Patents Assigned to Adidas AG
  • Shoe or apparel with additive manufactured element
    Patent number: 11134747
    Abstract: A shoe or apparel, including a first material layer with a first plurality of protrusions, a flexible layer with a plurality of apertures, and a second material layer. The flexible layer is positioned between the first material layer and the second material layer. Each protrusion of the first plurality of protrusions of the first material layer extends through at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures of the flexible layer and is connected to the second material layer. The flexible layer is not connected to the first material layer and the second material layer, and thereby can freely move between the first material layer and the second material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Stephen John Russell, Jessica Dorothy Janine Hymas
  • Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel
    Patent number: 11135797
    Abstract: Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel are described. A method is provided for manufacturing a cushioning element for sports apparel from randomly arranged particles of an expanded material. The method includes positioning a functional element within a mold and loading the mold with the particles of the expanded material, wherein the loading occurs through at least two openings within the mold and/or wherein the loading occurs between different movable parts of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Angus Wardlaw, Gerd Rainer Manz, Tru Huu Minh Le, Warren Freeman
  • Method for designing a piece of apparel in particular for designing an upper of a shoe
    Patent number: 11132474
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for designing of a piece of apparel in particular an upper of a shoe, comprising the steps of providing at least one first panel including a plurality of feature points in an essentially two-dimensional configuration, arranging the at least one first panel on a first reference body in a three-dimensional configuration representing the piece of apparel to be designed, generating a first mapping between the two-dimensional configuration of the at least one first panel and the three-dimensional configuration of the at least one first panel using the plurality of feature points and designing the piece of apparel using the first mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Jochen Bjoern Suessmuth, Jens Raab, Detlef Philipp Müller
  • Shoe
    Patent number: 11129433
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a knitted upper component including a heel reinforcement area and monofilament in the heel reinforcement area. The article of footwear also includes a thermoplastic polyurethane yarn stitched into the knitted upper component. The thermoplastic polyurethane yarn is fused with the knitted upper component at the heel reinforcement area. The article of footwear may include at least one of an outer sole and a midsole connected to the upper, with at least one of the outer sole and the midsole formed of knitwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Stefan Tamm, Carl Arnese, James Carnes
  • Expanded pellets and method for manufacturing molded components using them
    Patent number: 11117294
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method for producing expanded polymer pellets, which comprises the following steps: melting a polymer comprising a polyamide; adding at least one blowing agent; expanding the melt through at least one die for producing an expanded polymer; and pelletizing the expanded polymer. The invention further concerns polymer pellets produced with the method as well as their use, e.g. for the production of cushioning elements for sports apparel, such as for producing soles or parts of soles of sports shoes. A further aspect of the invention concerns a method for the manufacture of molded components, comprising loading pellets of an expanded polymer material into a mold, and connecting the pellets by providing heat energy, wherein the expanded polymer material of the pellets or beads comprises a chain extender. The molded components may be used in broad ranges of application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Holmes, Tru Huu Minh Le, Sabrina Kerling, Dharan Kirupanantham, Volker Altstädt, Amir Fathi, Daniel Raps, Clemens Keilholz, Thomas Koeppl, Paul Leonard Michael Smith, Jan Hill, Angus Wardlaw, Daniel Stephen Price, James Tarrier, Christopher Robertson
  • Shoe
    Patent number: 11116275
    Abstract: Described are shoes having an upper, and at least one of an outer sole and a midsole connected to the upper, with at least one of the outer sole and the midsole formed of knitwear. A shoe includes an upper and a midsole coupled to the upper. The midsole includes a textile material that forms a plurality of hollow spaces. A particle foam is disposed in the plurality of hollow spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Stefan Tamm, Carl Arnese, James Carnes
  • Systems and methods for providing a health coaching message
    Patent number: 11119220
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a health coaching message to a user are disclosed. The method may include collecting electronic fitness data related to a fitness activity; receiving footwear electronic data related to the electronic fitness data; collecting second electronic fitness data related to a second fitness activity; receiving second footwear electronic data; generating footwear electronic mileage data; and displaying the footwear electronic mileage data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Graham, Alan R. Lee, Jon H. Werner
  • Ball, in particular a soccer ball, and method of manufacturing a ball
    Patent number: 11110324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ball, in particular a soccer ball, comprising: a shell with a plurality of panels on an outside of the shell, wherein the plurality of panels are arranged in such a way that there is a gap between two adjacent panels, and wherein the gap is at least partly filled with a filling material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Nürnberg
  • Wearable athletic activity monitoring methods and systems
    Patent number: 11097156
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity includes detecting movement of the individual at a first time, using a sensor module coupled to the individual, determining that the movement of the individual corresponds to a predetermined activation movement, entering an active state of the sensor module in response to the determination that the movement of the individual corresponds to the predetermined activation movement, and detecting movement of the individual at a second time, using the sensor module in the active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Aurel Coza, Christian Dibenedetto, Jeffrey Allen
  • Sole for a shoe
    Patent number: 11096441
    Abstract: Improved soles for shoes, in particular sports shoes, are described. A sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, is provided that includes a midsole with randomly arranged particles of an expanded material. The sole further includes an element having a higher deformation stiffness in at least one direction than the expanded material. The material of the midsole at least partially surrounds the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Angus Wardlaw, John Whiteman, Tru Huu Minh Le, Stuart David Reinhardt
  • Process and apparatus for continuously encapsulating elongated components and encapsulated elongated components obtained
    Patent number: 11084607
    Abstract: An encapsulated electrotextile includes at least one electrotextile strip and at least one elongated wire. The at least one electrotextile strip and the at least one elongated wire are laminated between two encapsulation films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Gaétan Demers
  • Footwear
    Patent number: D927151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Nicholas Daiber
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D927154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Zachary Coonrod, Stuart Reinhardt
  • Footwear midsole
    Patent number: D928479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Tru Le, Amir Fathi, Chris Holmes, Andreas Seefried
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D928486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Arnau Sanjuan Roman
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D929719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Jesse Sayre Rademacher, Jacques Magloire Perrault
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D930333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Mark Miner
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D930963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Gregor McWee
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D930967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: James Thompson
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D932143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Christopher Nelson Padilla, Christopher Pope