Patents Examined by Aiying Zhao
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Patent number: 11832689Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sports article, in particular a sport shoe, can include the operations of: (a) providing at least one laminar component; (b) providing at least one three-dimensional object; and (c) placing the component onto the object by means of a first roll while simultaneously moving the object relative to the roll.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Clemens Dyckmans, Thomas Feix, Andreas Kugi, Tobias Glück, Christian Hartl-Nesic
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Patent number: 11825898Abstract: A swimsuit having a torso-covering section extending from a bustline to a hemline. The torso-covering section has a fastener on the front panel that extends from a first point on the bustline in a diagonal direction to a second point on the hemline. The torso-covering section is defined by front, back, left, and right panels. The point on the hemline is situated on an opposite side of the wearer than the point on the bustline. The fastener has a starting point situated on a wearer's leg cuff on one side of the wearer's body to an ending point on the wearer's bustline on the side of the body opposite to the leg cuff. For example, the fastener ending point is on the right leg cuff and the fastener starting point is on the bustline on the left side of the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventors: Mary Jo Thrane, Jane Norgard
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Patent number: 11812800Abstract: A suit wearable by a human user includes a torso section, an arm section extending from an upper portion of the torso section, and a leg section extending from a lower portion of the torso section. An exterior surface region of the suit is uneven and has at least one of a different surface friction property and a different surface roughness property in relation to another exterior surface region of the suit.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Mark Cumiskey, Kevin Fallon, Chris Laughman, Diaa Abbas
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Patent number: 11814763Abstract: Methods apparatuses and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, Blake R. Griffith, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Patent number: 11814751Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a long bagworm silk thread, the method comprising a spinning process of making a bagworm having its nest hang its legs on a rail and continuously spin a silk thread along the rail, wherein the rail has a width smaller than the maximum width between the left and right legs when the bagworm used spreads out its legs and wherein the rail is such that the bagworm can hang its legs on the rail, and a collection process of collecting a long silk thread from the rail after the spinning process.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONInventors: Tsunenori Kameda, Taiyo Yoshioka
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Patent number: 11812803Abstract: A face shield comprises a frame that includes a headband, a visor support member and a standoff member spacing the headband from the visor support member. The headband has a strap portion that extends from a center thereof to a right end and to a left end, both positioned rearwardly of the center. A reinforcing rib of the headband outwardly extends from the strap portion but extends for only part of the distance toward the right and left ends of the strap portion. This leaves more elastic, distal portions of the strap portion which will flex more than the reinforced portion. A transparent visor downwardly depends from the visor support member and is removably fastened thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: MacNeil IP LLCInventors: David S. Iverson, Larry Melcher
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Patent number: 11812824Abstract: A closure system for a shoe includes a single shoelace which can be secured and tightened through the use of one hand. The shoe includes a button around which the shoelace is wrapped to facilitate easy removal of the shoe. In one embodiment one end of the shoelace is secured under the upper of the shoe near the toe and a second end of the shoelace is secured in a slider that is slidably mounted on the rear of the shoe to provide micro-adjustments of the tightness of the shoe. Alternatively, the shoe includes a strip of piping around the rear of the shoe and a slider in which the second end of the shoelace is secured slides along the piping when the user wants to make micro-adjustments.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Plae Co.Inventors: Ryan Ringholz, Hung-Chia Lin
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Patent number: 11812811Abstract: An energy diverting football helmet is disclosed. The helmet contains the shell having an inside and an outside, padding positioned against the inside of the shell. There is also a face mask attached to the front of the football helmet, and a chin strap. On the outside of the shell there is a plurality of flexible energy divergent baffles (FEDB) attached to the outside of said shell. The flexible energy divergent baffle comprises a base, a flat top, and an offset baffle connecting the flat top with the base. On top of the base is a wafer, upon which resides an energy transferring bumper.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Inventors: Michael Baker, Leonard Samuel Baker
