EP3937717A4 - Touch interface for active footwear systems - Google Patents

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EP3937717A4
EP3937717A4 EP20770124.4A EP20770124A EP3937717A4 EP 3937717 A4 EP3937717 A4 EP 3937717A4 EP 20770124 A EP20770124 A EP 20770124A EP 3937717 A4 EP3937717 A4 EP 3937717A4
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touch interface
active footwear
footwear systems
systems
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EP3937717A1 (en
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Steven H. Walker
Phillip Meneau
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Nike Innovate CV USA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A43B3/44—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use with electrical or electronic arrangements with sensors, e.g. for detecting contact or position
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A43B7/147—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties for sick or disabled persons, e.g. persons having osteoarthritis or diabetes
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    • A43C11/165—Fastenings secured by wire, bolts, or the like characterised by a spool, reel or pulley for winding up cables, laces or straps by rotation
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G01D5/24—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
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    • G01L1/12—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in the magnetic properties of materials resulting from the application of stress
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    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
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    • G01L1/146—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in capacitance or inductance of electrical elements, e.g. by measuring variations of frequency of electrical oscillators using capacitors for measuring force distributions, e.g. using force arrays
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    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
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    • G05B15/00—Systems controlled by a computer
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    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/04—Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers
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  • Diabetes (AREA)
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  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
EP20770124.4A 2019-03-14 2020-03-13 Touch interface for active footwear systems Pending EP3937717A4 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16/353,739 US11357290B2 (en) 2016-03-15 2019-03-14 Active footwear sensor calibration
PCT/US2020/022653 WO2020186171A1 (en) 2019-03-14 2020-03-13 Touch interface for active footwear systems

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EP3937717A1 EP3937717A1 (en) 2022-01-19
EP3937717A4 true EP3937717A4 (en) 2022-11-23

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US11357290B2 (en) 2016-03-15 2022-06-14 Nike, Inc. Active footwear sensor calibration
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US20140035861A1 (en) * 2012-08-06 2014-02-06 Stmicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. Touch screen panel with slide feature
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