United States
US 12,696,961 B2
Autolacing footwear motor having rotary drum encoder
US 12,696,961 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.
- Applicant
- NIKE, Inc.
- Inventors
- Holli Pheil; Summer L. Schneider
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2024-01-12
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,696,961 B2 · US12696961 · 12696961
Abstract
An article of footwear and related method includes a midsole, an upper secured with respect to the midsole, and a lace extending through the upper. A motorized lacing system positioned within the midsole, configured to engage with the lace to increase and decrease tension on the lace. The motorized lacing system includes a motor, including a motor shaft, a spool, coupled to the motor shaft, configured to spool and unspool the lace based on the turning of the motor shaft, a processor circuit, and an optical encoder.…
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