Patents by Inventor Francis Repellin

Francis Repellin 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).

  • Sport boot incorporating a flexible collar with damping support zone
    Patent number: 6009639
    Abstract: The sport boot has a relatively rigid collar surmounting an upper and whose rearward pivoting motion is restricted. A damping support zone matches up with the rear part of the wearer's lower leg and has gradually-increasing flexibility by virtue of the combined use of a flexible vertical tongue and elastic padding on a portion of the rear upper edge of the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Salomon S.A.
    Inventors: Thierry Donnadieu, Francis Repellin