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Patent number: 11812816Abstract: In one aspect, a protective headwear is provided and includes a headgear, an outer shell, a duct and a manifold. The headgear is configured to engage a wearer's head and at least partially support the protective headwear on a wearer's head. The headgear includes a front, a rear opposite the front, a right side, and a left side opposite the right side. The outer shell is coupled to the headgear at a coupling location and includes a shield positioned to the front of the headgear. The duct is at least partially coupled to and at least partially positioned in an interior of the outer shell. The duct is located below the coupling location.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: William P. Gardner, Nishank R. Patel, Eric T. Sommers, John C. Mehnert
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Patent number: 11814754Abstract: Methods and systems of forming a random fiber web using pneumatic fiber feeding system are disclosed. The method can optionally comprise: providing a plurality of moveable apparatuses including a lickerin and a feeder, the lickerin configured to remove a plurality of fibers from a fibrous mat delivered to adjacent the lickerin by the feeder; doffing the plurality of fibers from the lickerin at a doffing location within the system; communicating an air supply to entrain the plurality of fibers with the air supply after the doffing; and collecting the plurality of fibers from the air supply to form the random fiber web.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William P. Klinzing, Warren D. Eaton, Jon A. Lindberg, David C. Raithel, Kyle J. Baumgartner, James C. Breister, Joseph A. Dunbar, James P. Endle, Blake R. Griffith, Sylvain M. Lalonde, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jesse R. Seifert, Joshua D. Tibbits
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Patent number: 11812805Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article of apparel from a fabric material includes forming a single textile element of fabric material, providing a plurality of cuts to the single textile element, folding the single textile element into an article of apparel, and sewing the article of apparel together along a single continuous stitching line. The textile element is tubular, and the single continuous stitching line encloses a back of the article of apparel.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: PUMA SEInventor: Rickard Lindqvist
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Patent number: 11723439Abstract: A support belt (10) includes an elongate belt (12) having a dead end region (14) and a live end region (16) and buckling (18) to releasably connect the dead and live end regions (14,16) in a relaxed tightness condition of the support belt (10) and secure the dead and live end regions (14,16) in a tightened closed condition of the support belt (10) in which a free end (20) of the live end region (16) overlies a free end (22) of the dead end region (14). The buckling (18) comprises a first anchor portion (24) fixedly secured to the live end region (16), a second anchor portion (26) configured to releasably engage apertures (28) provided in the dead end region (14) and a locking mechanism (30) pivotally connected with the first and second anchor portions (24,26) and operable to draw the first anchor portion (24) towards the second anchor portion (26) to change the tightness condition of the support belt (10) from the relaxed tightness condition to the tightened closed condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SBD Apparel Ltd.Inventor: Benjamin Banks
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Method and knitting device for plating on a circular knitting machine equipped with compound needles
Patent number: 11725313Abstract: A method and a knitting device for plating with compound needles on a circular knitting machine is described herein. At least two yarns are inserted into the hook area of a compound needle. A sinker is moved in such a way relative to a knock-over edge disposed immovably on a cylinder that the sinker, by way of a guide means, guides at least one of the yarns further into the hook area of the compound needle, in the direction of the needle shank, and in doing so keeps the yarns separated. The sinker furthermore moves, in the longitudinal direction and the elevational direction, in such a manner relative to the knock-over edge that the guide means performs a movement which, at least section-wise, tracks at least one yarn.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Groz-Beckert KGInventors: Martin Wörnle, Roland Simmendinger -
Patent number: 11690763Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus, comprising: a goggle, including a goggle frame and a protective lens installed in the goggle frame; a face mask releasably connected to the goggle; a detachable pivot-connection structure provided between two lateral sides of the goggle frame and the face mask, the detachable pivot-connection structure comprising a pivoting axis substantially parallel to a lateral direction of the goggle frame; and a detachable locking structure provided between the goggle frame and the face mask, the detachable pivot-connection structure configured to cooperate with the detachable pivot-connection structure to selectively lock the goggle frame and the face mask together.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: TECMEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventor: Ziqian Wu
