; Danielle L. Taylor
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2024-01-29
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,696,955 B2 · US12696955 · 12696955

Abstract

An article of footwear includes a sole structure including a chamber for receiving a pressurized fluid, the chamber having a top portion, a bottom portion, and side portions around a periphery of the chamber. The sole structure also includes a central structure located in a central portion of the chamber between opposing side portions of the chamber, such that the chamber is devoid of additional structures in a surrounding region around the central structure and extending from the central structure to the side portions of the chamber.…

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