Footwear Having Sensor System

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-08-22
NIKE INC
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The patent describes an insert for a shoe that includes a spacer layer with a hole and a channel to allow air to flow between layers, and a vent to allow air to escape. The vent is connected to multiple sensors and a patch of insulating material is used to prevent short-circuiting. An extension is added to reinforce the interface between the sensors and the insert. Overall, the invention improves the performance and durability of shoes with built-in sensors.

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In certain systems, the sensor systems are complex or data can only be accessed or used with certain operating systems.
Thus, uses for the collected data can be unnecessarily limited.
Accordingly, while certain shoes having sensor systems provide a number of advantageous features, they nevertheless have certain limitations.

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[0095]While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there are shown in the drawings, and will herein be described in detail, preferred embodiments of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the broad aspects of the invention to the embodiments illustrated and described.

[0096]Footwear, such as a shoe, is shown as an example in FIGS. 1-2 and generally designated with the reference numeral 100. The footwear 100 can take many different forms, including, for example, various types of athletic footwear. In one exemplary embodiment, the shoe 100 generally includes a force and / or pressure sensor system 12 operably connected to a universal communication port 14. As described in greater detail below, the sensor system 12 collects performance data relating to a wearer of the shoe 100. Through connection to the universal communication po...

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Abstract

A sensor system is adapted for use with an article of footwear and includes an insert member including a first layer and a second layer, a port connected to the insert and configured for communication with an electronic module, a plurality of force and / or compression sensors on the insert member, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensors to the port.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention generally relates to footwear having a sensor system and, more particularly, to a shoe having a force and / or pressure sensor assembly operably connected to a communication port located in the shoe.BACKGROUND[0002]Shoes having sensor systems incorporated therein are known. Sensor systems collect performance data wherein the data can be accessed for later use such as for analysis purposes. In certain systems, the sensor systems are complex or data can only be accessed or used with certain operating systems. Thus, uses for the collected data can be unnecessarily limited. Accordingly, while certain shoes having sensor systems provide a number of advantageous features, they nevertheless have certain limitations. The present invention seeks to overcome certain of these limitations and other drawbacks of the prior art, and to provide new features not heretofore available.BRIEF SUMMARY[0003]The present invention relates generally to footwear having...

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IPC IPC(8): G01L1/20H01C17/00
CPCA43B7/084A43B13/12A43B13/14A43B13/20A43B13/223A43B13/38A43B3/34A43B7/088A43B13/203A43B13/386Y10T29/49103A43B7/36G01L1/20A43B7/087A43B13/186A43B13/188G01L1/22
Inventor RICE, JORDAN M.SCHROCK, ALLAN M.WALKER, STEVEN H.STEIER, ANDREAS HEINRICH
Owner NIKE INC
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