Patents by Inventor Christopher Hillyer

Christopher Hillyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20260122860
    Abstract: A standalone cooling assembly includes a two-post rack with a pair of vertical posts and a planar base. The pair of vertical posts are spaced apart in a lateral direction and at least partially define an air-flow opening between them. The planar base includes a plurality of mounting slots, each of the plurality of mounting slots configured to receive a fastener to mount the two-post rack to a floor. A cooling unit includes a heat exchanger and at least one fan assembly, and is mounted to the two-post rack. The fan assembly is configured to induce a flow of air in a depth direction across the heat exchanger and through the air-flow opening, wherein the depth direction is transverse to the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Jeff Triebenbach, Eli Smith, Darin Metzger, Paul Surdykowski
  • Patent number: 12383024
    Abstract: A sole for an article of footwear is provided and includes a midsole attached to the upper and including a lateral side and a medial side, the midsole including a first member and a second member attached to the first member, the first member being separate from the second member, the first member having a sidewall and a recessed area and the second member having a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along the lateral side of the first member, the second member being positioned in the recessed area of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Publication number: 20240188679
    Abstract: A sole for an article of footwear is provided and includes a midsole attached to the upper and including a lateral side and a medial side, the midsole including a first member and a second member attached to the first member, the first member being separate from the second member, the first member having a sidewall and a recessed area and the second member having a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along the lateral side of the first member, the second member being positioned in the recessed area of the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Patent number: 11937665
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes a sole having a lateral side and a medial side, where the sole includes a first member and a second member attached to the first member, and the first member is separate from the second member. The first member has a sidewall that extends about a periphery of the sole and the second member has a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along the lateral side of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Publication number: 20230346916
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are immunogenic compositions for the prevention of infection with SARS-CoV-2. The immunogenic compositions comprise polypeptides, RNA, or DNA and are capable of inducing a long-term and broad immune response in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Lanying DU, Wanbo TAI, Christopher HILLYER, Larry LUCHSINGER, Shibo JIANG
  • Publication number: 20230284739
    Abstract: An article of footwear comprising a sole including a midsole and an outsole attached to the midsole, and a support member positioned on a bottom surface of the midsole, where the support member has a curved surface that extends from a rear end to a front end of the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Jean-Luc Diard, Stephen Kass
  • Patent number: 11490683
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper having a width and a footbed. A sole is attached to the upper and includes a heel portion, a lateral side and a medial side. The sole includes an upper surface and a lower surface, where the upper surface extends across the width of the upper, and where the footbed is on the upper surface of the sole. The sole forms a shell having a sidewall that extends from the lateral side around the heel portion to the medial side, where the sidewall extends along the upper to a point above a top surface of the footbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Publication number: 20220346501
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes a sole having two opposing openings, and a strap having a first end and a second end, where the first end is inserted at least partially through one of the openings and the second end is inserted at least partially through the other of the openings, and where the first and second ends of the strap are movably attached to the sole. A strap adjuster is attached to the first end and the second end of the strap, where the strap adjuster enables a user to adjust a position of the strap relative to the sole to adjust the comfort and fit of the strap on a wearer's foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher Hillyer
  • Publication number: 20220256970
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes a sole having a lateral side and a medial side, where the sole includes a first member and a second member attached to the first member, and the first member is separate from the second member. The first member has a sidewall that extends about a periphery of the sole and the second member has a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along the lateral side of the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Patent number: 11344080
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper including a footbed and a sole attached to the upper, where the sole includes a midsole and an outsole. The midsole includes a heel portion, a lateral side and a medial side, and a first member and a second member attached to the first member. The first member of the midsole has a sidewall that extends about a periphery of the midsole. The second member of the midsole has a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along the lateral side of the first member. A first portion of the outsole is attached to the first member and a second portion of the outsole is attached to the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Patent number: 11026471
