Patents Examined by Erick I Lopez
  • Patent number: 11957203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fatigue-reducing safety shoe. The shoe according to the present invention is able to offer the user a high degree of protection in case of accidental events, in accordance with current regulations, together with a higher level of comfort perceived by the user due to a specific configuration of the multilayer sole capable of respecting the ergonomics of the user according to the biomechanics of the walk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: U-INVEST S.R.L.
    Inventor: Pier Franco Uzzeni
  • Patent number: 11944148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective helmet with an outer shell (1) for distributing impact forces, an interior layer (2) accommodated by the outer shell (1) for attenuating impact forces, and a slot (3) for accommodating an electrical device (4), wherein the outer shell (1) has a chin shell area (6) to cover a chin portion of a protective helmet wearer, wherein the outer shell (1) forms a viewing port (8) for the protective helmet wearer to look through. The protective helmet is characterized in that the slot (3) is arranged on the chin shell area (6) in such a way that the accommodated electrical device (4) is arranged between the chin shell area (6) and the interior layer (2), wherein the protective helmet has an interior cover (10) for essentially completely covering the accommodated electrical device (4) in the direction of the viewing port (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SCHUBERTH GMBH
    Inventors: Jan-Christian Becker, Thomas Schulz, Markus Moebius, Thomas Hagemeier, Christian Dittmer-Peters, Sven Bartels, Sebastian Reitebuch
  • Patent number: 11937659
    Abstract: A visor mechanism for a safety helmet, in particular for emergency services, includes a visor, which is slidably mounted relative to an outer shell of the safety helmet in order to cover a front region of the safety helmet, and a visor adjuster, which is coupled to the visor so that the visor can be slid by a sliding actuation of the visor adjuster. The visor mechanism has a locking assembly coupled to the visor and the visor adjuster, which locking assembly, when locked, blocks the sliding of the visor, and which locking assembly (6), when released, allows the visor to slide. The locking assembly can be released by a release actuation of the visor adjuster. A safety helmet may include a visor mechanism of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SCHUBERTH GMBH
    Inventors: Karsten Lübke, Michél Schrader, Milad Youkhanna, Michael Jarisch, Sebastian Reitebuch
  • Patent number: 11910883
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a midsole, a cleat plate including a bottom surface that faces toward a ground surface when the article of footwear is worn by a user, and a traction element connected with the cleat plate. The traction element includes a base member that is embedded within the cleat plate and a ground engaging member that extends from the base member and is exposed and extends transversely from the bottom surface of the cleat plate, where the ground engaging member has a length that is greater than a lengthwise dimension of the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel To'oto'o, Spencer Hawkins
  • Patent number: 11903438
    Abstract: The invention discloses a helmet with associated rotation of a chin guard and a face mask, comprising a helmet body, wherein the face mask and the chin guard are symmetrically hinged to a mounting groove at a side surface of the helmet body, the mounting groove is provided with a face mask rotation limiter, a face mask mount, a linkage guide annular piece connected with the face mask mount, a driving rod matched with the annular groove on the linkage guide annular piece, a chin guard mount connected with the driving rod via hinging pieces, and a chin guard rotation guide clamped on the driving rod and the chin guard mount, wherein a double-track guide groove for guiding the rotation of the chin guard is formed in the chin guard rotation guide, and the hinging pieces provided at two ends of the driving rod respectively pass through the double-track guide groove and are connected with the chin guard mount; wherein the face mask rotation limiter is mounted on the mounting groove by a connector, and the linkage g
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Jiangyin Dafeima Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Luca Guazzerotti
  • Patent number: 11873593
    Abstract: A weaving machine includes a yarn winding mechanism for winding and unwinding undyed yarns, and a yarn coloring mechanism including a hot roller, inner and outer layer color paper tape winding devices for winding and unwinding inner and outer layer color paper tapes, respectively, and a packing paper winding device for winding and unwinding a packing paper. The inner and outer layer color paper tapes are configured to clamp therebetween the undyed yarns. A squeezing device includes a closed loop belt movably pressing the packing paper against the hot roller such that inks of the inner and outer layer color paper tapes are transferred to the undyed yarns. A back-end system is configured to weave or wind the dyed yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Fu-Hua Pai
  • Patent number: 11864616
