Patents by Inventor Burkhard Dümler

Burkhard Dümler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230112248
    Abstract: Systems for a shoe sole with at least one piezoelectric element for generating electrical energy. In some embodiments, a system for a shoe sole comprises (a.) at least one piezo element adapted to produce an electrical signal upon mechanical deformation of the at least one piezo element, (b.) at least one first energy storage and at least one second energy storage, wherein the at least one first energy storage and the at least one second energy storage are adapted to store electrical energy obtained from the electrical signal, and (c.) at least one converter unit adapted to selectively control a transfer of an amount of electrical energy between the at least one first energy storage and the at least one second energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ulf JENSEN, Burkhard DUEMLER, Peter SPIES, Henrik ZESSIN, Lars LÜHMANN, Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN
  • Publication number: 20210219655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sole for a shoe, in particular a running shoe. The shoe comprises a sole component and at least one loose particle(s) contained within the sole component. The loose particles provide haptic feedback to a user of the sole during an athletic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Burkhard Duemler, Katharina Margaretha Gudrun Kern, Franziska Seehausen, Roy Anthony Williamson
  • Patent number: 10269174
    Abstract: An article of sports apparel being customized for a person is provided, and may be manufactured based on a digital model, the digital model built based on received sensor data, the received sensor data obtained by at least one sensor integrated into another article of sports apparel, and the sensor data is obtained while the other article of sports apparel is worn by the person during a sports activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka Torvinen, Michael Welker, Christian Lott, Gerd Rainer Manz, Alain Andre Walter, Burkhard Dümler
  • Publication number: 20170213382
    Abstract: An article of sports apparel being customized for a person is provided, and may be manufactured based on a digital model, the digital model built based on received sensor data, the received sensor data obtained by at least one sensor integrated into another article of sports apparel, and the sensor data is obtained while the other article of sports apparel is worn by the person during a sports activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Christian LOTT, Gerd Rainer MANZ, Alain Andre WALTER, Burkhard DÜMLER
  • Publication number: 20170208890
    Abstract: A system for a shoe sole with at least one module is provided, the module including at least one piezoelectric element adapted to produce an electrical signal upon mechanical deformation of the at least one piezo element. The electrical signal is adapted to be used as signal for deriving at least one motion parameter of the shoe sole. The system further includes at least a first energy storage and a second energy storage, the at least first energy storage and second energy storages being adapted to store electrical energy obtained from the electrical signal, and the second energy storage is loaded only after the first energy storage reaches a first energy threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Vesa-Pekka TORVINEN, Michael WELKER, Marc Simon Anthony NORRIDGE, Burkhard Dümler