Patents by Inventor Christopher John Loveder

Christopher John Loveder 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).

  • Method of manufacturing spray-on footwear
    Patent number: 10485301
    Abstract: A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Clark A. Matis, Lee Martin Smith, John H. Burch, Martin William Frederick Dean, Christopher John Loveder
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPRAY-ON FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20180242691
    Abstract: A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Clark A. Matis, Lee Martin Smith, John H. Burch, Martin William Frederick Dean, Christopher John Loveder
  • Method of manufacturing spray-on footwear
    Patent number: 9980535
    Abstract: A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Clark A. Matis, Lee Martin Smith, John H. Burch, Martin William Frederick Dean, Christopher John Loveder
  • FOOTWEAR POINT OF SALE AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170308945
    Abstract: System and method for generating a custom last for a consumer, and providing the custom last to at least one of a) a virtual footwear generator and b) a manufacturing processor for producing the custom last and manufacturing footwear based on the custom last. The system and method may also include a virtual store front or point of sale system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher John Loveder, Robert Arthur Murphy, Dalton Wesley Strong, Daniel James VanWagnen
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPRAY-ON FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20170238659
    Abstract: A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Clark A. Matis, Lee Martin Smith, John H. Burch, Martin William Frederick Dean, Christopher John Loveder