    Abstract: A safety helmet (100) includes a helmet shell (7), with a bearing support structure (2, 5, 9, 21), with a helmet-side coupling point and with a module adapter (1). The bearing support structure (2, 5, 9, 21) is fastened to the helmet shell (7) on an inside. A helmet-side adapter coupling point of the module adapter (1) can be connected detachably to the safety helmet-side adapter coupling point of the module adapter (1). The module adapter (1) holds a module at the safety helmet (100). A process for fastening a module detachably to a safety helmet (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Jasser Rahmatyan
  • Patent number: 11864614
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pivot mechanism for a shield for a helmet, the pivot mechanism comprising a curved track having a first end and a second end; and a clamp slidingly engaged to the curved track, wherein the clamp is configured to attach to an end of the shield and slide along the track between a first position proximate to the first end of the curved track and a second position proximate to the second end of the curved track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Bell Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott S. Whitesell, Lawrence Broers
  • Patent number: 11849775
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a bra having a front portion formed with multiple layers of mesh to provide a supportive, modest bra that is breathable, lightweight, and quick drying. The front portion includes an interior support panel assembly having a first panel made of a mesh material and a second panel made of a spacer mesh material that is adjacent and external to the first panel. The front portion also includes an upper support panel made of a spacer mesh material and a lower support panel made of a mesh material that each are positioned adjacent and external to the interior support panel assembly. The upper support panel and the lower support panel are each defined by a top edge and a bottom edge, and at least a portion of the upper support panel bottom edge may be positioned superior to the lower support panel bottom edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicole Rendone
  • Patent number: 11844389
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a head-mounted welding mask, which includes a mask shell, a head-mounted mechanism, and a flip device, the flip device includes a knob which is connected to the mask shell, a link mechanism which is connected to the knob, and a base which is connected to the head-mounted mechanism, the link mechanism is disposed on the base, when the knob is moved, the knob drives the link mechanism to reciprocate in an arc, so that the mask shell flips relative to the head-mounted mechanism, and the barycenter of the mask shell moves into a predetermined range that is determined based on the gravity line where the barycenter of the head-mounted mechanism is located. The flip device changes the position of the barycenter of the mask shell through the movement of the link mechanism, so that the barycenter of the mask shell moves into a predetermined range that is determined based on the gravity line where the barycenter of the head-mounted mechanism is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Wuhan Welhel Photoelectric Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Shangyou Huang
  • Patent number: 11825916
    Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chen, Yi-Min Chen, Chia-Hung Lin, Hsien-Kuang Wu, Hung-Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 11825812
    Abstract: A product for therapeutic, non-slip animal boots. The product includes boots of various materials molded into grids and shaped to cover an animal's paws, and a means of securing the boots to the animal's paws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventor: Beth Morris
  • Patent number: 11819090
    Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Chen, Yi-Min Chen, Chia-Hung Lin, Hsien-Kuang Wu, Hung-Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 11819084
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a component including a first bundle of fibers affixed to a substrate, a ground-engaging assembly including a first traction element, a second traction element, and a connecting member extending between and connecting the first traction element and the second traction element, and a resin consolidating the first bundle of fibers and entrapping the connecting member to fix a position of the first traction element, the second traction element, and the connecting member relative to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Bartel, Sam Lacey, Adam Thuss
  • Patent number: 11821116
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an article of apparel including: a first woven area, where the first woven area includes a first weaving density and a first yarn weight per unit length; a second woven area arranged adjacent to the first woven area, where the second woven area includes a second weaving density and a second yarn weight per unit length; and a third woven area arranged adjacent to the second woven area, where the third woven area includes a third weaving density and a third yarn weight per unit length. The second weaving density in the second woven area changes gradually from the first weaving density to the third weaving density and/or the second yarn weight per unit length in the second woven area changes gradually from the first yarn weight per unit length to the third yarn weight per unit length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Julie Caroline Gretton, Ya Lun Liu
