Patents by Inventor Henry L. HARDIGAN

Henry L. HARDIGAN 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 SOLE REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO UPPER
    Publication number: 20220322788
    Abstract: A shoe including an upper, a sole including slots formed in a bottom of the sole, and retention overlay. The sole is removably attached to the shoe upper via the retention overlay, which is provided within the slots formed in the bottom of the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Henry L. HARDIGAN III
  • Vacuum Pump Assembly For Article Of Footwear
    Publication number: 20220104582
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The article of footwear includes a vacuum pump assembly. The vacuum pump assembly includes a flexible bladder and a pump disposed in the sole and in fluid communication with the bladder. The pump removes air from the bladder to draw a vacuum within the bladder. The pump includes a plunger that activates the pump in response to the application of force against the sole. The bladder constricts and conforms the upper against the wearer's foot as the pump removes air from the bladder to generate the vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Brian J. CHRISTENSEN, Erasmo RODRIGUEZ, Henry L. HARDIGAN, Ricardo VESTUTI, Brian John HAMILTON
  • Articles of footwear comprising a midsole with a winding and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10694810
    Abstract: Articles of footwear including a midsole having a winding wrapped around at least a portion of the midsole. A midsole may include a core and a winding wrapped around the core to form a plurality of loops. Each loop of the winding may include a portion extending across a top surface of the core and a portion extending across a bottom surface of the core. The loops of the winding may protrude from the top surface of the core and/or the bottom surface of the core. Methods of making a midsole having a winding are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Reebok International Limited
    Inventors: Paul Davis, Frank Millette, Henry L. Hardigan, III, Oleg Kamenetsky, Dennis Gaboriault
  • ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR COMPRISING A MIDSOLE WITH A WINDING AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170295886
    Abstract: Articles of footwear including a midsole having a winding wrapped around at least a portion of the midsole. A midsole may include a core and a winding wrapped around the core to form a plurality of loops. Each loop of the winding may include a portion extending across a top surface of the core and a portion extending across a bottom surface of the core. The loops of the winding may protrude from the top surface of the core and/or the bottom surface of the core. Methods of making a midsole having a winding are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Paul DAVIS, Frank Millette, Henry L. Hardigan, III, Oleg Kamenetsky, Dennis Gaboriault