Patents by Inventor Armand J. Savoie
Armand J. Savoie 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).
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Patent number: 8601725Abstract: A removable cleat includes a plurality of projections, dividing into sets, with each set of projections made of different materials. The cleat includes a coupling element, for attachment to a shoe, and a ground contacting element. The ground contacting element contains a plurality of projections, with the projections divided into at least two sets. The projections may be disposed about the perimeter of the ground contacting element, such that each set of projections does not extend more than half the perimeter. Additionally, some of the plurality of projections may be located interior to the perimeter. Further, each set of projections may be oriented in a particular direction with respect to a plane formed by the perimeter. Each interspersed set of projections may be made of a different material, or each projection may itself be made of a different material.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Cleats LLCInventors: Harris L. MacNeill, Armand J. Savoie, Jeffrey M. Dow
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Publication number: 20130298424Abstract: A fraction plate and a method of use for a shoe. The traction plate is removably attachable to the outsole of a shoe to provide traction on a surface for a shoe wearer. The plate includes a flange with one or more surface-engaging elements on one face. The plate also includes two or more shoe-coupling elements. The shoe-coupling elements are inserted into corresponding receptacles in a shoe-outsole and then rotated to affix the plate to the shoe. The shoe-coupling elements may be captively attached to the plate flange or attachable to the shoe receptacle with a rotation of no more than one full revolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Cleats LLCInventors: Armand J. Savoie, Wilson Yue
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Patent number: 8510974Abstract: A traction plate for a shoe. The traction plate is removably attachable to the outsole of a shoe to provide traction on a surface for a shoe wearer. The plate includes a flange with one or more surface-engaging elements on one face. The plate also includes two or more shoe-coupling elements. The shoe-coupling elements are inserted into corresponding receptacles in a shoe-outsole and then rotated to affix the plate to the shoe. The shoe-coupling elements may be captively attached to the plate flange or attachable to the shoe receptacle with a rotation of no more than one full revolution.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: CLEATS LLCInventors: Wilson Yue, Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: 8316562Abstract: A cleat for footwear. The cleat includes a base layer that attaches to the outsole of the footwear, a cushioning layer and a traction element layer. The traction element layer is attached to the base layer solely by the cushioning layer. Each of the cleat layers provides friction with the ground when the cleat engages the ground. The durometer of the base layer and the durometer of the traction element layer are greater than the durometer of the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Cleats LLCInventors: Richard J. Locke, Craig H. Rubino, Armand J. Savoie
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Publication number: 20120272549Abstract: A removable cleat for footwear. The cleat includes a disc with opposing faces. A shoe coupling element is attached to one face of the disc. The other disc face supports a cushioning layer. Traction elements are supported by the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: CLEATS LLCInventors: Jeffrey M. Dow, Craig Rubino, Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: 8225536Abstract: A removable cleat for footwear. The cleat includes a disc with opposing faces. A shoe coupling element is attached to one face of the disc. The other disc face supports a cushioning layer. Traction elements are supported by the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Cleats LLCInventors: Jeffrey M. Dow, Craig H. Rubino, Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: 8181367Abstract: A removable cleat includes a plurality of projections, dividing into sets, with each set of projections made of different materials. The cleat includes a coupling element, for attachment to a shoe, and a ground contacting element. The ground contacting element contains a plurality of projections, with the projections divided into at least two sets. The projections may be disposed about the perimeter of the ground contacting element, such that each set of projections does not extend more than half the perimeter. Additionally, some of the plurality of projections may be located interior to the perimeter. Further, each set of projections may be oriented in a particular direction with respect to a plane formed by the perimeter. Each interspersed set of projections may be made of a different material, or each projection may itself be made of a different material. Further, a directional cleat may include sets of projections interspersed on different parts of the cleat, with each set made of different materials.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Cleats LLCInventors: Harris L. MacNeill, Armand J. Savoie, Jeffrey M. Dow
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Publication number: 20120047775Abstract: A cleat attachment system for footwear. The cleat includes a cylinder on a base with one or more locking tabs disposed around the outside of the cylinder. The receptacle includes a cylindrical cavity with one or more locking tabs on the cavity's inner surface. A cleat attaches to a receptacle embedded in footwear by inserting the cleat attachment structure into the receptacle, after ramps on the cleat attachment structure and the receptacle are oriented with respect to each other. The locking tabs engage to retain the cleat in the receptacle. Corresponding ramps on the cleat attachment structure and the receptacle cooperate to disengage the locking tabs when the cleat attachment structure is twisted about its axis. The cleat is thereby detached from the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: CLEATS LLCInventor: Armand J. Savoie
