Patents by Inventor Berthold Krabbe
Berthold Krabbe 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: 11693995Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing an individualized footwear for a user, operated in a computerized calculation system, the method comprising: obtaining one or more input data relating to the user, allocating the one or more input data to a plurality of attributes relevant to an individualized footwear, each of the attributes being associated with the one or more input data, calculating a parameter for each of the attributes using the one or more input data associated thereto, and providing individualized construction data for manufacture of the individualized footwear based on the calculated parameters of the attributes.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Berthold Krabbe, Christoph G. Berger, Harald Körger, Matthias Schneider, Jannik Simon Kögel
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Publication number: 20220083701Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing an individualized footwear for a user, operated in a computerized calculation system, the method comprising: obtaining one or more input data relating to the user, allocating the one or more input data to a plurality of attributes relevant to an individualized footwear, each of the attributes being associated with the one or more input data, calculating a parameter for each of the attributes using the one or more input data associated thereto, and providing individualized construction data for manufacture of the individualized footwear based on the calculated parameters of the attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Berthold Krabbe, Christoph G. Berger, Harald Körger, Matthias Schneider, Jannik Simon Kögel
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Patent number: 7401422Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe, in particular a sprint shoe, including a plate arranged in a sole area of the shoe. The plate extends essentially over the complete length of the sole area and is substantially planar in a forefoot part and is constructed of a material and configured to allow for elastic bending of the plate in the longitudinal direction, and is configured to three-dimensionally encompasses a rearfoot part of the foot. Optionally, the plate includes a heel cup in the rearfoot part to cradle the foot. Further, a wedge- or rib-like raised part may be arranged below the heel cup.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2000Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Wolfgang Scholz, Daniel Eugene Norton, Patrizio Carlucci, Berthold Krabbe, Christoph Berger
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Patent number: 7140124Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding element for a shoe sole. The sliding element includes an upper sliding surface and a lower sliding surface, wherein the lower sliding surface is arranged below the upper sliding surface so as to be slideable in at least two directions. The upper sliding surface can form a lower side of an upper sliding plate and the lower sliding surface can form an upper side of a lower sliding plate. A relative sliding movement between the upper sliding surface and the lower sliding surface distributes the deceleration of the shoe sole over a greater time period and allows the foot to feel as if it is wearing a conventional shoe that contacts a surface with reduced friction, for example, a soft forest ground. As a result, the force acting on the wearer and the momentum transfer on his or her muscles and bones are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Michael Steszyn, Berthold Krabbe
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Publication number: 20050262729Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding element for a shoe sole. The sliding element includes an upper sliding surface and a lower sliding surface, wherein the lower sliding surface is arranged below the upper sliding surface so as to be slideable in at least two directions. The upper sliding surface can form a lower side of an upper sliding plate and the lower sliding surface can form an upper side of a lower sliding plate. A relative sliding movement between the upper sliding surface and the lower sliding surface distributes the deceleration of the shoe sole over a greater time period and allows the foot to feel as if it is wearing a conventional shoe that contacts a surface with reduced friction, for example, a soft forest ground. As a result, the force acting on the wearer and the momentum transfer on his or her muscles and bones are reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Gerd Manz, Jan Hill, Michael Steszyn, Berthold Krabbe
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Patent number: 6962008Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding element for a shoe sole. The sliding element includes an upper sliding surface and a lower sliding surface, wherein the lower sliding surface is arranged below the upper sliding surface so as to be slideable in at least two directions. The upper sliding surface can form a lower side of an upper sliding plate and the lower sliding surface can form an upper side of a lower sliding plate. A relative sliding movement between the upper sliding surface and the lower sliding surface distributes the deceleration of the shoe sole over a greater time period and allows the foot to feel as if it is wearing a conventional shoe that contacts a surface with reduced friction, for example, a soft forest ground. As a result, the force acting on the wearer and the momentum transfer on his or her muscles and bones are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2003Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.Inventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Michael Steszyn, Berthold Krabbe
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Publication number: 20040055182Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding element for a shoe sole. The sliding element includes an upper sliding surface and a lower sliding surface, wherein the lower sliding surface is arranged below the upper sliding surface so as to be slideable in at least two directions. The upper sliding surface can form a lower side of an upper sliding plate and the lower sliding surface can form an upper side of a lower sliding plate. A relative sliding movement between the upper sliding surface and the lower sliding surface distributes the deceleration of the shoe sole over a greater time period and allows the foot to feel as if it is wearing a conventional shoe that contacts a surface with reduced friction, for example, a soft forest ground. As a result, the force acting on the wearer and the momentum transfer on his or her muscles and bones are reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Michael Steszyn, Berthold Krabbe
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Patent number: 6528140Abstract: An article of footwear provides a dual energy management system to improve the biomechanical properties of the article of footwear. The article of footwear includes a forefoot portion, a rearfoot portion, and a sole layer. The sole layer is divided into a first area and a second area. The first area extends over the forefoot portion and comprises an elastic material. The second area extends over the rearfoot portion and comprises a viscous material.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1999Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: adidas International B.V.Inventors: Frans Xavier Karl Kalin, Daniel Eugene Norton, Kwang Ho Park, Simon Luthi, Berthold Krabbe