Patents Assigned to BAUER HOCKEY, LLC.
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Patent number: 11969056Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) for a skater (e.g., a hockey player). The skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of the skater and a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface (e.g., ice). At least part of the skate boot and optionally at least part of one or more other components (e.g., the skating device) may be constructed from one or more materials (e.g., foams) molded by flowing in molding equipment during a molding process (e.g., injection molding or casting). This may allow the skate (or other footwear) to have useful performance characteristics (e.g., reduced weight, proper fit and comfort, etc.) while being more cost-effectively manufactured. Other articles of footwear are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Ivan Labonté, Conrad Payeur, Candide Déschênes
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Publication number: 20240100768Abstract: A 3D printed thermal expansion structure includes a thermoplastic material and a thermal expansion material, wherein the thermoplastic material is in a range from 50 to 90 wt % based on a weight of the 3D printed thermal expansion structure, and the thermal expansion material is in a range from 10 to 50 wt % based on the weight of the 3D printed thermal expansion structure. The thermoplastic material and the thermal expansion material are mixed to form a mixed material, and the mixed material is utilized by a 3D printing apparatus to form a solid object, and the solid object is heated to form the 3D printed thermal expansion structure. A manufacturing method of a 3D printed thermal expansion structure is provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: FENG TAY ENTERPRISES CO., LTD., Bauer Hockey, LLCInventors: CHIN-TE SU, Jean-Francois Laperriere, Thierry Krick, Francois Asselin, Martin Ladouceur, Ivan Labonte, Marco Beauregard
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Publication number: 20240092042Abstract: A method of forming a sporting implement includes placing a plurality of fibers in a cavity formed in a first portion of a mold, the mold having an inlet and an outlet. A second portion of the mold is positioned in contact with the first portion such that the cavity cooperates with the second portion of the mold to define a chamber. A first material is mixed with a second material to form a thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin is injected into the chamber through the inlet. The inlet and outlet are closed, and the thermoplastic resin completely polymerizes so as to form a fiber reinforced sporting element in the chamber, and the sporting element is removed from the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Bauer Hockey, LLCInventors: Mathieu Ducharme, Jean-Frédérik Caron Kardos, Martin Chambert
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Patent number: 11912844Abstract: A device (e.g., an article of athletic gear) comprising a post-molded expandable component, which is a part of the device that is configured to be expanded or has been expanded after being molded. This may allow the post-molded expandable component to have enhanced characteristics (e.g., be more shock-absorbent, lighter, etc.), to be cost-effectively manufactured (e.g., by using less material and/or making it in various sizes), and/or to be customized for a user (e.g., by custom-fitting it to the user).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Thierry Krick, François Asselin, Jean-François Laperrière, Martin Ladouceur, Ivan Labonté, Marco Beauregard
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Publication number: 20240024746Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to improved ergonomic hockey sticks and hockey goalie sticks having shafts and paddles with variable geometric shapes and facets for enhanced gripping ability, and methods for the production thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Bauer Hockey, LLCInventors: Dominique Plante, Mathieu Poitras, Edouard Rouzier
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Patent number: 11865797Abstract: A method of forming a sporting implement includes placing a plurality of fibers in a cavity formed in a first portion of a mold, the mold having an inlet and an outlet. A second portion of the mold is positioned in contact with the first portion such that the cavity cooperates with the second portion of the mold to define a chamber. A first material is mixed with a second material to form a thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin is injected into the chamber through the inlet. The inlet and outlet are closed, and the thermoplastic resin completely polymerizes so as to form a fiber reinforced sporting element in the chamber, and the sporting element is removed from the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Bauer Hockey, LLCInventors: Mathieu Ducharme, Jean-Frédérik Caron Kardos, Martin Chambert
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Patent number: 11844986Abstract: A sporting good implement, such as a hockey stick or ball bat, includes a main body. The main body may be formed from multiple layers of a structural material, such as a fiber-reinforced composite material. One or more microlattice structures may be positioned between layers of the structural material. One or more microlattice structures may additionally or alternatively be used to form the core of a sporting good implement, such as a hockey-stick blade. The microlattice structures improve the performance, strength, or feel of the sporting good implement.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Stephen J. Davis, Dewey Chauvin
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Patent number: 11825908Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) for a user (e.g., a hockey player). The skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of the user and a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface. The skate boot may be designed to better fit the user's foot and/or enhance skating performance of the user, such as by being shaped in accordance with anatomy of toes of the user's foot and/or enhancing integrity of the skate boot.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Alexis Seguin, Jason Clarke, Raymond Boissonneault
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Patent number: 11826633Abstract: A hockey skate includes a fiber-reinforced, composite frame, or an injected plastic frame, including a boot form and integral pedestals that serve as a blade-holder. The pedestals are integral with the bottom of the boot sole and are optionally spaced relatively far apart to provide a long span between them. An optional bridge assembly may be used to connect the blade to the pedestals. The bridge assembly may provide increased stiffness and vibration damping, as well as customized fit options.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Stephen J. Davis, David Perreault, Dmitry Rusakov, Ian Fung
