Patents Examined by Khoa D. Huynh
  • Tool for design and fabrication of knitted components
    Patent number: 11421355
    Abstract: Computer based systems and methods for designing and manufacturing consumer products, including knit footwear uppers, and the like. The system provides digital controls for the customization of knitted components, including complex multi-structured knitted components. The system simulates deformations of knit structures and allows the user to control and visualize compensations in the structure(s) of the knitted component to better match between an intended knit design and the actual physical knitted component outcome. They system may manufacture/fabricate a knitted component based on the predicted/estimated deformation behavior of the knit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ayelet Karmon, Shoval Nir, Tom Shaked, Eyal Sheffer, Yoav Sterman
  • Continuous strand weaving hexagon pin looms and methods of use
    Patent number: 11408101
    Abstract: A method and system for forming a hexagonal woven fabric provide a hexagonal pattern loom including loom pins arranged in a hexagonal pattern to form a structure for engaging a continuous yarn strand. The loom pins form a top angled side of the hexagonal pattern and a bottom angled side of the hexagonal pattern. A set of the loom pins form two opposite straight sides of the hexagonal pattern forming the hexagonal pattern loom. A bias weaving process uses the continuous yarn strand for forming a top woven triangle fabric section, a bottom woven triangle fabric section, and a middle section of parallel yarn strand portions of the single continuous yarn strand. Traditional back-and-forth weaving uses the continuous yarn strand as weft strands in the middle section of parallel yarn strand portions for forming a rectangular woven fabric section. A hexagonal woven fabric uses the continuous yarn strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Gabriele Van Tassell
  • Ski boot device
    Patent number: 11406155
    Abstract: Ski boot device for ski boots (1). Ski boots have a front sole section (3) with a front interaction surface associated with binding and releasing from a front ski binding, and a rear sole section (4), in a common plane (8), with a rear interaction surface associated with binding and releasing from a rear ski binding. The ski boot device of the present invention is attached to the ski boot and comprises a toe portion formed and attached to the ski boot sole (3) without interfering with the front interaction surface during binding or releasing, a heel portion formed and attached to the heel (4) of the ski boot without interfering with the rear interaction surface during binding or releasing; and a support portion (10A, 10B) provided intermediate the toe portion and heel portion and having a shaped profile which extends below the common plane and provides a contact surface during walking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Rony Shirion
  • Cable bead and tire
    Patent number: 11400766
    Abstract: Disclosed are a cable bead and a tire. The cable bead includes a core wire located at the middle position of the bead and at least one layer of outer winding wires wound around the core wire, each layer of outer winding wires being evenly wounded along the circumferential direction of the core wire, where the cross section of the outer winding wires is a flat surface having a major axis and a minor axis; the major axis is perpendicular to the radial direction of the cross section of the bead, and the minor axis is parallel to the radial direction of the cross section of the bead; the outer winding wires are in surface contact with the core wire; and when there are at least two layers of outer winding wires, a line contact is formed between the layers of outer winding wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventors: Xiang Liu, Weigang Miao, Haidong Yao
  • Method of knitting a warp structure on a flat knitting machine
    Patent number: 11401638
    Abstract: System and method of manufacturing a unitary construction of a weft knit article with one or more warp insert in an integrated knitting process by using a weft knit machine. The unitary construction comprises one or more yarn materials which are incorporated into one or more weft and warp stitch structures. The knitting machine is equipped with a warp feeder assembly, including a weft knit warp feeder, a warp knitting guide needle block operable to hold a plurality of warp strands, a strand guide bar configured to guide the plurality of warp strands to the weft knit warp feeder, and a cam box. The cam box includes at least a weft stitch cam, a weft guard cam, a warp stitch cam, and a warp guard cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: FABDESIGNS, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Huffa, Concetta Maria Huffa
  • Glove structure
    Patent number: 11399582
