Patents by Inventor Barbara Bigolin

Barbara Bigolin 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).

  • Patent number: 10183715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support element for the human body, including a padding component and a base component or body, the base component including an upper, in use, surface, as well as a lower, in use, surface, the padding component includes an upper, in use, surface, and a lower, in use, surface designed to engage the upper, in use, surface of the base component, the support element including removable anchoring means of the base component to the padding component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Selle Royal S.P.A.
    Inventors: Barbara Bigolin, Claudio Checchin, Marco Malfatti
  • Patent number: 10166702
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a support for the human body, of the type including a mold including a lower female portion and an upper male portion capable of being coupled with one another so as to define at least one cavity between them inside which at least one material in the fluid state intended to make the support can be poured. The female portion of the mold includes at least one mobile block including at least two different surfaces suitable for making up respective different bottoms of said cavity for separate pouring steps of at least one material in the fluid state foreseen in the support. A process for manufacturing a support for the human body is moreover presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SELLE ROYAL S.P.A.
    Inventor: Barbara Bigolin
  • Patent number: 9957007
    Abstract: A saddle for bicycles includes a support body, having a front portion and a rear portion, a pair of pins spaced apart from one another, which project downwards from the bottom of the support body at the rear portion thereof, a saddle rail, an interchangeable damping system, first connection elements for connecting the saddle rail to the front portion and second connection elements for connecting the saddle rail to the rear portion, wherein the second connection elements include a pair of bushes and respective adjustment ring nuts, suitable for compressing at least one elastic element stacked along the pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SELLE ROYAL S.P.A.
    Inventor: Barbara Bigolin
  • Patent number: 9957009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support element for the human body, including a padding component and a base component or body, the base component including an upper, in use, surface, as well as a lower, in use, surface, the padding component includes an upper, in use, surface, and a lower, in use, surface designed to engage the upper, in use, surface of the base component, the support element including removable anchoring means of the base component to the padding component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SELLE ROYAL S.P.A.
    Inventors: Barbara Bigolin, Claudio Checchin, Marco Malfatti
  • Publication number: 20180111653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a saddle for a vehicle, a bicycle or a motorcycle including a seating structure, a fork member secured below the seating structure and at least one anchoring component of each rear end of the fork member to the seating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Claudio Checchin, Barbara Bigolin
  • Publication number: 20180015976
    Abstract: A seat post having a quill head with a top surface, a lower cradle rotatable with respect to the top surface about an axis (X), and an upper cradle, reciprocally coupled for clamping the saddle rails (R) of a bicycle. The seat post includes front and rear fasteners connecting the upper cradle to the quill head, and front and rear pivots in which the front and rear fastener are respectively engaged in order to adjust the rails (R) angle with respect to the quill head. The quill head includes front and rear seats in which the pivots are respectively rotationally engaged, the axes (Y,Z) of the pivots being displaced substantially at a same distance (D) from the axis (X), regardless of rails (R) angle adjustment; the top surface has a convex shape, the lower cradle includes a lower concave seat suitable to engage the top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Hermansen, Carl Winefordner, Barbara Bigolin, Mark Rane
  • Publication number: 20180001953
    Abstract: An adjustable height seat post including supporting means connectable to a bicycle frame, a quill associated with said supporting means and having a head suitable to clamp rails of a bicycle saddle, hydraulic adjusting means, associated with said supporting means, for lifting or lowering said quill in a desired position selected by the user, said hydraulic adjusting means including a cylindrical chamber inside which a piston assembly is foreseen, and valve means, suitable to selectively open or close an hydraulic path through said piston assembly for selectively lock or unlock the position of said piston assembly relative to said cylindrical chamber, and the valve means comprise at least a valve body, associated with said piston assembly, which is selectively rotatable from an open position, in which the hydraulic path is open, to a closed position in which the hydraulic path is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Carl Winefordner, Frank Hermansen, Barbara Bigolin
  • Publication number: 20170313373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support element for the human body, including a padding component and a base component or body, the base component including an upper, in use, surface, as well as a lower, in use, surface, the padding component includes an upper, in use, surface, and a lower, in use, surface designed to engage the upper, in use, surface of the base component, the support element including removable anchoring means of the base component to the padding component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Barbara Bigolin, Claudio Checchin, Marco Malfatti
  • Patent number: 9751580
