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Darien J Curl

from Portland, OR
Age ~56

Darien Curl Phones & Addresses

  • 8628 SW Fair Ridge Way, Portland, OR 97223
  • 16878 Covina Rd, Bend, OR 97707
  • Salem, OR
  • 4623 SW Cullen Blvd, Portland, OR 97221

Work

Company: Nike Jan 2005 Position: Footwear developer

Education

Degree: BA School / High School: Willamette University 1986 to 1990 Specialities: International Relations

Skills

Footwear • Product Development • Sportswear • Sporting Goods • Shoes • Apparel • Action Sports • Fit • Global Sourcing • Textiles • Fashion • Trend Analysis • Trend • Merchandising • Target Costing

Industries

Sporting Goods

Resumes

Resumes

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Senior Director, Footwear Product Testing

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Location:
Portland, OR
Industry:
Sporting Goods
Work:
Nike since Jan 2005
Footwear Developer

Benchmark Electronics Jul 2000 - Jun 2004
Purchasing Superviser
Education:
Willamette University 1986 - 1990
BA, International Relations
Skills:
Footwear
Product Development
Sportswear
Sporting Goods
Shoes
Apparel
Action Sports
Fit
Global Sourcing
Textiles
Fashion
Trend Analysis
Trend
Merchandising
Target Costing

Publications

Us Patents

Securing Systems For Gloves Or Other Objects

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US Patent:
20130276205, Oct 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr 19, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/450834
Inventors:
Carl L. Madore - Beaverton OR, US
Marci S. DuChene - Beaverton OR, US
Darien Curl - Beaverton OR, US
Assignee:
NIKE, INC. - Beaverton OR
International Classification:
A63B 57/00
A63B 71/14
A41D 19/00
US Classification:
2160, 473406
Abstract:
Apparel, sporting equipment, and other items include magnetic securing systems (e.g., for holding a ball marker on a golf glove. Housings for such systems include a mount area defining a base surface that includes a magnet or is made from a magnetic material. At least two retaining walls extend from the mount area and together with the base surface define a receptacle for receiving another component (e.g., a golf ball marker) to be held by magnetic force. In such housings, a combined total perimeter length of interior surfaces of the retaining walls around the receptacle may be less than 50% of a total length around the perimeter of the component being held.

Securing Systems For Gloves Or Other Objects

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US Patent:
20130276206, Oct 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr 19, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/450856
Inventors:
Marci S. DuChene - Beaverton OR, US
Darien Curl - Beaverton OR, US
Carl L. Madore - Beaverton OR, US
Assignee:
NIKE, INC. - Beaverton OR
International Classification:
A63B 71/14
A41D 19/00
US Classification:
21614, 2159
Abstract:
Apparel, sporting equipment, and other items include magnetic securing systems (e.g., for holding a ball marker on a golf glove. Housings for such systems include a mount area defining a base surface that includes a magnet or is made from a magnetic material. At least two retaining walls extend from the mount area and together with the base surface define a receptacle for receiving another component (e.g., a golf ball marker) to be held by magnetic force. In such housings, a combined total perimeter length of interior surfaces of the retaining walls around the receptacle may be less than 50% of a total length around the perimeter of the component being held.

Lightweight And Breathable Glove Structures

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US Patent:
20130276207, Oct 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr 19, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/450819
Inventors:
Darien Curl - Beaverton OR, US
Carl L. Madore - Beaverton OR, US
Marci S. DuChene - Beaverton OR, US
Assignee:
NIKE, INC. - Beaverton OR
International Classification:
A41D 19/00
A63B 71/14
US Classification:
2163, 2167
Abstract:
Gloves, including athletic gloves, may include: (a) a front member, e.g., made from leather; (b) a rear member made from a mesh material (e.g., stretchable mesh) engaged with the front member for covering a back of a hand, wherein the rear member includes at least one support member fused to the mesh material of the rear member, wherein the support member is formed from a material (e.g., a TPU) that is less stretchable than the mesh material to which it is fused; (c) a thumb element engaged at least in part with the front member; (d) a closure system; and/or (e) one or more elastic components extending along a wrist area. The support member(s) may form at least one continuous, unbroken path across the rear member. When multiple support members are present, they may partially overlap. Also, methods for making such gloves are described.