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, a piece is disposed on a glove core of a glove structure, and an edge of the piece is to injected and filled with molding material to have an injection molding assembly thereon. The injection molding assembly at least fills a section gap between the glove core and the edge of the piece. By using the injection molding assembly, the section gap between the glove core and the edge of the piece is masked, and an adhesive effect for bonding the piece is also obtained. Thus, the present disclosure provides positive and reliable means for preventing the edge of the piece from being separated from the glove core, making the glove structure maintain its required function in long term, increasing the quality and the lifetime of the glove structure, and making the glove structure have a curved surface shape to present its three-dimensional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Jin Feng Yu Glove Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenlan Cai, Zhibin Li, Jinfeng Li
  • Device and a method for sensing breakage or end of warp yarn for a fabric weaving loom
    Patent number: 11401635
    Abstract: A warp breakage/end sensing system and device are configured to detect an end of a warp yarn on a circular weaving machine. A mechanism causes a notification signal to be sent to the loom operator in the situation where a yarn breakage is detected. A drop wire loses its elevation and falls from its normal operative position. The drop causes a first element to rotate and come in contact (physical or non-physical) with a second element, thereby completing an electric circuit and sending a yarn breakage signal to the operator. Upon restoration of the yarn, the first element restores to its normal working position. In the case of a non-physical contact, the first sensing element enters the triggering region of the second sensing element thus causing a signal to be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Siddharth Lohia
  • Shoe having a concave outsole
    Patent number: 11388949
    Abstract: A shoe includes an outsole having a heel region, a midfoot region, a metatarsal region, and a toe region. The heel region extends longitudinally from the heel end to the midfoot region, the midfoot region extends longitudinally from the heel region to the metatarsal region, and the toe region extends longitudinally from the toe end to the metatarsal region. The outsole has a medial side region, central region, and a lateral side region. A bottom surface of the outsole defines a concavity extending longitudinally from within the heel region to at least within a portion of the midfoot region. The concavity extends laterally within the central region. The concavity has a width at its widest point that is at least between 45% and 55% the width of the outsole at that point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: COLE HAAN LLC
    Inventors: Mattias Verfl, Jeffrey Mokos
  • Activewear garment
    Patent number: 11388937
    Abstract: An activewear garment having facial opening formed on an anterior side of an upper head portion of the garment. An elastic securing band is attached to an interior rim of the facial opening, said elastic securing band being attached around the entire circumference of said facial opening. An adhering layer composed of one or more types of adhesive substances, including pressure sensitive adhesives, are applied to an interior side of the elastic securing band, such adhering layer being configured to releasably adhere to a user's facial skin, thereby preventing the full or partial dislodgement of such activewear garment during high contact athletic activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Zana Nachawati
  • Paper yarn, paper cloth and fabric products
    Patent number: 11390970
    Abstract: Articles are prepared from paper containing different types of fibers. In a granulation step, bagasse is pulverized to produce a sugar cane pulp powder of granules. In a pulping process, pulp is produced from Manila hemp. In a mixing step, sugar cane pulp powder, and the pulp produced in preceding steps, are mixed. In the papermaking process, Japanese washi paper is produced by using a mixture of pulp powder and pulp. In a slitting process, the produced Japanese washi paper is slit. In a twisting process, the slit Japanese washi paper yarn is twisted to produce a paper yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Naoto Yamamoto
  • Outdoor activity suit
    Patent number: 11382367
    Abstract: An outdoor activity suit includes a body having a front portion, a back portion, opposed sides where the front portion connects to the back portion, a neck receiving portion, an arms receiving portion and a legs receiving portion. The front portion, the neck receiving portion and the legs receiving portion of the body form a first component of the body. The back portion and the arms receiving portion form a second component of the body. An endless loop zipper connects the first component and the second component such that the second component is selectively removable from the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mustang Survival Corp.
