Patents by Inventor Livio POLONI

Livio POLONI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240090614
    Abstract: A shoe component includes a base structure which is substantially shaped so as to reproduce at least partially the sole of a foot of a user, the base structure having an upper surface which is designed to be directed toward the foot and a lower surface which is opposite the upper surface, the component comprising one or more through holes and one or more blind holes provided in the base structure. The one or more through holes are in communication with one or more of the one or more blind holes through one or more channels provided in the base structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario POLEGATO MORETTI, Gianni BURATTO, Massimo ZILIO, Ivano BARBIERO, Livio POLONI
  • Patent number: 11896079
    Abstract: A footwear sole obtained by molding a single polymeric material, the footwear sole includes a lower surface to contact the ground, and an upper surface to support an insole and, on the upper surface, at least one elastically deformable cushioning element. The cushioning element includes an elongated element cantileverly protruding from the upper surface, and a plurality of tabs extending from the upper surface that are arranged around the elongated element, thereby defining a dome. In an undeformed configuration of the cushioning element the tabs are upright, and there is a gap between the tabs and the elongated element, and in a deformed configuration of the cushioning element the tabs are each bent towards the elongated element and in abutment against it. The switching from the undeformed to the deformed causes the area of the bearing surface provided to the insole by each cushioning element to gradually increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Moretti Polegato, Livio Poloni
  • Patent number: 11889897
    Abstract: A footwear structure includes an upper provided with a mouth, a tip end and a front portion that is between the mouth and the tip end, a first lining housed inside the footwear structure, and a first through opening arranged on the front portion of the upper, and a first appendage externally arranged on the first lining at a position substantially corresponding to the first through opening, wherein the first appendage engages the first through opening and wherein the first appendage is accessible from the outside of the footwear structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Moretti Polegato, Livio Poloni
  • Patent number: 11678705
    Abstract: A lining for items of clothing, footwear and accessories, including a fabric with a plurality of channels which are alternated with ribs, the channels at least partly have a differentiated width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: GEOX S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mario Polegato Moretti, Livio Poloni, Marco Bruno
  • Publication number: 20230032123
    Abstract: A fabric structure includes a first layer, which is breathable and adapted to be directed toward the body of the user, a second layer, which has preferential passages for sweat in the vapor phase leading outward from the first layer, a third layer, which is breathable and arranged opposite the first layer, the second layer being between the first layer and the third layer. The first layer includes fibers of heat-conducting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario POLEGATO MORETTI, Marco BRUNO, Christian MARCON, Livio POLONI
  • Publication number: 20230013126
    Abstract: A shoe structure includes an upper assembly, having an upper and an insole, a bottom, joined in a lower region to the upper assembly and including a sole and a midsole, the sole having a tread. The sole includes one or more tabs monolithic therewith, directed toward the midsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario POLEGATO MORETTI, Livio POLONI, Gianni BURATTO, Ivano BARBIERO, Massimo ZILIO
  • Patent number: 11324278
    Abstract: A shoe with an upper that is at least partially rendered impermeable, including a sole; an insole; an upper assembly, which at least comprises a breathable lining, a breathable upper, and, interposed between at least part thereof, a layer that is waterproof and is fixed hermetically below the insole, the upper assembly being associated with the insole; and a region providing a waterproof seal of the insole to the sole, the sealing region substantially surrounding the breathable or perforated portion that is free for perspiration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: GEOX S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mario Polegato Moretti, Livio Poloni
  • Publication number: 20220117318
    Abstract: An article of hosiery having a plurality of channels alternated with ridges, the channels have, at least in part, differentiated width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario POLEGATO MORETTI, Livio POLONI
  • Publication number: 20220007790
    Abstract: A footwear structure includes an upper provided with a mouth, a tip end and a front portion that is between the mouth and the tip end, a first lining housed inside the footwear structure, and a first through opening arranged on the front portion of the upper, and a first appendage externally arranged on the first lining at a position substantially corresponding to the first through opening, wherein the first appendage engages the first through opening and wherein the first appendage is accessible from the outside of the footwear structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario MORETTI POLEGATO, Livio POLONI
  • Publication number: 20210401116
    Abstract: A footwear sole obtained by molding a single polymeric material, the footwear sole includes a lower surface to contact the ground, and an upper surface to support an insole and, on the upper surface, at least one elastically deformable cushioning element. The cushioning element includes an elongated element cantileverly protruding from the upper surface, and a plurality of tabs extending from the upper surface that are arranged around the elongated element, thereby defining a dome. In an undeformed configuration of the cushioning element the tabs are upright, and there is a gap between the tabs and the elongated element, and in a deformed configuration of the cushioning element the tabs are each bent towards the elongated element and in abutment against it. The switching from the undeformed to the deformed causes the area of the bearing surface provided to the insole by each cushioning element to gradually increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario MORETTI POLEGATO, Livio POLONI
