Patents by Inventor Frans Xavier Karl Kalin

Frans Xavier Karl Kalin 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 sole with dual energy management system
    Patent number: 6528140
    Abstract: An article of footwear provides a dual energy management system to improve the biomechanical properties of the article of footwear. The article of footwear includes a forefoot portion, a rearfoot portion, and a sole layer. The sole layer is divided into a first area and a second area. The first area extends over the forefoot portion and comprises an elastic material. The second area extends over the rearfoot portion and comprises a viscous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: adidas International B.V.
    Inventors: Frans Xavier Karl Kalin, Daniel Eugene Norton, Kwang Ho Park, Simon Luthi, Berthold Krabbe
  • Shoe with stability element
    Patent number: 6477791
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a sole with a stability element constructed of a material and configured for controlling, in a preselected manner, the rotation of the forefoot portion of the article of footwear around the longitudinal axis with respect to the rearfoot portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: adidas International B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Luthi, Frans Xavier Karl Kalin, Jeffrey E. Gebhard, Charles D. Kraeuter
  • Shoe with stability element
    Publication number: 20010001907
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a sole with a stability element constructed of a material and configured for controlling, in a preselected manner, the rotation of the forefoot portion of the article of footwear around the longitudinal axis with respect to the rearfoot portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 31, 2001
    Inventors: Simon Luthi, Frans Xavier Karl Kalin, Jeffrey E. Gebhard, Charles D. Kraeuter
  • Shoe with stability element
    Patent number: 6199303
    Abstract: An article of footwear including a sole with a stability element constructed of a material and configured for controlling, in a pre-selected manner, the rotation of the forefoot portion of the article of footwear around the longitudinal axis with respect to the rearfoot portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: adidas International B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Luthi, Frans Xavier Karl Kalin, Jeffrey E. Gebhard, Charles D. Kraeuter