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Publication number: 20110061267Abstract: A removable cleat for footwear. The cleat includes a disc with opposing faces. A shoe coupling element is attached to one face of the disc. The other disc face supports a cushioning layer. Traction elements are supported by the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: CLEATS LLCInventors: Jeffrey M. Dow, Craig Rubino, Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: 7726047Abstract: A removable cleat includes a plurality of projections, dividing into sets, with each set of projections made of different materials. The cleat includes a coupling element, for attachment to a shoe, and a ground contacting element. The ground contacting element contains a plurality of projections, with the projections divided into at least two sets. The projections may be disposed about the perimeter of the ground contacting element, such that each set of projections does not extend more than half the perimeter. Additionally, some of the plurality of projections may be located interior to the perimeter. Further, each set of projections may be oriented in a particular direction with respect to a plane formed by the perimeter. Each interspersed set of projections may be made of a different material, or each projection may itself be made of a different material. Further, a directional cleat may include sets of projections interspersed on different parts of the cleat, with each set made of different materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Cleats LLCInventors: Harris L. MacNeill, Armand J. Savoie, Jeffrey M. Dow
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Publication number: 20100107450Abstract: A cleat for footwear. The cleat includes a base layer that attaches to the outsole of the footwear, a cushioning layer and a traction element layer. The traction element layer is attached to the base layer solely by the cushioning layer. Each of the cleat layers provides friction with the ground when the cleat engages the ground. The durometer of the base layer and the durometer of the traction element layer are greater than the durometer of the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: CLEATS LLCInventors: Richard J. Locke, Craig H. Rubino, Armand J. Savoie
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Publication number: 20100064553Abstract: A traction plate for a shoe. The traction plate is removably attachable to the outsole of a shoe to provide traction on a surface for a shoe wearer. The plate includes a flange with one or more surface-engaging elements on one face. The plate also includes two or more shoe-coupling elements. The shoe-coupling elements are inserted into corresponding receptacles in a shoe-outsole and then rotated to affix the plate to the shoe. The shoe-coupling elements may be captively attached to the plate flange or attachable to the shoe receptacle with a rotation of no more than one full revolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: CLEATS LLCInventors: Armand J. Savoie, Wilson Yue
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Patent number: 7654013Abstract: A traction plate for a shoe. The traction plate is removably attachable to the outsole of a shoe to provide traction on a surface for a shoe wearer. The plate includes a flange with one or more surface-engaging elements on one face. The plate also includes two or more shoe-coupling elements. The shoe-coupling elements are inserted into corresponding receptacles in a shoe-outsole and then rotated to affix the plate to the shoe. The shoe-coupling elements may be captively attached to the plate flange or attachable to the shoe receptacle with a rotation of no more than one full revolution.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Cleats LLCInventors: Armand J. Savoie, Wilson Yue
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Patent number: 7370444Abstract: A cleat receptacle for footwear. The cleat receptacle includes a cleat-engaging structure surrounded by a flange. The flange includes portions that are sloped with respect a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cleat-engaging structure. The receptacle is molded into a shoe outsole. Outsole material adjacent to sloped portions of the flange resists twisting of the receptacle as cleats are inserted into or removed from the receptacle. Paddle projections may be attached to the flange to further resist twisting of the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Cleats LLCInventor: Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: D509050Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: MacNeill Engineering Company, Inc.Inventor: Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: D468895Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2001Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: MacNeill Engineering Co., Inc.Inventor: Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: D469245Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2001Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: MacNeill Engineering Company, Inc.Inventor: Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: D473699Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: MacNeill Engineering Company, Inc.Inventor: Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: D560891Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2006Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Cleats LLCInventor: Armand J. Savoie
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Patent number: RE40460Abstract: A removable cleat for a shoe is described. The cleat includes a ground-engaging structure for engaging the ground. An attachment structure is for removably attaching the cleat to the footwear. The attachment structure has a vertical axis, a base to which the top of the ground-engaging member is attached, and multiple extensions projecting radially outward from the base. The extensions are adapted for insertion into a cleat receptacle in the shoe to engage a receptacle attachment structure within the receptacle, so that when the cleat is attached to the receptacle, each cleat extension will be securely engaged above a receptacle restraining ledge.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2004Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Cleats LLCInventor: Armand J. Savoie