  • Patent number: 11083241
    Abstract: A waterproof and breathable shoe that includes an upper assembly that wraps around a foot insertion region and associated, in its plantar region, with an outsole; the upper assembly has a first portion that is structured like an upper and a second portion, substantially a structural insert, that is structured like an assembly insole for the first portion and is extended at least at the forefoot; the first portion has at least one waterproof portion that is composed at least partly of a waterproof and breathable functional element that has a one piece structure made of polymeric material that is impermeable to water and permeable to water vapor, constituting for the first portion the structural layer of the upper of the waterproof and breathable shoe, at least one functional portion of the functional element having a thickness to give it a penetration resistance of more than approximately 10 N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Polegato Moretti, Livio Poloni, Bruno Mattioni
  • Patent number: 11039655
    Abstract: A breathable shoe, including an outsole arranged below a structural insert that is at least partially breathable, and below an upper. The outsole is at least partially breathable, including at least one sheet-like breathable element defined by a plurality of granules made of expanded material and having a uniform size, arranged in a substantially ordered manner and between which there are voids that form one or more channels through the breathable element that are permeable to air and/or vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: GEOX S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mario Polegato Moretti, Livio Poloni, Mirco Bergamin
  • Publication number: 20210177088
    Abstract: A shoe component includes a base structure which is substantially shaped so as to reproduce at least partially the sole of a foot of a user, the base structure having an upper surface which is designed to be directed toward the foot and a lower surface which is opposite the upper surface, the component comprising one or more through holes and one or more blind holes provided in the base structure. The one or more through holes are in communication with one or more of the one or more blind holes through one or more channels provided in the base structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario POLEGATO MORETTI, Gianni BURATTO, Massimo ZILIO, Ivano BARBIERO, Livio POLONI
  • Patent number: 10736378
    Abstract: A waterproof and vapor-permeable sole for shoes, including: a first contoured element including at least one hollow lower portion in the plantar region, delimited by a border and including at least one through opening, at least one second contoured and flat element, which is joined in a lower region with respect to the first element; at least one functional element substantially in sheet form, which is waterproof and vapor-permeable and is joined in an upper region to provide a seal to the first element. The second element has a shorter extension than the respective hollow lower portion to define with the border a surrounding slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Livio Poloni, Mario Polegato Moretti
  • Publication number: 20200229523
    Abstract: A lining for items of clothing, footwear and accessories, including a fabric with a plurality of channels which are alternated with ribs, the channels at least partly have a differentiated width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: GEOX S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mario POLEGATO MORETTI, Livio POLONI, Marco BRUNO
  • Publication number: 20200229534
    Abstract: A breathable shoe, including an outsole arranged below a structural insert that is at least partially breathable, and below an upper. The outsole is at least partially breathable, including at least one sheet-like breathable element defined by a plurality of granules made of expanded material and having a uniform size, arranged in a substantially ordered manner and between which there are voids that form one or more channels through the breathable element that are permeable to air and/or vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: GEOX S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mario POLEGATO MORETTI, Livio POLONI, Mirco BERGAMIN
  • Publication number: 20200046064
    Abstract: A shoe with an upper that is at least partially rendered impermeable, including a sole; an insole; an upper assembly, which at least comprises a breathable lining, a breathable upper, and, interposed between at least part thereof, a layer that is waterproof and is fixed hermetically below the insole, the upper assembly being associated with the insole; and a region providing a waterproof seal of the insole to the sole, the sealing region substantially surrounding the breathable or perforated portion that is free for perspiration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: GEOX S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mario POLEGATO MORETTI, Livio POLONI
  • Patent number: 10111495
    Abstract: A ventilated shoe, including a sole and an upper assembly associated therewith in an upward region, the upper assembly including: an external upper, with which an inner lining is associated which is constituted at least partly by a first element that defines at least one interspace that separates the foot of the user from the external upper and includes preferential passages for sweat that moves away from the foot of the user toward the upper external edge of the shoe; and a breathable insole, joined perimetrically at least to the inner lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Polegato Moretti, Livio Poloni
  • Patent number: 10085515
    Abstract: A shoe including a waterproof and vapor-permeable sole and an assembly associated in an upper region with respect to the sole. The assembly includes: an external vapor-permeable upper, an internal lining and, interposed between them, a first waterproof and vapor-permeable functional element, and a perforated or vapor-permeable insole, which is joined in a perimetric region at least to the lining. A flexible waterproof element is associated in a lower region with respect to the insole, at least partially perforated or vapor-permeable at a vapor permeation area, the sole being joined perimetrically to form a seal to the assembly and to the flexible element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Polegato Moretti, Livio Poloni, Bruno Mattioni
  • Patent number: D863747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: GEOX S.P.A
    Inventor: Livio Poloni