Patents Assigned to Adidas AG
  • Plastic component and shoe
    Patent number: 11470913
    Abstract: Described are methods for manufacturing a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, a plastic component manufactured with such methods, for example a sole or a part of a sole for a shoe, and a shoe with such a sole. The method for the manufacture of a plastic component includes loading a mold with a first material includes particles of an expanded material and fusing the surfaces of the particles by supplying energy. The energy is supplied in the form of at least one electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Tru Huu Minh Le, Christopher Edward Holmes, Christopher Robertson, Maximilian Philipp Kurtz, Victor Romanov
  • Pattern element used for interconnecting components of a sporting good
    Patent number: 11453176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for interconnecting components of a sporting good, in particular a sports shoe, and a sports shoe manufactured with such a method. The method may include (a.) forming a pattern element having at least one removable at least partially non-transparent or non-reflective portion, (b.) irradiating at least one of the first and the second component via the pattern element with heat radiation and (c.) interconnecting the irradiated first and second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ADIDAS AG
    Inventors: Andreas Johannes Seefried, Clemens Paul Dyckmans, Maximilian Philipp Kurtz
  • Sole for a shoe
    Patent number: 11445783
    Abstract: Improved soles for shoes, in particular for sports shoes, are described. A sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, is provided, said sole having a cushioning element that includes randomly arranged particles of an expanded material and a control element. The control element is free from expanded material and reduces the shearing motions in a first region of the cushioning element compared to shearing motions in a second region of the cushioning element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: John Whiteman, Paul Leonard Michael Smith, Angus Wardlaw, Heiko Schlarb, James Tarrier
  • Heat-press system for footwear or apparel
    Patent number: 11433621
    Abstract: A heat-press system for use in the production of footwear or apparel can include at least a hollow first roll comprising an external surface and an internal surface. The internal surface can define a core. The core can include a first heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Bernd Barthelmess, Stefan Egerer, Patrick Mergenthaler
  • Messaging apparatus for wearable items
    Patent number: 11430379
    Abstract: A messaging apparatus for wearable items. The messaging apparatus may comprise a light source, at least one sensor to detect an event, and a controller to control the flashing of the light source in response to the detection of the event. The controlling of the flashing of the light source may generate at least one visible element that is visible to a viewer. Further, the light source may not be adapted in the form of the at least one visible element, but rather, the controlled flashing of the light source may be in the form of the at least one visible element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: ADIDAS AG
    Inventors: Peter David Cauwood, Keir Samuel Jackson, Keith Paul Thompson, Constantin Zwick, Tomek Kamil Cegielny, Scott James Grubb, Peter Georg Laitenberger
  • Three-dimensional shoe
    Patent number: 11408103
    Abstract: A knitted upper for an article of footwear. The knitted upper is formed essentially as a single piece in a three-dimensional knitting process. The knitted upper includes at least one activated shrink yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Rainer Unnewehr, Stefan Tamm, Claudiu-Ionut Popescu
  • Method for the manufacture of a shoe sole, shoe sole, and shoe with pre-manufactured TPU article
    Patent number: 11407191
    Abstract: Described are a method for the manufacture of a shoe sole, the sole manufactured by the method, and a shoe including the sole. The method includes loading a pre-manufactured article comprising thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material into a mold; loading pellets of an expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (eTPU) material into said mold; and connecting the pellets with each other and to the pre-manufactured TPU article by providing an interconnecting medium, wherein the material of the pre-manufactured TPU article either comprises an additive to increase the viscosity of the material of the pre-manufactured TPU article, or has been annealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Holmes, Sabrina Kerling, Tru Huu Minh Le
  • Sensor garment
    Patent number: 11388936
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sensor garment including a harness. In one exemplary embodiment, the sensor garment includes a textile portion, a device-retention element coupled to the textile portion, and a stretchable harness coupled to the textile portion. The harness includes a conductive element disposed between layers of film. The conductive element includes a first termination point at the device retention element, configured to connect to a monitor device. The conductive element includes a second termination point configured to connect to a sensor or transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Kim Scheffler, Melanie M. Maslany
  • Fitness activity monitoring systems and methods
    Patent number: 11385354
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for tracking the location of an individual during a fitness activity are disclosed. A method of tracking a participant engaged in a fitness activity includes determining a location of the participant during the fitness activity based on data received at a portable fitness device used by the participant; determining a location of a spectator during the fitness activity based on data received at a mobile spectator device used by the spectator; from a server, sending an alert to a spectator at a spectator device during the fitness activity indicating that the participant is within a predetermined distance of the spectator; and sending an alert to the portable fitness device during the fitness activity indicating that the spectator is within a predetermined distance of the participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Jon Harald Werner, Christian Dibenedetto, Stephen John Black, Amy Jones Vaterlaus
  • Engineered braided tube
    Patent number: 11375769
    Abstract: A braided component for an article of apparel or footwear may be formed by application of a method that utilizes a braiding machine to braid a plurality of braiding yarns to form a tubular structure with a plurality of axial yarns incorporated into the tubular structure during braiding. At least two different types of axial yarn may be incorporated into the braided component, for example, to provide different properties to different parts of the tubular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ADIDAS AG
    Inventors: Tom O'Haire, Andrew Yip
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D959101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ADIDAS AG
    Inventor: Sabine Corinna De Boer
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D959804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ADIDAS AG
    Inventors: Falk Bruns, Timon Kuhlenkamp, Moritz Hoellmueller
  • Jersey
    Patent number: D965953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Christian Binger
  • Jersey
    Patent number: D965954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Ernesto Luis Callegari
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D965961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Ben Herath, Moritz Hoellmueller, Stephen Dobson, Sam Handy, Fabio Villa
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D965962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Marc Illan Aran, Siramol On-Sri
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D966669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: James Thompson
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D966678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Luke Lowrey
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D967615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Arnau Sanjuan Roman, Anthony Mazoyer, Maurice Taylor, Markus Klaus Scharnagl
  • Shoe
    Patent number: D967621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Arnau Sanjuan Roman, Anthony Mazoyer, Andrew Turner