William D Dieter

Author:

William Dieter

ISBN #:

0689118023

US Patent:

D581152, Nov 25, 2008

Filed:

Mar 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

29/285027

Inventors:

Frederick T. Karl - West Linn OR, US
Brie G. Karl - West Linn OR, US
William M. Dieter - Portland OR, US
Cynthia L. Maletz - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Fiskars Brands, Inc. - Madison WI

International Classification:

0902

US Classification:

D 3202

US Patent:

7600656, Oct 13, 2009

Filed:

Jan 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/044989

Inventors:

Frederick T. Karl - West Linn OR, US
Brie G. Karl - West Linn OR, US
William M. Dieter - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Fiskars Brands, Inc. - Madison WI

International Classification:

B67D 5/64

US Classification:

222175, 222538, 2241482

Abstract:

A personal hydration system is configured to deliver fluid to a user. The system includes a container having a substantially fixed shape and configured to receive a quantity of a fluid. An opening is provided near a first end of the container for filling the container with the fluid. A withdrawal port is provided near a second end of the container to receive a fluid delivery tube for withdrawing fluid from the container. A channel extends at least partially along a surface of the container to retain the fluid delivery tube. A fluid lockout device has a base member coupled to either the fluid delivery tube or the withdrawal port, and a flow control member interfaces with the base member for movement between one position to permit flow and another position to prevent flow.

US Patent:

7635319, Dec 22, 2009

Filed:

Mar 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/714696

Inventors:

William Dieter - Portland OR, US
Joshua Hoyt - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Nike, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A63B 5/00
A63B 21/04

US Classification:

482 15, 482 17, 482129

Abstract:

A portable hurdle for use primarily by athletes has a base portion operably secured to a bow portion that holds the hurdle to a predefined height when the bow portion is placed in tension by a securing structure. The hurdle lays substantially flat when the bow portion is returned to its neutral position. In one disclosed embodiment, the securing structure is a trap that forms the top of the hurdle. In other disclosed embodiments, the base portion defines the top of the hurdle. An adjustment structure allows for adjustment of the hurdle's height.

US Patent:

7699761, Apr 20, 2010

Filed:

Dec 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/647556

Inventors:

William Dieter - Portland OR, US
Patricia Eiting - Portland OR, US
Polly James - Oconomowoc WI, US

Assignee:

Nike, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A63B 21/02
A63B 71/00
A63B 21/002
A63K 3/00

US Classification:

482124, 482 14, 482 74, 482 91

Abstract:

A single-handed overspeed trainer system that detachably tethers an athlete to a trainer through a substantially quiet, non-hook and loop material, release structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the athlete wears a belt with a substantially rigid loop extending therefrom. The trainer holds one end of a tether that contains a retractable pin toward its opposite end. The pin holds the rigid loop of the belt until the pin is retracted by the trainer, preferably when the tether's handle is released by the trainer.

US Patent:

7854692, Dec 21, 2010

Filed:

Jul 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/176715

Inventors:

Mike Prstojevich - Portland OR, US
William Dieter - Portland OR, US
James Thorne - Portland OR, US
Bora Erdos - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A63B 21/002
A63B 67/00

US Classification:

482 91, 273451

Abstract:

A cost effective training belt that offers the ability to vary the release resistance and that allows the release resistance to remain relatively constant throughout the life of the belt. In one disclosed embodiment, the reaction belt has a first and second belt detachably secured together with a detaching structure that can connect the first and second belts together in at least two different ways. Each of the connecting ways offers a different release resistance; thereby a user can select the desired release resistance by selecting which way to connect the two belts together.

US Patent:

7874959, Jan 25, 2011

Filed:

Mar 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/714716

Inventors:

William Dieter - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A63B 5/22

US Classification:

482 51, 482 14, 473414, 473440

Abstract:

A collapsible ladder for use primarily for athletic training and the like has a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially rigid rungs secured with collapsible connectors to a plurality of spaced-apart, substantially rigid spacers extending therebetween. In one disclosed embodiment, the collapsible connectors are strips of flexible material extending between the rungs and spacers. Another disclosed embodiment has a second set of rungs aligned substantially parallel to the plurality of spaced-apart rungs along a common central set of spacers. The collapsible connectors allow the ladder to be quickly and easily transitioned between an extended, operational position, and a collapsed, storage position.

US Patent:

7958993, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

Sep 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/562897

Inventors:

Brian D. Baker - Portland OR, US
Alexandre Baudouin - Portland OR, US
William M. Dieter - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Nike, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

B65D 71/00
B65D 85/18
A43D 3/00
A43D 9/00

US Classification:

206223, 121294, 12142 R, 206278

Abstract:

A footwear customization kit is disclosed. The kit comprises a container including an article of footwear, a stand, a steaming bag and a set of instructions. The article of footwear includes a customizable portion that can be deformed when heated. The stand and the steaming bag can be used to heat the article of footwear in a steam environment.

US Patent:

8007419, Aug 30, 2011

Filed:

Mar 11, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/722424

Inventors:

William Dieter - Portland OR, US
Patricia Eiting - Portland OR, US
Polly James - Oconomowoc WI, US

Assignee:

Nike, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

A63B 21/02
A63B 3/00
A63B 71/00
A63B 21/002

US Classification:

482124, 482 14, 482 74, 482 91

Abstract:

A single-handed overspeed trainer system that detachably tethers an athlete to a trainer through a substantially quiet, non-hook and loop material, release structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the athlete wears a belt with a substantially rigid loop extending therefrom. The trainer holds one end of a tether that contains a retractable pin toward its opposite end. The pin holds the rigid loop of the belt until the pin is retracted by the trainer, preferably when the tether's handle is released by the trainer.