    Abstract: Seat for bicycle saddles and the like, including a first inner layer made from a rubber-type material, a second layer, made from a material of the natural or synthetic fabric type, placed over said first layer, and a fourth outer layer, made from a material of the natural fabric type. The first layer being cured together with said second layer and fourth layer so as to make a compact composite structure. It is also presented a method for the manufacturing of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: BROOKS ENGLAND LIMITED
    Inventor: Barbara Bigolin
  • Publication number: 20170096188
    Abstract: A bicycle pedal, including a pedal body rotationally connected to a spindle assembly suitable to be coupled to a pedal crank, the pedal body having a central portion including a cylindrical seat in which the spindle assembly is inserted and rotatably supported. The pedal includes a plurality of spacers, inserted along the spindle assembly and/or inside the cylindrical seat, suitable to be relocated in order to modify the Q-factor of the pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Barbara BIGOLIN, Carl WINEFORDNER, Frank HERMANSEN, Mark RANE
  • Publication number: 20170000210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shoe including a sole as well as an upper that rises up from the sole, the upper including at least two portions that are at least partially mutually displaceable with respect to each other, thereby adjusting the housing size or volume (RZ) for a foot in the shoe, as well as tightening-release means of the mutually displaceable portions, the shoe also including control means of the tightening-release means operable or arranged at the back or at the heel of the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Barbara BIGOLIN
  • Publication number: 20160368553
    Abstract: Seat for bicycle saddles and the like, including a first inner layer made from a rubber-type material, a second layer, made from a material of the natural or synthetic fabric type, placed over said first layer, and a fourth outer layer, made from a material of the natural fabric type. The first layer being cured together with said second layer and fourth layer so as to make a compact composite structure. It is also presented a method for the manufacturing of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Barbara Bigolin
  • Publication number: 20160331066
    Abstract: A sports shoe, including a sole and an upper that rises up from said sole, wherein the upper includes an inner part or core, in which the sports shoe and/or the inner part or core has an inner housing volume (RZ) for a foot of a user defined, during use, by an inner surface of the upper and by an inner surface of the sole and/or by the inner volume of the inner part or core, positioned inside the upper, including an upper-shaped portion and a ground resting portion, the latter adapted to come into contact with the ground or with the inner surface of the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Barbara BIGOLIN
  • Publication number: 20160331068
    Abstract: A cycling shoe, including a sole as well as an upper that rises from said sole; the surface of said upper including a plurality of recesses adapted to reduce the form drag of said upper hit by the air during the execution of the pedaling motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Barbara Bigolin
  • Publication number: 20160257364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support element for the human body, including a padding component and a base component or body, the base component including an upper, in use, surface, as well as a lower, in use, surface, the padding component includes an upper, in use, surface, and a lower, in use, surface designed to engage the upper, in use, surface of the base component, the support element including removable anchoring means of the base component to the padding component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Selle Royal S.p.A.
    Inventors: Barbara Bigolin, Claudio Checchin, Marco Malfatti
  • Publication number: 20160257363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support element for the human body, including a padding component and a base component or body, the base component including an upper, in use, surface, as well as a lower, in use, surface, the padding component includes an upper, in use, surface, and a lower, in use, surface designed to engage the upper, in use, surface of the base component, the support element including removable anchoring means of the base component to the padding component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Barbara Bigolin, Claudio Checchin, Marco Malfatti
  • Publication number: 20160176082
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a support for the human body, of the type including a mould including a lower female portion and an upper male portion capable of being coupled with one another so as to define at least one cavity between them inside which at least one material in the fluid state intended to make the support can be poured. The female portion of the mould includes at least one mobile block including at least two different surfaces suitable for making up respective different bottoms of said cavity for separate pouring steps of at least one material in the fluid state foreseen in the support. A process for manufacturing a support for the human body is moreover presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Barbara Bigolin
  • Publication number: 20160152290
    Abstract: A saddle for bicycles includes a support body, having a front portion and a rear portion, a pair of pins spaced apart from one another, which project downwards from the bottom of the support body at the rear portion thereof, a saddle rail, an interchangeable damping system, first connection elements for connecting the saddle rail to the front portion and second connection elements for connecting the saddle rail to the rear portion, wherein the second connection elements include a pair of bushes and respective adjustment ring nuts, suitable for compressing at least one elastic element stacked along the pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Barbara BIGOLIN
  • Patent number: D804204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SELLE ROYAL S.P.A.
    Inventors: Barbara Bigolin, Torgny Fjeldskaar
  • Patent number: D811662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: BROOKS ENGLAND LTD.
    Inventors: Patrick McEneany, Nelson Wah, James Edward Renwick, Barbara Bigolin