Patents Assigned to adidas International
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Patent number: 8360904Abstract: A sports electronic training system with sport ball, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, the system comprises at least one monitor and an electronic processing device for receiving data from the at least one monitor and providing feedback to an individual based on the received data. The monitor can be a motion monitor that measures an individual's performance such as, for example, speed, pace and distance for a runner. Other monitors might include a heart rate monitor, a temperature monitor, an altimeter, et cetera. In an embodiment, a sport ball that includes a motion monitor for monitoring motion of the sport ball stores an identification value received when a shoe that includes a motion monitor contacts the sport ball. The stored identification value serves as a record of the contact.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: adidas International Marketing BVInventors: Mark Arthur Oleson, Christian Dibenedetto, Scott Tomlinson, Allen W. Van Noy, Amy Jones Vaterlaus, Stephen Michael Vincent
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Patent number: 8356363Abstract: A garment for a part of the body, and in particular a sport pant, includes an elasticity element, or a number of such elements, disposed on a portion of the garment, while another portion of the garment is free of elasticity elements. As a result, the garment can store energy by elastic elongation under a movement of, for example, a leg. This energy can then be released under a second movement of the leg in the opposite direction, resulting in the garment supporting the second movement of the leg.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Michel Caillibotte, Vincent Phillippe Rouiller
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Publication number: 20130012345Abstract: A valve for a ball includes a casing and a core. The core is arranged at least partially inside the casing. The core comprises a first sealing area with a plurality of sections which have alternating concave and convex curvatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventor: Volker Peter Steidle
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Patent number: 8341763Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcing element for an article of clothing, in particular for a goalkeeper glove, that allows a bending in a first direction, but resists bending in a second direction. The reinforcing element includes at least one bending area that has a curvature with a shape that allows bending of the reinforcing element in the first direction and blocks a bending of the reinforcing element in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Harald Geyer, Volker Peter Steidle, Erwin Friedrich Saur, Detlef Mueller, Dirk Meythaler
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Patent number: 8327559Abstract: Disclosed are articles of footwear and soles therefor, in particular sports shoe soles that include openings for ventilation and vapor exchange. The soles include an insole layer with a plurality of first openings, a support layer with a plurality of second openings that partially overlap the plurality of first openings, and an outsole layer with at least one third opening that at least partially overlaps the plurality of second openings to provide fluidic communications through the sole from an interior of the shoe to an exterior of the shoe. A substantial portion of the plurality of first openings in the insole are interconnected to provide a path for diffusion. The shoes and soles can include a cushioning layer, a tread layer, a breathable membrane, and additional support elements. In addition, the shoes can be used with climate control socks to further enhance the climate control properties of the shoes.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Christoph Berger, Gerd Rainer Manz
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Publication number: 20120277040Abstract: Sports electronic training systems with sport ball and electronic gaming features are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of transferring data from a sport ball to an electronic game includes the sport ball determining the occurrence of an event and the sport ball transmitting data related to the event to the electronic game.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Stephen Michael VINCENT, Christian DIBENEDETTO, Mark Arthur OLESON, Paul GAUDIO
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Patent number: 8292764Abstract: A valve for a ball includes a casing and a core. The core is arranged at least partially inside the casing. The core comprises a first sealing area with a plurality of sections which have alternating concave and convex curvatures.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventor: Volker Peter Steidle
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Patent number: 8234798Abstract: The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjustable elements in response to a signal from a sensor to modify the performance characteristic of the article of footwear. The intelligent system adjusts the performance characteristics of the article of footwear without human intervention.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Christian DiBenedetto, Mark Arthur Oleson
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Patent number: 8231487Abstract: The invention relates to a bladder for an inflatable ball including structure for receiving an electronic device therein. The structure facilitates at least one of cushioning, positioning, locating, and supporting the electronic device. The structure cushions reaction forces arising from a foot strike to the bladder and/or provides a restoring force to the electronic device subsequent to a foot strike to maintain the device in its predetermined position.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Hans-Peter Nurnberg, David John Drury, Timothy David Lucas, Roland G. Seydel
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Patent number: 8221290Abstract: A sports electronic training system with electronic gaming features, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, the system comprises at least one monitor and a portable electronic processing device for receiving data from the at least one monitor and providing feedback to an individual based on the received data. The monitor can be a motion monitor that measures an individual's performance such as, for example, speed, pace and distance for a runner. Other monitors might include a heart rate monitor, a temperature monitor, an altimeter, et cetera. In an embodiment, an input is provided to an electronic game based on data obtained from the at least one monitor that effects, for example, an avatar, a digitally created character, an action within the game, or a game score of the electronic game.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Stephen Michael Vincent, Christian Dibenedetto, Mark Arthur Oleson, Paul Gaudio