    Abstract: An article of footwear including an upper having a strap assembly with a plurality of straps, where a plurality of the straps have outsole connectors, and at least one removable connecting member is configured to interconnect a plurality of the straps. The article of footwear also includes a sole including a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of through-holes positioned on the sole, where the plurality of the straps including the outsole connector are inserted through a corresponding one of the through-holes until a bottom surface of each outsole connector is substantially flush with the bottom surface of the sole to secure the strap assembly to the sole, and at least two of the straps are interconnected by the at least one removable connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher Hillyer
  • Publication number: 20200178644
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper including a footbed and a sole attached to the upper, where the sole includes a midsole and an outsole. The midsole includes a heel portion, a lateral side and a medial side, and a first member and a second member attached to the first member. The first member of the midsole has a sidewall that extends about a periphery of the midsole. The second member of the midsole has a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along the lateral side of the first member. A first portion of the outsole is attached to the first member and a second portion of the outsole is attached to the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Publication number: 20200178646
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper having a width and a footbed. A sole is attached to the upper and includes a heel portion, a lateral side and a medial side. The sole includes an upper surface and a lower surface, where the upper surface extends across the width of the upper, and where the footbed is on the upper surface of the sole. The sole forms a shell having a sidewall that extends from the lateral side around the heel portion to the medial side, where the sidewall extends along the upper to a point above a top surface of the footbed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Patent number: 10561199
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper including a footbed, a midsole attached to the upper and including a heel portion, a lateral side and a medial side. An outsole is attached to the midsole to form a shell having a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along at least part of the lateral side, where the sidewall extends along the upper to a point above a top surface of the footbed. The extension of the sidewall above the footbed provides medial and lateral stability to a wearer's foot and also aligns the foot in the article of footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Publication number: 20180132563
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper including a footbed, a midsole attached to the upper and including a heel portion, a lateral side and a medial side. An outsole is attached to the midsole to form a shell having a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along at least part of the lateral side, where the sidewall extends along the upper to a point above a top surface of the footbed. The extension of the sidewall above the footbed provides medial and lateral stability to a wearer's foot and also aligns the foot in the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Hillyer, Zack Paris, Kyle Pulli
  • Patent number: 9737108
    Abstract: An article of footwear including an outsole, a fabric upper and at least one connector including a first male member co-molded with the fabric upper and a second female member. The first member includes at least one rib and the second member includes at least one groove, where the at least one connector is secured to the outsole by inserting the second member in the outsole and engaging the at least one rib of the first member with the at least one groove of the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher Hillyer
  • Publication number: 20140352171
    Abstract: An article of footwear including an outsole, a fabric upper and at least one connector including a first male member co-molded with the fabric upper and a second female member. The first member includes at least one rib and the second member includes at least one groove, where the at least one connector is secured to the outsole by inserting the second member in the outsole and engaging the at least one rib of the first member with the at least one groove of the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Christopher Hillyer
  • Publication number: 20140259796
    Abstract: An article of footwear including an upper, an outsole defining an opening, a midsole attached to said outsole and defining an opening and a support plate defining a recessed area having a pair of elongated openings, where the support plate is attached to the midsole and the pair of elongated openings are aligned with the openings in the midsole and the outsole. A fastening plate is seated in the support plate and includes non-threaded openings aligned with the elongated openings of the support plate and the openings of the midsole and the outsole. A cleat assembly is removably connected to a designated position on the outsole by inserting threaded ends of a pair of fasteners through the non-threaded openings of the fastening plate, the elongated openings of the support plate, the openings of the midsole and the outsole and into threaded engagement with the cleat assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher Hillyer
  • Publication number: 20110192056
    Abstract: An article of footwear including an outsole having a plurality of first traction members extending from the outsole and defining a plurality of openings. A plurality of second traction members extend through the openings in the outsole and are configured to move between an extended position, where the second traction members are fully extended in the openings, and a retracted position, where the second traction members are at least partially retracted within the openings. A compressible member is positioned adjacent to the plurality of second traction members and is configured to compress when the second traction members move to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Deckers Outdoor Corporation
    Inventors: Juerg Geser, Christopher Hillyer, Anthony T. Macey
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    Patent number: D1109597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: William Anderson, Christopher Hillyer, Norah Al Khulaidi, Eli Smith