Patents Assigned to Deckers Outdoors Corporation
  • Injection molded shoe frame and method
    Patent number: 9936760
    Abstract: Multiple shoe types are made from a plurality of generic molded base frames including a midsole and at least one upper portion integrally molded together. A first set of upper components is provided for forming a first shoe type secured to a first portion of the base frames and a second set of upper components is provided for forming a second shoe type secured to a second portion of the base frames. The upper portion that is integrally molded with the midsole may be a forefoot panel or a quarter. The various types formed from the generic frame include sneakers, backless shoes, slip-ons, skate shoes and boots. The generic unitary molded frame construction substantially reduces the cost of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan Crary, Stuart Jenkins
  • For a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe
    Patent number: 9888741
    Abstract: A shoe including a sole having specific characteristics, namely a width, a length, a thickness and a front/rear profile, where the sole is made with materials having a certain type of deformation and lateral reinforcements emerging from the sole and surrounding the upper that are suitable for significantly increasing both performance, such as speed and reduced fatigue, and user comfort, such as reduced impact on knees, back, leg muscles, of the shoe, which are particularly suited for use when jogging or walking on uneven outdoor surfaces, as well as for jogging or walking on roads. Furthermore, the characteristics of the sole, such as the spike surface and deformation when contacting the ground, improve safety for a user by providing enhanced grip on sloping terrain as well as on snow-covered or wet terrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Diard, Nicolas Mermoud
  • Footwear including a removable and replaceable upper
    Patent number: 9737108
    Abstract: An article of footwear including an outsole, a fabric upper and at least one connector including a first male member co-molded with the fabric upper and a second female member. The first member includes at least one rib and the second member includes at least one groove, where the at least one connector is secured to the outsole by inserting the second member in the outsole and engaging the at least one rib of the first member with the at least one groove of the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher Hillyer
  • Sheared wool weaving method
    Patent number: 9657420
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes providing a knitting machine having a processor programmed to cause the knitting machine to knit a wool pile fabric having a plurality of footwear components and simultaneously knitting wool fibers and a scrim to form the wool pile fabric including the footwear components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan Crary, Zihao Dong
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D772548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Scott Radabaugh
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D772549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Esther Chung
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D774736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Wen Shen
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D776908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Elizabeth Arnold
  • Footwear outsole
    Patent number: D779804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer MacIntyre
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D788432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer MacIntyre
  • Footwear midsole
    Patent number: D790174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle Pulli
  • Footwear midsole
    Patent number: D790175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle Pulli
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D790186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Esther Chung
  • Footwear outsole
    Patent number: D790824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventors: Wen Shen, Min Li, Wen Hai Li
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D792693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer MacIntyre
  • Footwear outsole
    Patent number: D793050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Kelvin Li
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D800436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer MacIntyre
  • Footwear outsole
    Patent number: D811708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Diard, Christophe Aubonnet, Thibaut Poupard
  • Footwear upper
    Patent number: D814162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer MacIntyre
  • Footwear midsole
    Patent number: D820567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle Pulli