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US 2022/0015495 A1Published application
Footwear having sensor system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsMichael S. Amos, Andrew A. Owings, Jordan M. Rice, Allan M. Schrock, Steven H. Walker, Jeffrey J. Hebert, Martine W. Stillman, Mark A. Tempel, Dane Weitmann, Andreas Heinrich Steier, Ndikum Protus Atang
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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 pressure sensors on the insert member, and a plurality of leads connecting the sensors to the port.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- an insert member configured to be engaged with a sole structure of an article of footwear, the insert member comprising a first layer and a second layer of a polymer film material connected to each other in a superimposed manner;
- a plurality of sensors connected to the insert member, each of the plurality of sensors configured for detecting a force exerted on the respective sensor by a user's foot, wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a first phalange sensor positioned in a first phalange region of the insert member, a forefoot sensor positioned in a forefoot region of the insert member, and a heel sensor positioned in a heel region of the insert member, and wherein the plurality of sensors each comprise a first electrical contact positioned on the first layer and a second electrical contact positioned on the second layer;
- a plurality of wireless transmission ports configured for wireless communication with an external electronic device;
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- a plurality of conductive leads connected to the insert member and electronically connecting the plurality of sensors to the plurality of wireless transmission ports to enable communication of data from the plurality of sensors to the plurality of wireless transmission ports, such that each of the wireless transmission ports connected to one of the plurality of sensors.
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An assembly comprising:
- an insert member configured to be engaged with a sole structure of an article of footwear;
- a plurality of sensors connected to the insert member, each of the plurality of sensors configured for detecting a force exerted on the respective sensor by a user's foot;
- a plurality of wireless transmission ports configured for wireless communication with an external electronic device;
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- a plurality of conductive leads connected to the insert member and electronically connecting the plurality of sensors to the plurality of wireless transmission ports to enable communication of data from the plurality of sensors to the plurality of wireless transmission ports.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper structure;
- a sole structure connected to the upper structure to define a foot-receiving chamber, the sole structure comprising an outsole, a midsole, and a foot-contacting member;
- an insert configured to be engaged with the foot-contacting member, the insert comprising:
- an insert member configured to be engaged with the foot-contacting member;
- a plurality of sensors connected to the insert member, each of the plurality of sensors configured for detecting a force exerted on the respective sensor by a user's foot when the user's foot is received within the foot-receiving chamber;
- a plurality of wireless transmission ports configured for wireless communication with an external electronic device;
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- a plurality of conductive leads connected to the insert member and electronically connecting the plurality of sensors to the plurality of wireless transmission ports to enable communication of data from the plurality of sensors to the plurality of wireless transmission ports.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.