Patents by Inventor Thomas De Paoli

Thomas De Paoli 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).

  • Magnetically operable studs for footwear
    Patent number: 7481009
    Abstract: The invention relates to a releasable stud for a shoe sole. The releasable stud includes a stud body and a first fastening mechanism coupled to the stud body. The first fastening mechanism is magnetically operable and interacts with a second fastening mechanism of the shoe sole. In another aspect, the invention relates to a shoe sole for an article of footwear, in particular a sole for a soccer shoe. The shoe sole includes at least one such stud and at least one receptacle, which itself includes the second fastening mechanism, for the stud. At least one of the first fastening mechanism and the second fastening mechanism is magnetically operable to releasably fasten the stud to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventor: Thomas De Paoli
  • Magnetically operable studs for footwear
    Publication number: 20050257403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a releasable stud for a shoe sole. The releasable stud includes a stud body and a first fastening mechanism coupled to the stud body. The first fastening mechanism is magnetically operable and interacts with a second fastening mechanism of the shoe sole. In another aspect, the invention relates to a shoe sole for an article of footwear, in particular a sole for a soccer shoe. The shoe sole includes at least one such stud and at least one receptacle, which itself includes the second fastening mechanism, for the stud. At least one of the first fastening mechanism and the second fastening mechanism is magnetically operable to releasably fasten the stud to the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventor: Thomas De Paoli
  • Magnetically operable studs for footwear
    Patent number: 6957503
    Abstract: The invention relates to a releasable stud for a shoe sole. The releasable stud includes a stud body and a first fastening mechanism coupled to the stud body. The first fastening mechanism is magnetically operable and interacts with a second fastening mechanism of the shoe sole. In another aspect, the invention relates to a shoe sole for an article of footwear, in particular a sole for a soccer shoe. The shoe sole includes at least one such stud and at least one receptacle, which itself includes the second fastening mechanism, for the stud. At least one of the first fastening mechanism and the second fastening mechanism is magnetically operable to releasably fasten the stud to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: adidas International Marketing, B.V.
    Inventor: Thomas De Paoli
  • Magnetically operable studs for footwear
    Publication number: 20040107606
    Abstract: The invention relates to a releasable stud for a shoe sole. The releasable stud includes a stud body and a first fastening mechanism coupled to the stud body. The first fastening mechanism is magnetically operable and interacts with a second fastening mechanism of the shoe sole. In another aspect, the invention relates to a shoe sole for an article of footwear, in particular a sole for a soccer shoe. The shoe sole includes at least one such stud and at least one receptacle, which itself includes the second fastening mechanism, for the stud. At least one of the first fastening mechanism and the second fastening mechanism is magnetically operable to releasably fasten the stud to the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventor: Thomas De Paoli