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Jim Baucom — 28 Patents

Nike: 28 patents #267 of 2,652Top 15%
Portland, OR: #666 of 9,213 inventorsTop 8%
Oregon: #1,435 of 28,073 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #134,628 of 4,157,543Top 4%
28 Patents All Time
Jim Baucom has been granted 28 US patents while listed as an inventor at Nike. The first was granted in 2010 and the most recent in July 2024. Jim Baucom ranks #134,628 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.2%). Patent records list Jim Baucom in Portland, OR, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2010 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2017.peak 42010: 1 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 2 patents20122013: 1 patents2014: 2 patents20142015: 3 patents2016: 1 patents20162017: 4 patents2018: 3 patents20182019: 3 patents2020: 2 patents20202021: 2 patents2023: 2 patents20232024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 28 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12042019 S-shaped cleat structures and intermixed cleat patterns for articles of footwear Josh A. Fedderly, Zach F. Fitean, John Hlavacs 2024-07-23 $55,727,000
11758983 S-shaped cleat structures and intermixed cleat patterns for articles of footwear Josh A. Fedderly, Zach F. Fitean, John Hlavacs 2023-09-19 $41,750,000
11547180 Sole structure with overmolded cleats Josh A. Fedderly, John Hlavacs 2023-01-10 $176,137,000
11166526 Article of footwear with cleat arrangement including angled cleats Joseph Howley, Morgan Stauffer 2021-11-09 $125,336,000
10897961 Article having sole assembly with cleats Josh A. Fedderly, Jeff Rasmussen, Darlan Zacharia 2021-01-26 $89,405,000
10834993 Footwear sole structure with carrier and frame Lysandre Follet, Timothy Hanson, James Molyneux, Jeff Rasmussen 2020-11-17 $102,243,000
10660400 Sole structure for an article of footwear having grooves and a flex control insert with ribs Bryan N. Farris, Alison Sheets-Singer 2020-05-26 $69,431,000
10299543 Method for making a cleated plate Clifford B. Gerber, Haim Horesh, Hector R. Quinonez 2019-05-28 $29,585,000
10244815 Footwear sole structure with carrier and frame Lysandre Follet, Timothy Hanson, James Molyneux, Jeff Rasmussen 2019-04-02 $70,281,000
10231517 Article having sole assembly with cleats Josh A. Fedderly, Jeff Rasmussen, Darlan Zacharia 2019-03-19 $63,863,000
10010139 Method for making a cleated plate member and apparatus Matthew R. Pauk 2018-07-03 $67,926,000
9901141 Method for making a cleated plate Clifford B. Gerber, Haim Horesh, Hector R. Quinonez 2018-02-27 $51,164,000
9894956 Article of footwear with a customizable upper Clifford B. Gerber, James A. Grove 2018-02-20 $57,726,000
9844242 Customization of inner sole board Clifford B. Gerber 2017-12-19 $86,843,000
9833044 Cleated article of footwear 2017-12-05 $51,738,000
9808046 Customization of inner sole board Clifford B. Gerber 2017-11-07 $47,459,000
9591891 Article having sole assembly with cleats Jeff Rasmussen, Josh A. Fedderly, Darlan Zacharia 2017-03-14 $64,762,000
9451804 Article of footwear having a sole structure with heel-arch stability David J. Dirsa, Clifford B. Gerber, Joseph Howley 2016-09-27 $28,854,000
9044064 Article of footwear having a sole structure with heel-arch stability David J. Dirsa, Clifford B. Gerber, Joseph Howley 2015-06-02 $31,818,000
9003679 Customization of inner sole board Clifford B. Gerber 2015-04-14 $30,563,000
8950087 Article of footwear with a customizable upper Clifford B. Gerber, James A. Grove 2015-02-10 $50,823,000
8656611 Articles with retractable traction elements Clifford B. Gerber 2014-02-25 $21,020,000
8656610 Articles with retractable traction elements Clifford B. Gerber 2014-02-25 $21,020,000
8584379 Article of footwear with multiple cleat sizes Jon Ervin, Clifford B. Gerber, Erez Morag 2013-11-19 $32,277,000
8291621 Article of footwear with a cleat member Clifford B. Gerber, E. Scott Morris 2012-10-23 $27,573,000