Patents by Inventor Dave Miller

Dave Miller 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).

  • Shoe with a central rotary closure and self-aligning coupling elements
    Patent number: 5463822
    Abstract: A shoe with an upper made of resiliently flexible materials, a central rotary closure, an instep cover in an instep area of the upper, at least one tightening element connected to the central rotary closure, and guide elements at side parts of the upper. The at least one tightening element is guided from the instep cover laterally in the form of loops which are guided over a deflecting element of a respective one of the guide elements. The central rotary closure enables the tightening element to be shortened by rotating the central rotary closure to close the shoe and increasing of the free length of the tightening element to open the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: Puma AG
    Inventor: Dave Miller
  • Sunglasses case
    Patent number: D382400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Spy Optic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Theodosakis, Dave Miller