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Footwear

Stories containing inventions related to Footwear, tracing similar ideas across companies and years through patent drawings.

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Companies · Nike

Shoes That Tighten, Clothes That Teach: 8 Nike Patents for Wearable Machines

Stimulus-responsive garment textiles, gesture-controlled footwear, image-displaying surfaces, haptic apparel, magnetic fasteners, cooling garments, multi-pressure air soles, and heated footwear: eight Nike patents that push clothes and shoes toward becoming machines.

8 FIG. · 10/2/2026

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Things · Clothing

When Clothing Becomes the Interface: Patents for the Future of What We Wear

Self-lacing shoes, touch-sensitive fabric, wearable airbags, heating and cooling garments, ECG shirts, haptic VR vests, inflatable jackets, OLED clothing, cable-adjusted support wear and shoes with tunable stiffness. Ten patents that turn clothing into an active interface around the body.

10 FIG. · 9/25/2026

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