ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,266, issued on June 16, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Sensor for an article of footwear" 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: "An article of footwear or an article of apparel can include provisions for facilitating the use of a sensor device and protecting the sensor device from external particles or fluid. The sensor device can include a conduit for moving air through the sensor device from one portion of the sensor device to another portion of the sensor device. An elastic membrane can be attached to an opening formed in the sensor devic...