Patents by Inventor Andrew Joseph LESLIE

Andrew Joseph LESLIE 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).

  • Method of manufacturing a sporting goods component
    Patent number: 11866860
    Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component including the steps of: selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile has a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; selecting a second textile, wherein the second textile has a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; forming a second portion of the component using the second textile; and attaching the first textile and the second textile together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Brian Hoying, Andrew Joseph Leslie
  • FOOTWEAR WITH PADDING AND MIDSOLE STRUCTURES AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210283876
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes positioning an upper on a last that defines openings connected by one or more channels in the last, injecting a material through the one or more channels in the last, and forming a structure on the upper with the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Nieto PERILLA, Andrew Joseph LESLIE, Eric WEBRING
  • FOOTWEAR WITH PADDING AND MIDSOLE STRUCTURES AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210283875
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes positioning an upper on a last that defines openings connected by one or more channels in the last, injecting a material through the one or more channels in the last, and forming a structure on the upper with the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Nieto PERILLA, Andrew Joseph LESLIE, Eric WEBRING
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SPORTING GOODS COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20210254246
    Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component including the steps of: selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile has a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; selecting a second textile, wherein the second textile has a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; forming a second portion of the component using the second textile; and attaching the first textile and the second textile together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Brian HOYING, Andrew Joseph LESLIE
  • Method of manufacturing a sporting goods component
    Patent number: 11035060
    Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component including the steps of: selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile has a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; selecting a second textile, wherein the second textile has a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; forming a second portion of the component using the second textile; and attaching the first textile and the second textile together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Brian Hoying, Andrew Joseph Leslie
  • Footwear with padding and midsole structures and the method of making the same
    Patent number: 11020922
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes positioning an upper on a last that defines openings connected by one or more channels in the last, injecting a material through the one or more channels in the last, and forming a structure on the upper with the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Andrea Nieto Perilla, Andrew Joseph Leslie, Eric Webring
  • FOOTWEAR WITH PADDING AND MIDSOLE STRUCTURES AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200031072
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes positioning an upper on a last that defines openings connected by one or more channels in the last, injecting a material through the one or more channels in the last, and forming a structure on the upper with the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph LESLIE, Andrea Nieto PERILLA, Eric WEBRING
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SPORTING GOODS COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20190191820
    Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component including the steps of: selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile has a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; selecting a second textile, wherein the second textile has a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; forming a second portion of the component using the second textile; and attaching the first textile and the second textile together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Brian HOYING, Andrew Joseph LESLIE