Patents Assigned to Brooks Sports, Inc.
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Patent number: 10555582Abstract: Shoe constructions having upper assemblies with independent booties and/or decoupled sole assemblies are disclosed herein. A shoe configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, an upper assembly attached to a sole assembly. The upper assembly can include a throat portion defining an opening configured to receive a foot and a bootie attached the overlay primarily at the throat portion. The bootie can be movable relative to the remaining portion of the upper assembly and the sole assembly. The sole assembly can include a midsole and an outsole that together define a first portion in a forefoot region of the shoe and a second portion in a heel region of the shoe. The first portion and second portions can be decoupled from each other. The midsole can include a stability plate that provides medial and lateral stability to the sole assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Pete Humphrey, Eric Rohr, Zachary Richard Adam Boteilho
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Patent number: 10537152Abstract: Shoes and shoe sole assemblies and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a shoe and shoe sole assembly made of a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material that becomes more resilient as more energy is applied. The shoe and shoe sole assembly is configured with a heel and forefoot insert configured to fit within a recess in a midsole. In other embodiments, the non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material is mixed with at least one other polymer in a foam. The midsole is formed with a heel impact region and a forefoot region made of the foam.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Derek Campbell, Pete Humphrey, Vaikunthanathan Veeriah
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Patent number: 10248985Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing lower body movement in low stress and loaded states and selecting footwear are disclosed herein. A system configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a plurality of markers and/or sensors and a controller. The markers or sensors can be used to detect lower body movement of a human subject, including inward and outward knee motion and tibia rotation. The controller can be configured to record lower body movement of the human subject in an unloaded state and a loaded state. The controller can further be configured to determine a trend corresponding to a change in the lower body movement from the unloaded state to the loaded state. Based on this trend, the system can select footwear characteristics that counteract any trend away from the lower body movement in the unloaded state.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Eric Rohr, Pete Humphrey, Carson Capara, Andre Kriwet
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Patent number: 10016016Abstract: Shoes and shoe sole assemblies and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a shoe and shoe sole assembly made of a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material that becomes more resilient as more energy is applied. The shoe and shoe sole assembly is configured with a heel and forefoot insert configured to fit within a recess in a midsole. In other embodiments, the non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material is mixed with at least one other polymer in a foam. The midsole is formed with a heel impact region and a forefoot region made of the foam.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Derek Campbell, Pete Humphrey, Vaikunthanathan Veeriah
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Patent number: 9968161Abstract: Shoe constructions having upper assemblies with independent booties and/or decoupled sole assemblies are disclosed herein. A shoe configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, an upper assembly attached to a sole assembly. The upper assembly can include a throat portion defining an opening configured to receive a foot and a bootie attached the overlay primarily at the throat portion. The bootie can be movable relative to the remaining portion of the upper assembly and the sole assembly. The sole assembly can include a midsole and an outsole that together define a first portion in a forefoot region of the shoe and a second portion in a heel region of the shoe. The first portion and second portions can be decoupled from each other. The midsole can include a stability plate that provides medial and lateral stability to the sole assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Pete Humphrey, Eric Rohr, Zachary Richard Adam Boteilho
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Publication number: 20140331519Abstract: Shoes and shoe sole assemblies and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a shoe and shoe sole assembly made of a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material that becomes more resilient as more energy is applied. The shoe and shoe sole assembly is configured with a heel and forefoot insert configured to fit within a recess in a midsole. In other embodiments, the non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material is mixed with at least one other polymer in a foam. The midsole is formed with a heel impact region and a forefoot region made of the foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Derek Campbell, Pete Humphrey, Vaikunthanathan Veeriah
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Patent number: 8661709Abstract: Shoes and shoe sole assemblies and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a shoe and shoe sole assembly made of a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material that becomes more resilient as more energy is applied. The shoe and shoe sole assembly is configured with a heel and forefoot insert configured to fit within a recess in a midsole. In other embodiments, the non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material is mixed with at least one other polymer in a foam. The midsole is formed with a heel impact region and a forefoot region made of the foam.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Derek Campbell, Pete Humphrey, Vaikunthanathan Veeriah
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Publication number: 20130000151Abstract: Shoes and shoe sole assemblies and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a shoe and shoe sole assembly made of a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material that becomes more resilient as more energy is applied. The shoe and shoe sole assembly is configured with a heel and forefoot insert configured to fit within a recess in a midsole. In other embodiments, the non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material is mixed with at least one other polymer in a foam. The midsole is formed with a heel impact region and a forefoot region made of the foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Derek Campbell, Pete Humphrey, Vaikunthanathan Veeriah
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Patent number: 8209885Abstract: Shoes and shoe sole assemblies and associated methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a shoe and shoe sole assembly made of a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material that becomes more resilient as more energy is applied. The shoe and shoe sole assembly is configured with a heel and forefoot insert configured to fit within a recess in a midsole. In other embodiments, the non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material is mixed with at least one other polymer in a foam. The midsole is formed with a heel impact region and a forefoot region made of the foam.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Derek Campbell, Pete Humphrey, Vaikunthanathan Veeriah
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Patent number: 5704137Abstract: A hydrodynamic pad including fluid-filled inner and outer bladders interconnected by fluid channels and configured such that displacement of fluid from the center of pressure distribution generated by foot impact radiates from the inner bladder outwardly to the outer bladder through one or more of the fluid channels causing the outer bladder to expand to an expanded condition. The expanded outer bladder seats the wearer's heel in the hydrodynamic pad, thereby stabilizing the foot of the wearer, and the controlled flow of fluid through the fluid channels to the outer bladder dissipates the impact loads, thereby cushioning the wearer's heel. When the pressure is released from the inner bladder, by lifting the wearer's heel, the expanded outer bladder forces at least a portion of the displaced fluid to the inner bladder, such that the hydrodynamic pad is reinitialized.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1995Date of Patent: January 6, 1998Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Todd Dean, Eric Dreyer, Raymond M. Fredericksen
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Patent number: D748902Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventors: Pete Humphrey, Andre Kriwet, Indrajith Joseph Gunasekara
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Patent number: D849371Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventor: Gabriel Ortega
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Patent number: D849372Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventor: Gabriel Ortega
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Patent number: D867729Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventor: Todd Dean
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Patent number: D913649Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Brooks Sports, Inc.Inventor: Brian Hyungsuk Suh