US Patent Issued to NIKE on June 16 for "Article of footwear comprising motorized tensioning device with split spool system" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,276, issued on June 16, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Article of footwear comprising motorized tensioning device with split spool system" was invented by Tiffany A. Beers (Portland, Ore.) and Andrew A. Owings (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tensioning system for articles of footwear and articles of apparel is disclosed. The tensioning system includes a tensioning member that is tightened or loosened using a motorized tensioning device for winding and unwinding the tensioning member on a spool. The motorized tensioning device includes a torque transmitting system that allows for incremental tightening,...