  • Patent number: 11805849
    Abstract: A single-pull tightened snowshoe binding is provided, the binding comprising: a sole plate configured to be hingedly interconnected to a snowshoe; a toe cap interconnected with the sole plate with a first anterior strap and a second anterior strap, wherein the anterior straps are configured to wrap around the lateral aspects of a toe box of a shoe inserted within the snowshoe binding, and wherein the toe cap is configured to interface with a top aspect of the shoe; a first lateral strap extending outward from the sole plate, wherein the first lateral strap is configured to wrap upward along a lateral aspect of the shoe and extend toward a posterior aspect of the shoe; a second lateral strap extending outward from the sole plate, wherein the second lateral strap is configured to wrap upward along a lateral aspect of a shoe and extend toward the posterior aspect of the snowshoe binding; a first tightening strap having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first tightening strap interconnected to a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Kwik Tek, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey A. Lewison, Kevin J. Kresch
  • Patent number: 11758983
    Abstract: Presented are S-shaped cleats for footwear, methods for making/using S-shaped cleats, and footwear fabricated with S-shaped cleats. A cleat structure for an article of footwear includes a mounting base, such as a pair of coplanar mounting plates, that attaches to the footwear's sole structure. A center wall projects downwardly from the mounting base and has opposing lateral sides with a distal end extending therebetween. A pair of sidewalls each projects downwardly from the base and adjoins a respective lateral side of the center wall. Each sidewall has a respective angled edge that projects at an oblique angle from the distal end of the center wall. The two sidewalls are located on opposing sides of the center wall; the sidewalls may be parallel to and extend in opposite directions of each other. The center wall and sidewalls may be substantially flat panels with multiple polygonal faces or may have arcuate sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Baucom, Josh A. Fedderly, Zach F. Fitean, John Hlavacs
  • Patent number: 11751622
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a helmet with a split type skeleton structure. The helmet includes a helmet body; the helmet body is composed of a head guard and a chin guard which are separated; the head guard and the chin guard are mounted through cooperation between a fastened spliced skeleton and a plug pin; the spliced skeleton is composed of two skeleton connection members arranged inside the head guard and a chin skeleton arranged inside the chin guard; and hollows of a surface of the chin skeleton are fixedly connected with a plurality of one-piece structured reinforcing ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Dongguan City EON Sporting Goods Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiabing Fu, Guoding Wang, Can Huang, Yong Zhang, Yiming Zhao, Fan Yang, Jiamu Zhan
  • Patent number: 11744310
    Abstract: An intelligent motorcycle helmet system includes a helmet assembly and a first control module incorporated into the helmet assembly and communicatively coupled to a set of helmet-mounted lighting components. A haptic feedback module is incorporated into the helmet assembly. A second control module is configured to be removably mounted to a motorcycle. The first control module selectively activates the helmet-mounted lighting components to reflect the state of the left and right turn signals and the brake light of the motorcycle as determined via the second control module and the lighting state sensing module. The first control module selectively actuates the haptic feedback module during operation of the motorcycle in response to at least one event associated with the motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hi Vis Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Cody Van Cleve
  • Patent number: 11723435
    Abstract: A modular article of footwear comprises a sole structure having a foot-facing surface, a ground-engaging surface, and a peripheral side surface extending between the foot-facing surface and the ground-engaging surface. The peripheral side surface has at least one recess. The modular article of footwear includes an upper component, and a flange secured to the upper component and projecting therefrom. An inner surface of the flange fits against and is securable to the peripheral side surface of the sole structure with the flange in the at least one recess, and the upper component at least partially defining a foot-receiving cavity over the foot-facing surface. A method of manufacturing a customized article of footwear comprises receiving a request for an upper with a specified characteristic, and assembling the modular article of footwear having an upper in accordance with the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Piero Fenato, Elizabeth Langvin, Randall S. Wolfe, Krissy Yetman