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Robert W. Dolan — 22 Patents

Nike: 21 patents #348 of 2,652Top 15%
Portland, OR: #852 of 9,213 inventorsTop 10%
Oregon: #1,944 of 28,073 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
Robert W. Dolan has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Nike. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in June 2025. Robert W. Dolan ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list Robert W. Dolan in Portland, OR, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2002.peak 31990: 1 patents19902001: 1 patents2002: 3 patents20022004: 2 patents2005: 1 patents20052007: 2 patents2009: 2 patents20092011: 3 patents2017: 2 patents20172021: 1 patents2022: 1 patents20222023: 1 patents2024: 1 patents20242025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12329235 Article of footwear having a sole structure with a fluid-filled chamber Travis K. Ernst, Scott C. Holt, Lisa M. Hovey, Eric S. Schindler, Tamimu A. Shyllon 2025-06-17
12004587 Articulated sole structure with sipes forming hexagonal sole elements Zachary E. Hull, John A. Truax, Mark C. Miner, Angela N. Martin, Robert C. Williams, Jr. +3 more 2024-06-11 $47,102,000
11793269 Articulated sole structure with sipes forming hexagonal sole elements Zachary E. Hull, John A. Truax, Mark C. Miner, Angela N. Martin, Robert C. Williams, Jr. +3 more 2023-10-24 $64,203,000
11297898 Article of footwear having a sole structure with a fluid-filled chamber Travis K. Ernst, Scott C. Holt, Lisa M. Hovey, Eric S. Schindler, Tamimu A. Shyllon 2022-04-12 $90,441,000
11000092 Articulated sole structure with sipes forming hexagonal sole elements Zachary E. Hull, John A. Truax, Mark C. Miner, Angela N. Martin, Robert C. Williams, Jr. +3 more 2021-05-11 $82,226,000
9648924 Articulated sole structure with sipes forming hexagonal sole elements Zachary E. Hull, John A. Truax, Mark C. Miner, Angela N. Martin, Robert C. Williams, Jr. +3 more 2017-05-16 $144,664,000
9609912 Article of footwear having a sole structure with a fluid-filled chamber Scott C. Holt, Eric S. Schindler, Travis K. Ernst, Lisa M. Hovey, Tamimu A. Shyllon 2017-04-04 $29,274,000
D649765 Shoe upper 2011-12-06
D642370 Shoe upper 2011-08-02
D642371 Shoe upper 2011-08-02
D595498 Shoe upper 2009-07-07
D595045 Shoe upper 2009-06-30
D557489 Portion of a shoe upper 2007-12-18
D547937 Portion of a shoe upper 2007-08-07
D511618 Portion of a shoe midsole Sean M. McDowell, Eric P. Avar, Susan Diane Cessor, Andrew Estey, Maria J. Kozo +3 more 2005-11-22
D499541 Portion of a shoe midsole with internal channels 2004-12-14
6754983 Article of footwear including a tented upper Tinker L. Hatfield, Michael A. Aveni, Micheal R. Friton, S. H. Park 2004-06-29 $29,489,000
D465321 Portion of a shoe upper Peter M. Fogg 2002-11-12
D460251 Portion of a shoe upper 2002-07-16
D458015 Portion of a shoe upper Damon Clegg 2002-06-04
D450438 Portion of a shoe upper 2001-11-20
D305341 Ball point pen 1990-01-02