Patents
US 12439995 B2: Shoes with integrated optical sensors and methods of making thereof
- Granted
- 2025-10-14
- Filed
- 2023-05-18 application 18319908
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A shoe can include a sock liner assembly configured to receive a reflectant panel and a midsole assembly configured to receive an optical sensor. The optical sensor can include an optical source configured to emit a beam directed to the reflectant panel and an optical detector configured to detect a portion of the beam reflected by the reflectant panel. The optical sensor can be configured to measure a relative displacement between the sock liner assembly and the midsole assembly based on a change of the detected portion of the beam caused by the relative displacement.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251014.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oregon 77 patents | US company or organization | Eugene, OR | University of Oregon College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabi Lorenzo | Portland, OR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Susan L. Sokolowski | Portland, OR | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Aaron McGeehan | Eugene, OR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mike Hahn | Eugene, OR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Keat Ghee Ong | Eugene, OR | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A43B | Characteristic features of footwear; parts of footwear | A43B3/44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01B | Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; measuring angles; measuring areas; measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours | G01B11/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01L | Measuring force, stress, torque, work, mechanical power, mechanical efficiency, or fluid pressure | G01L1/24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LORENZO, GABRIELLE signed 2023-05-09 SOKOLOWSKI, SUSAN signed 2023-09-14 HAHN, MIKE signed 2023-09-18 MCGEEHAN, MICHAEL AARON signed 2023-09-18 ONG, KEAT GHEE signed 2023-09-19 | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE, OR | 65097/203 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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