    Inventors: Richard Kerr Myerscough, Ross Davis Harrington
  • Footwear arch support
    Patent number: 11382385
    Abstract: An arch support may include a base plate having a base plate top surface. The arch support may further include a contoured arch plate attached to the base plate at a joint. The arch plate may include an arch plate bottom surface. The arch plate bottom surface may face and be separated from the base plate top surface, with an extent of the separation increasing toward a medial side of the arch support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoav Sterman, Todd Anthony Waatti
  • Upper for an article of footwear with first and second knitted portions
    Patent number: 11375767
    Abstract: An upper may include a first knitted portion configured to form an outer surface of the upper, a second knitted portion configured to form an inner surface of the upper, where the second knitted portion is at least partially coextensive with the first knitted portion, an interstitial space between the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, and a knitted connection structure connecting the first knitted portion to the second knitted portion. The knitted connection structure may extend at least partially along at least one of a tongue and a collar of the upper, and the second knitted portion may include at least one double jersey knit structure that is coextensive with the first knitted portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Stuart W. Dealey
  • Knitting method for a protective textile
    Patent number: 11371170
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a knitting apparatus, including: a frame; a primary yarn guide mounted on the frame; a primary yarn control rod connected to the primary yarn guide; a secondary yarn guide mounted on the frame; a secondary yarn control rod connected to the secondary yarn guide; a needle plate provided at lower ends of the primary yarn guide and the secondary yarn guide; a control cam separately drives the primary yarn control rod to control the primary yarn guide to move, and drives the secondary yarn control rod to control the secondary yarn guide to move; a tension spring connected to the control cam; and an electromagnet. A magnetic force of the electromagnet drives the tension spring to extend and retract, and further drives the control cam to rotate up and down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ZHANGJIAGANG SIQI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventor: Feng Chen
  • Elastic band cap system
    Patent number: 11363848
    Abstract: A crown portion has elastic sections and non-stretchable sections, open sections devoid of both elastic sections and non-stretchable sections for ventilation purposes, and a top and a bottom. The open sections include plural open sections closer to the top than to the bottom and plural open sections closer to the bottom than to the top. A circumferential portion has elastic sections and non-stretchable sections, a lower edge, a front, a back, a left side, and a right side. The circumferential portion adjacent to the lower edge is coupled to the bottom of the crown portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: Steven Goodman
  • Process for making fluid-entangled laminate webs with hollow projections and apertures
    Patent number: 11365495
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process and apparatus for formation of a fluid-entangled laminate web. The laminate web includes a support layer and a nonwoven projection web having a plurality of projections which are preferably hollow. The laminate web also includes a plurality of apertures interspersed with the projections. As a result of the fluid-entangling process, entangling fluid is directed through the support layer and into the projection web which is situated on a forming surface. The force of the entangling fluid causes the two layers to be joined to one another and the fluid causes a portion of the fibers in the projection web to be forced into openings present in a forming surface thereby forming the hollow projections. The force of the entangling fluid also causes the fibers of the two layers to be moved around protrusions present in the forming surface thereby forming the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Mark J. Beitz, Stacy E. Evenson, Andrew T. Hammond, Sarah Kleuskens, Amy Q. Feng, Patrick D. Abney, Kevin G. Dolan, Robert M. Hill, Kroy D. Johnson, Niall Finn, Andy Butler, Danielle Kirby, Phil Penaia
  • Articles with structures formed from sequins
    Patent number: 11359333
    Abstract: Hot melt sequins and methods of applying these sequins are disclosed. The sequins may be stitched to a layer of an article in a pattern to form a relatively rigid structure. The sequins may be made of a hotmelt material and melted to form a continuous structure. The sequins may be located along a lacing region and used as eyelets to secure laces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventor: Tom Luedecke
  • Shoe with adaptive heel element
    Patent number: 11350700
    Abstract: A shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, comprising a heel portion that includes an adaptive heel element arranged in the heel portion of the shoe, wherein the adaptive heel element comprises a stretch material. A heel counter is arranged in the heel portion, wherein the heel counter comprises a lateral portion and a medial portion for supporting the heel of a wearer's foot and a posterior gap therebetween wherein the posterior gap forms an essentially vertical split portion, wherein the split portion is adapted such that the adaptive heel element can move and deform within the split portion, and wherein the adaptive heel element within the split portion is adapted to contour to the anatomical shape of the heel of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Paul Leonard Michael Smith, Stuart David Reinhardt, Angus Wardlaw, Jan Hill, James Tarrier, Falk Bruns, Andreas Thieret, Oliver Wendel, Maximilian Grüttner, Bernhard Schuster
  • Articles of footwear with wrap around closure system and/or foot wrapping securing straps
    Patent number: 11350703
    Abstract: Articles of footwear may include an upper formed from one or more upper parts, wherein at least one upper part defines an ankle-containing portion of the upper and at least one upper part (the same upper part or a different upper part) defines an instep-containing portion of the upper. The foot-insertion opening of the upper (which may include a closure system) may extend: (i) from a first side of an ankle-containing portion of the upper, (ii) around a rear heel or ankle area of the upper, (iii) along a second side of the ankle-containing portion of the upper, and (iv) to an instep-containing portion of the upper. One or more additional straps (e.g., an ankle strap, one or more interior bootie straps, etc.), fasteners, and/or locks may be provided to engage the upper/footwear with the wearer's foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald Sullivan
  • Orthotic arch support device and method of use
    Patent number: 11350699
    Abstract: Orthotic devices for providing arch support for the foot are disclosed. The orthotic device includes a base member, an arch support portion, and a covering for coupling the arch support portion to the base member. A method of providing continuous contact with the plantar surface of the foot during all phases of the gait cycle is also disclosed. In addition, methods of assembling and using the orthotic device are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Richard Kim