Flexible Supported Glove Structures

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US Patent:
20130263356, Oct 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr 5, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/440943
Inventors:
Chip Jones - Beaverton OR, US
Darien Curl - Beaverton OR, US
Marci S. DuChene - Beaverton OR, US
Carl L. Madore - Beaverton OR, US
Assignee:
NIKE, INC. - Beaverton OR
International Classification:
A41D 19/015
A41D 19/04
US Classification:
2163, 2169, 2159, 2168
Abstract:
Glove structures may include front and back portions. A knuckle support assembly may be attached to the back portion. The knuckle support assembly may include a knuckle support member having at least one cutout coincident with at least one metacarpalphalangeal joint and a flexible member extending across the at least one cutout. The knuckle support member may have a greater flexural stiffness than the back portion. The material of the knuckle support member may be more elastically stretchable than the material of the back portion. The material of the flexible member may be more elastically stretchable than the material of the back portion. The knuckle support member may be molded to the flexible member. Alternatively, the knuckle support member and the flexible member may be fuse bonded to one another. Methods for making such glove structures are also provided.

Flexible Supported Glove Structures

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US Patent:
20170086517, Mar 30, 2017
Filed:
Dec 13, 2016
Appl. No.:
15/377506
Inventors:
Chip Jones - Beaverton OR, US
Darien Curl - Beaverton OR, US
Marci Duchene - Beaverton OR, US
Carl L. Madore - Portland OR, US
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR
International Classification:
A41D 19/00
A63B 71/14
A41D 27/28
A41F 1/06
Abstract:
Glove structures may include front and back portions. A knuckle support assembly may be attached to the back portion. The knuckle support assembly may include a knuckle support member having at least one cutout coincident with at least one metacarpophalangeal joint and a flexible member extending across the at least one cutout. The knuckle support member may have a greater flexural stiffness than the back portion. The material of the knuckle support member may be more elastically stretchable than the material of the back portion. The material of the flexible member may be more elastically stretchable than the material of the back portion. The knuckle support member may be molded to the flexible member. Alternatively, the knuckle support member and the flexible member may be fuse bonded to one another. Methods for making such glove structures are also provided.

Securing Systems For Gloves Or Other Objects

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US Patent:
20160165977, Jun 16, 2016
Filed:
Feb 23, 2016
Appl. No.:
15/051080
Inventors:
- Beaverton OR, US
Darien Curl - Beaverton OR, US
Carl L. Madore - Beaverton OR, US
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc. - Beaverton OR
International Classification:
A41D 19/00
Abstract:
Apparel, sporting equipment, and other items include magnetic securing systems (e.g., for holding a ball marker on a golf glove. Housings for such systems include a mount area defining a base surface that includes a magnet or is made from a magnetic material. At least two retaining walls extend from the mount area and together with the base surface define a receptacle for receiving another component (e.g., a golf ball marker) to be held by magnetic force. In such housings, a combined total perimeter length of interior surfaces of the retaining walls around the receptacle may be less than 50% of a total length around the perimeter of the component being held.

Securing Systems For Gloves Or Other Objects

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US Patent:
20150374108, Dec 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep 9, 2015
Appl. No.:
14/848584
Inventors:
- Beaverton OR, US
Marci DuChene - Beaverton OR, US
Darien Curl - Beaverton OR, US
International Classification:
A45F 5/02
A42B 1/06
A44B 99/00
A41F 9/00
A43B 5/00
A42B 1/24
A41D 13/00
A41D 1/06
Abstract:
Apparel, sporting equipment, and other items include magnetic securing systems (e.g., for holding a ball marker on a golf glove. Housings for such systems include a mount area defining a base surface that includes a magnet or is made from a magnetic material. At least two retaining walls extend from the mount area and together with the base surface define a receptacle for receiving another component (e.g., a golf ball marker) to be held by magnetic force. In such housings, a combined total perimeter length of interior surfaces of the retaining walls around the receptacle may be less than 50% of a total length around the perimeter of the component being held.
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