Patents by Inventor Maximilian GRÜTTNER

Maximilian GRÜTTNER 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 adaptive heel element
    Patent number: 11350700
    Abstract: A shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, comprising a heel portion that includes an adaptive heel element arranged in the heel portion of the shoe, wherein the adaptive heel element comprises a stretch material. A heel counter is arranged in the heel portion, wherein the heel counter comprises a lateral portion and a medial portion for supporting the heel of a wearer's foot and a posterior gap therebetween wherein the posterior gap forms an essentially vertical split portion, wherein the split portion is adapted such that the adaptive heel element can move and deform within the split portion, and wherein the adaptive heel element within the split portion is adapted to contour to the anatomical shape of the heel of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Paul Leonard Michael Smith, Stuart David Reinhardt, Angus Wardlaw, Jan Hill, James Tarrier, Falk Bruns, Andreas Thieret, Oliver Wendel, Maximilian Grüttner, Bernhard Schuster
  • SHOE WITH ADAPTIVE HEEL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20190082789
    Abstract: A shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, comprising a heel portion that includes an adaptive heel element arranged in the heel portion of the shoe, wherein the adaptive heel element comprises a stretch material. A heel counter is arranged in the heel portion, wherein the heel counter comprises a lateral portion and a medial portion for supporting the heel of a wearer's foot and a posterior gap therebetween wherein the posterior gap forms an essentially vertical split portion, wherein the split portion is adapted such that the adaptive heel element can move and deform within the split portion, and wherein the adaptive heel element within the split portion is adapted to contour to the anatomical shape of the heel of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Leonard Michael SMITH, Stuart David REINHARDT, Angus WARDLAW, Jan HILL, James TARRIER, Falk BRUNS, Andreas THIERET, Oliver WENDEL, Maximilian GRÜTTNER, Bernhard SCHUSTER