Patents by Inventor Darren M. Wood

Darren M. 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).

  • Torsion control devices and related articles of footwear
    Patent number: 8186081
    Abstract: Torsion control devices for use in an article of footwear are disclosed. An article of footwear comprises: a sole having a forefoot portion and a rearfoot portion; and a torsion element disposed in the sole, wherein the torsion element allows the forefoot portion to rotate in a first direction relative to the rearfoot portion and restricts rotation of the forefoot portion relative to the rearfoot portion in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventors: C. Griffin Wilson, III, Gerd R. Manz, Mark A. Henderson, Robert Leimer, Timothy K. Robinson, Franz G. Rott, Darren M. Wood
  • Torsion Control Devices and Related Articles of Footwear
    Publication number: 20100122472
    Abstract: Torsion control devices for use in an article of footwear are disclosed. An article of footwear comprises: a sole having a forefoot portion and a rearfoot portion; and a torsion element disposed in the sole, wherein the torsion element allows the forefoot portion to rotate in a first direction relative to the rearfoot portion and restricts rotation of the forefoot portion relative to the rearfoot portion in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: C. Griffin WILSON, III, Gerd R. Manz, Mark A. Henderson, Robert Leimer, Timothy K. Robinson, Franz G. Rott, Darren M. Wood