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Patent number: 11684109Abstract: An article of footwear comprises a sole structure, and an upper including a front section and a rear section. The front section is fixed to a forefoot region of the sole structure and partially defines a foot-receiving cavity. The rear section is operatively secured to the sole structure at least partially rearward of the front section, and includes medial and lateral wings. A medial set of magnets includes at least one front medial magnet secured to a medial side of the front section and at least one rear medial magnet secured to the medial wing. A lateral set of magnets includes at least one front lateral magnet secured to a lateral side of the front section and at least one rear lateral magnet secured to the lateral wing. The rear section is movable relative to the front section between an access position and a use position.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Tiffany A. Beers, John T. Dimoff, Jared M. Kilmer, Kevin J. Rucier
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Patent number: 11684113Abstract: A footwear warming system and device includes a boot and a footwear warming device. The footwear warming device may include a cap and be generally shaped to fill a void inside the boot. Hot water, or other liquid, may be poured into the footwear warming device to warm a boot.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: MOUNTAIN VENTURE HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Austin Badger, Robert Jesse Taylor Badger, John Badger, Robert David Badger
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Patent number: 11649570Abstract: The metallic card wire (100) includes a rib portion (110) and a plurality of teeth (115). The teeth have a tip segment (117), a front portion (120), a back portion (130), two sides (141, 142) and an interconnection section connecting the back portion of a tooth to the front portion of the previous tooth. The teeth lean in the card wire longitudinal direction. The teeth's front portion leans towards the longitudinal direction. The front portion includes an undercut segment where the included angles of the tangents to the front portion with the longitudinal direction of the card wire are smaller than the included angles of the tangents to the front portion with the longitudinal direction of the card wire between the undercut segment and the tip segment. At least one side of the teeth includes at least a first structural element for increasing the frictional force of fibers relative to the side of the teeth and positioned closer to the tip segment compared to the undercut segment's position.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: GROZ-BECKERT KGInventors: Yuning Zhang, Piet Vanacker
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Patent number: 11643762Abstract: The present invention provides a knitted fabric with leather fibers comprising a ground yarn layer and a face yarn layer directly connected with the ground yarn layer through double knitting. The ground yarn layer includes a plurality of first yarn loops, each of the first yarn loops is formed by a plurality of ground yarns. The face yarn layer includes a plurality of second yarn loops, each of the second yarn loops is formed by at least one face yarn attached with the leather fibers obtained from a piece of leather by a pulverization operation. A course ratio of the face yarn layer to the ground yarn layer is in a range between 1:1.25 and 1:4. Accordingly, the invention provides an innovative knitted fabric and solves the problem that the leather cannot be recycled after being discarded.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: ZHONGSHAN YOURWAY FASHION TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventor: Chin-Hsun Hsiao
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Patent number: 11639561Abstract: A method for preparing continuous bamboo fibers, which relates to a technical field of bamboo fiber preparation. The method includes processing bamboo raw materials into reticulated bamboo fiber strips, screening the bamboo fiber strips, dividing the reticulated bamboo fiber strips with different properties according to product requirements, performing high pressure splitting on the reticulated bamboo fiber strips which conforms to a screening condition, separating the bamboo fibers with different slenderness ratios from the bamboo fiber strips after the high pressure splitting is performed, forming a partial oriented bamboo fiber mat with uniform density by the bamboo fibers, forming an oriented bamboo fiber bundle with uniform linear density by the bamboo fiber mat, twisting the bamboo fiber bundle to form a bamboo fiber yarn, forming a rope by the bamboo fiber yarn, and forming a spindle based on a specifications.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: International Center for Bamboo and RattanInventors: Haitao Cheng, Mingpeng Li, Ge Wang, Wenfu Zhang, Shaohua Gu
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Patent number: 11612192Abstract: A garment for a cyclist includes an elasticized or elastic edge for adhering to a body of the cyclist so as to ensure that an entire structure of the garment does not move during pedaling, a pair of strips made of a fabric or a suitable material designed to rest against buttocks of the cyclist and engaged at one end with a rear part of the elasticized or elastic edge, a front portion connected to the pair of strips at a first end and connected to a front part of the elasticized or elastic edge at a second end and set up to be positioned on a genital zone of the cyclist with a series of zones with different processing textures. The garment further includes a protective pad shaped and located between the front portion and the pair of strips and including padding having different thicknesses.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: TRERÈ INNOVATION S.R.L.Inventor: Bruno Bardini