Intelligent footwear systems
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1. An intelligent system for an article of footwear, the system comprising:
- a control system;
a power source electrically coupled to the control system;
an adjustable element; and
a driver coupled to the adjustable element for adjusting the adjustable element in response to a signal from the control system, wherein adjustment to the adjustable element is performed during a flight phase of the article of footwear.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjustable elements in response to a signal from a sensor to modify the performance characteristic of the article of footwear. The intelligent system adjusts the performance characteristics of the article of footwear without human intervention.
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1. An intelligent system for an article of footwear, the system comprising:
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a control system;
a power source electrically coupled to the control system;
an adjustable element; and
a driver coupled to the adjustable element for adjusting the adjustable element in response to a signal from the control system, wherein adjustment to the adjustable element is performed during a flight phase of the article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An article of footwear comprising:
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a sole;
an upper coupled to the sole; and
an intelligent system at least partially disposed in the sole, the intelligent system comprising;
a control system;
a power source electrically coupled to the control system;
an adjustable element; and
a driver coupled to the adjustable element for adjusting the adjustable element in response to a signal from the control system, wherein adjustment to the adjustable element is performed during a flight phase of the article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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