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Publication number: 20230356049Abstract: A hockey-stick blade includes a heel region, a toe region spaced longitudinally from the heel region, and a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region. The toe region includes one or more reinforcing elements, optionally of different lengths, located at different vertical positions within the toe region. The blade further includes a hosel that optionally is tailored to substantially match the strength and stiffness characteristics of an attached or integral hockey stick shaft. The mid-region of the blade exhibits improved feel and flexibility characteristics due to the increased stiffness in the toe region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Bauer Hockey, LLCInventors: Edsel Padilla Villar, Michael Lloyd Snow, Michael Mountain
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Patent number: 11806596Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to improved ergonomic hockey sticks and hockey goalie sticks having shafts and paddles with variable geometric shapes and facets for enhanced gripping ability, and methods for the production thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Bauer Hockey, LLCInventors: Dominique Plante, Mathieu Poitras, Edouard Rouzier
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Patent number: 11794084Abstract: A sporting good implement, such as a hockey stick or ball bat, includes a main body. The main body may be formed from multiple layers of a structural material, such as a fiber-reinforced composite material. One or more microlattice structures may be positioned between layers of the structural material. One or more microlattice structures may additionally or alternatively be used to form the core of a sporting good implement, such as a hockey-stick blade. The microlattice structures improve the performance, strength, or feel of the sporting good implement.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Stephen J. Davis, Dewey Chauvin
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Patent number: 11779821Abstract: A sporting good implement, such as a hockey stick or ball bat, includes a main body. The main body may be formed from multiple layers of a structural material, such as a fiber-reinforced composite material. One or more microlattice structures may be positioned between layers of the structural material. One or more microlattice structures may additionally or alternatively be used to form the core of a sporting good implement, such as a hockey-stick blade. The microlattice structures improve the performance, strength, or feel of the sporting good implement.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Stephen J. Davis, Dewey Chauvin
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Patent number: 11730227Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a user, in which the helmet is adjustable to adjust how it fits on the user's head, including by adjusting dimensions of the helmet independently from one another (e.g., adjusting the helmet longitudinally and laterally in independent ways) and/or having a self-adjusting padded interface with the user's head to better fit on the user's head (e.g., depending on a shape and/or a size of the user's head).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Jacques Durocher, Marie-Claude Genereux, Hugo Martin, Charles-Antoine Desrochers
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Patent number: 11731028Abstract: A leg pad (e.g., a hockey leg pad) for protecting a leg of a user, in which the leg pad is designed to enhance protection and freedom of movement (e.g., during skating strides), such as by providing flexibility of the leg pad proximate to a knee and optionally an ankle of the user (e.g., for extension and optional retraction of one or more parts of the leg pad) to better follow natural movements of the user's leg (e.g., bending of the knee and optional flexion of the ankle of the user).Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Anthony Gauvin, Thomas Lemelin, Marco Beauregard, Jean-François Laperrière
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Patent number: 11713384Abstract: A device (e.g., an article of athletic gear) comprising a post-molded expandable component, which is a part of the device that is configured to be expanded or has been expanded after being molded. This may allow the post-molded expandable component to have enhanced characteristics (e.g., be more shock-absorbent, lighter, etc.), to be cost-effectively manufactured (e.g., by using less material and/or making it in various sizes), and/or to be customized for a user (e.g., by custom-fitting it to the user).Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Thierry Krick, François Asselin, Jean-François Laperrière, Martin Ladouceur, Ivan Labonté, Marco Beauregard
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Patent number: 11684104Abstract: A helmet comprising one or more additively-manufactured components designed to enhance performance and use of the helmet, such as: impact protection, including for managing different types of impacts; fit and comfort; adjustability; and/or other aspects of the helmet. Methods of additively-manufacturing components for such helmets are also provided, including methods involving expandable materials and the expansion of post-additively manufactured expandable components.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Jean-Francois Laperriere, Thierry Krick, Jacques Durocher
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Patent number: RE49616Abstract: An adjustable hockey helmet includes a front shell that is longitudinally movable relative to a rear shell to adjust the length of the helmet. One or more substantially rigid straps or similar elements are attached to the front shell and extend to the interior of the rear shell. A cam mechanism or similar device is included on the rear shell for securing the straps directly or indirectly against the interior of the rear shell to prevent longitudinal movement of the front shell relative to the rear shell once the helmet is adjusted to a desired length. Alternatively, the one or more straps may be attached to the rear shell and the cam mechanism may be included on the front shell.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY, LLCInventors: Guillaume Belanger, Jean-Francois Beland
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Patent number: D1014682Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Alexis Seguin, Jason Clarke, Raymond Boissonneault
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Patent number: D1016199Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Charles-Antoine Desrochers, Guillaume Harvey, Sebastien Dubois, Alexis Seguin, Alexandre Leblanc