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Patent number: 8209882Abstract: The invention relates to an article of footwear, in particular a sports shoe, wherein the article of footwear includes a ventilation system with at least one active ventilation element arranged in a midfoot area of the article of footwear. Furthermore, the article of footwear includes at least one air channel with an inlet and an outlet which are arranged in the sole area in the interior of the article of footwear. The active ventilation element is arranged such that air is sucked from the interior of the article of footwear through the inlet and is blown into the interior of article of footwear shoe through the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Robert Leimer, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, Frank Ingo Michel, Gerd Rainer Manz, Josh Robert Gordon, Tom Allen, Martin Harnisch, Joerg Blinn
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Publication number: 20120151653Abstract: A garment for a part of the body, and in particular a sport pant, includes an elasticity element, or a number of such elements, disposed on a portion of the garment, while another portion of the garment is free of elasticity elements. As a result, the garment can store energy by elastic elongation under a movement of, for example, a leg. This energy can then be released under a second movement of the leg in the opposite direction, resulting in the garment supporting the second movement of the leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Michel Caillibotte, Vincent Philippe Rouiller
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Publication number: 20120144549Abstract: A garment for a part of the body, and in particular a sport pant, includes an elasticity element, or a number of such elements, disposed on a portion of the garment, while another portion of the garment is free of elasticity elements. As a result, the garment can store energy by elastic elongation under a movement of, for example, a leg. This energy can then be released under a second movement of the leg in the opposite direction, resulting in the garment supporting the second movement of the leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Michel Caillibotte, Vincent Philippe Rouiller
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Patent number: 8186081Abstract: Torsion control devices for use in an article of footwear are disclosed. An article of footwear comprises: a sole having a forefoot portion and a rearfoot portion; and a torsion element disposed in the sole, wherein the torsion element allows the forefoot portion to rotate in a first direction relative to the rearfoot portion and restricts rotation of the forefoot portion relative to the rearfoot portion in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: C. Griffin Wilson, III, Gerd R. Manz, Mark A. Henderson, Robert Leimer, Timothy K. Robinson, Franz G. Rott, Darren M. Wood
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Patent number: 8122615Abstract: The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a foot. Further, the heel part can include a plurality of side walls arranged below the heel cup or rim and at least one tension element that interconnects at least one side wall to another side wall or to the heel cup or rim. The heel cup or rim, the plurality of side walls, and the at least one tension element can be integrally formed as a single piece.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Robert J. Lucas, Vincent Philippe Rouiller, Allen W. Van Noy, Stephen Michael Vincent
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Patent number: 8056268Abstract: The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjustable elements in response to a signal from a sensor to modify the performance characteristic of the article of footwear. The intelligent system adjusts the performance characteristics of the article of footwear without human intervention.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Christian DiBenedetto, Mark Arthur Oleson
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Patent number: 8037549Abstract: A reinforcing element for an article of clothing includes at least one elongate element and a plurality of raised bodies aligned substantially longitudinally and integrally formed with the elongate element. The bodies define slits therebetween to allow bending of the reinforcing element in a first direction and prevent bending of the reinforcing element in a second direction by a blocking contact of the bodies.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2004Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Erwin Friedrich Saur, Joerg Knappworst
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Patent number: 8038042Abstract: A backpack which includes a frame and a cover. The frame has a first frame element which is connected with a first portion of the cover and a second frame element which is connected to a second portion of the cover. The second frame element is pivotably arranged on the first frame element at a region lying between an upper region and a lower region of the first frame element.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: adidas International Marketing BVInventor: Kaja Inga Anita Bartel
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Publication number: 20110239488Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe with a sole unit, where the sole unit includes a recess for removably receiving a housing of an electronic assembly, for example, an electronic pedometer, an accelerometer, or a speed sensor. Further, the invention relates to a housing for receiving an electronic assembly, for example, a pedometer, an accelerometer, or a speed sensor, where the housing has an outer shape corresponding to the shape of a recess formed in a shoe sole.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: Adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: James Carnes, Scott Tomlinson, Stephen Michael Vincent
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Patent number: 8006411Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding element for a shoe sole. The sliding element includes an upper sliding surface and a lower sliding surface, wherein the lower sliding surface is arranged below the upper sliding surface so as to be slideable in at least two directions. The upper sliding surface can form a lower side of an upper heel cup and the lower sliding surface can form an upper side of a lower heel cup, wherein the upper heel cup and the lower heel cup have corresponding substantially spherical shapes. Complex multi-dimensional sliding and cushioning movements between the upper sliding surface and the lower sliding surface are made possible by the corresponding three-dimensional shapes of the two substantially spherical surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Timothy David Lucas