Patents by Inventor Charles David Wood

Charles David Wood 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).

  • Sole and shoe
    Patent number: 11957206
    Abstract: Described are soles for a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe, with a midsole. The midsole includes a first sole region, which includes particle foam. The midsole further includes a deformation region within the midsole, wherein the deformation region has a volume greater than that of a single expanded particle and is positioned so that it allows a sideward deformation of the material of the first sole region under a pressure load on the sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Tru Huu Minh Le, Angus Wardlaw, Dirk Meythaler, Stuart David Reinhardt, Darren Michael Wood, Charles Griffin Wilson, III, Juergen Weidl, Stanislav Goussev, Carl Arnese
  • Method and device for detecting fascia damage and repairing the same
    Patent number: 10001878
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a fascia manufactured from a shape memory polymer. One or more thermal elements can be disposed adjacent to the fascia or integrated into the fascia. One or more processors can be operable with the one or more thermal elements to detect deformation along at least a portion of the fascia and cause the one or more thermal elements to selectively apply heat to the shape memory polymer along at least a portion of the fascia to reverse at least some of the deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Charles David Wood, Phillip A Green
  • Method and Device for Detecting Fascia Damage and Repairing the Same
    Publication number: 20170228094
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a fascia manufactured from a shape memory polymer. One or more thermal elements can be disposed adjacent to the fascia or integrated into the fascia. One or more processors can be operable with the one or more thermal elements to detect deformation along at least a portion of the fascia and cause the one or more thermal elements to selectively apply heat to the shape memory polymer along at least a portion of the fascia to reverse at least some of the deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Charles David Wood, Phillip A. Green