Patents by Inventor Alex Zhao

Alex Zhao 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).

  • Independent Harness System For A Soft Boot
    Publication number: 20150366285
    Abstract: Disclosed is a boot system having an outer boot including a securing system and a superior end that includes a cuff; an inner boot sized to fit between the outer boot and a foot area of a user inserted in the boot system; and a harness system having a flexible panel and a lace slidably engaged with the panel. The inner boot includes a tension capture element coupled adjacent to a superior end of the inner boot. The harness system is removably secured to the outer boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Alex Zhao, Susanne Dachgruber, Lucien Vink
  • Independent harness system for a soft boot
    Patent number: 9125450
    Abstract: Disclosed is a boot system having an outer boot including a securing system and a superior end that includes a cuff; an inner boot sized to fit between the outer boot and a foot area of a user inserted in the boot system; and a harness system having a flexible panel and a lace slidably engaged with the panel. The inner boot includes a tension capture element coupled adjacent to a superior end of the inner boot. The harness system is removably secured to the outer boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Flow Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Zhao, Susanne Dachgruber, Lucien Vink
  • Independent Harness System For A Soft Boot
    Publication number: 20120144700
    Abstract: Disclosed is a boot system having an outer boot including a securing system and a superior end that includes a cuff; an inner boot sized to fit between the outer boot and a foot area of a user inserted in the boot system; and a harness system having a flexible panel and a lace slidably engaged with the panel. The inner boot includes a tension capture element coupled adjacent to a superior end of the inner boot. The harness system is removably secured to the outer boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Alex Zhao, Susanne Dachgruber, Lucien Vink