Patents by Inventor Ashley Griffith Blakemore

Ashley Griffith Blakemore 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LACE TO LACE COUPLING
    Publication number: 20160286903
    Abstract: A tension component for tightening a shoe is disclosed herein. The tension component is configured for use with a shoe that includes a plurality of cords that are connected to the shoe so that tensioning of the cords the shoe to conform to a foot of a user. The tension component includes a first coupling feature and a second coupling feature. The first coupling feature is configured to couple with at least two cords and the second coupling feature is configured to couple with a tension member that is positioned and routed along a tongue portion of the shoe. The tension component is positioned on one side of the shoe and is moveable laterally about the side of the shoe so that tensioning of the tension member causes the tension component to move toward an opposite side of the shoe and thereby tension the cords attached therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Boa Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Patrick Whewell, Michael Joseph Nickel, Sean T. Cavanagh, Randon Kruse, William Furman O'Dell, Ashley Griffith Blakemore, William Roushey