US 11,751,626 B2
Determining footwear replacement based on piezoelectric output
Keith A. Folske, Wilsonville, OR (US); Vikram Malhotra, Portland, OR (US); Holli Pheil, Portland, OR (US); and Summer L. Schneider, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/833,000.
Application 17/833,000 is a continuation of application No. 16/821,123, filed on Mar. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,350,693.
Application 16/821,123 is a continuation of application No. 16/369,066, filed on Mar. 29, 2019, granted, now 10,595,583.
Application 16/369,066 is a continuation of application No. 15/575,837, granted, now 10,321,732, previously published as PCT/US2016/034808, filed on May 27, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/168,535, filed on May 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/168,487, filed on May 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/168,509, filed on May 29, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354212 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 3/38 (2022.01); G01C 22/00 (2006.01); A43B 5/00 (2022.01); A43D 999/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.01)
CPC A43B 3/38 (2022.01) [A43B 5/00 (2013.01); A43D 999/00 (2013.01); G01C 22/006 (2013.01); G08B 5/22 (2013.01); H02N 2/181 (2013.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.02)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable article, comprising:
a structural material configured to enable the wearable article to be worn on a body;
a volatile energy storage device;
a wireless transmission circuit, coupled to the volatile energy storage device, comprising an antenna having a minimum transmission energy, a kinetic energy generator, positioned in contact with the structural material in a configuration to be manipulated to induce a voltage output, the kinetic energy generator coupled to and configured to charge the volatile energy storage device;
an electronic data storage configured to store the activity data;
wherein, upon the volatile energy storage device charging to at least the minimum transmission energy, the wireless transmission circuit transmits the activity data as stored in the electronic data storage based on energy discharged, at least in part, from the volatile energy storage device.