Patents by Inventor Alessio MONDINI

Alessio MONDINI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Sole for footwears capable of recovering part of the energy produced during deambulation
    Patent number: 9999273
    Abstract: A sole for footwear capable of recovering part of the energy produced during deambulation including: at least one energy harvesting means, including: a tubular body, fixed in use, having a first and a second end and a movable part slidable in the tubular body; the energy harvesting means being provided, in use, for generating electrical energy following the sliding of the movable part with respect to the tubular body that is fixed in use, during the deambulation; at least one actuator group for the energy harvesting means, including at least one fluid-dynamic circuit including: at least one first and one second tank including a fluid, the first tank being housed at a rear area of the sole and the second tank being housed at a front area of the sole; at least one first and one second joining conduit in fluid connection between the first tank and the first end of the at least one tubular body, and the second tank and the second end of the tubular body, respectively, where, the first tank has a configuration in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: VIBRAM S.P.A.
    Inventors: Tom Krupenkin, Joseph Ashley Taylor, Virgilio Mattoli, Francesco Greco, Barbara Mazzolai, Alessio Mondini
  • SOLE FOR FOOTWEARS CAPABLE OF RECOVERING PART OF THE ENERGY PRODUCED DURING DEAMBULATION
    Publication number: 20170042275
    Abstract: A sole for footwear capable of recovering part of the energy produced during deambulation including: at least one energy harvesting means, including: a tubular body, fixed in use, having a first and a second end and a movable part slidable in the tubular body; the energy harvesting means being provided, in use, for generating electrical energy following the sliding of the movable part with respect to the tubular body that is fixed in use, during the deambulation; at least one actuator group for the energy harvesting means, including at least one fluid-dynamic circuit including: at least one first and one second tank including a fluid, the first tank being housed at a rear area of the sole and the second tank being housed at a front area of the sole; at least one first and one second joining conduit in fluid connection between the first tank and the first end of the at least one tubular body, and the second tank and the second end of the tubular body, respectively where, the first tank has a configuration in p
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Tom KRUPENKIN, Joseph Ashley TAYLOR, Virgilio MATTOLI, Francesco GRECO, Barbara MAZZOLAI, Alessio MONDINI