Patents by Inventor David W. Cruikshank

David W. Cruikshank 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).

  • ICE HOCKEY RUNNER-BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160236065
    Abstract: A customizable hockey skate includes a removable runner-blade assembly such that a runner-blade assembly having a first stiffness may be readily replaced with a runner-blade assembly having a second stiffness. The runner-blade assembly may be removably attached to first and second cups that are optionally removably attached to the sole of a skate boot. The first and second cups optionally are removably attachable at multiple lateral locations on the sole. Mounting plates to which the first and second cups are mounted may be included to provide damping interfaces between the first and second cups and the boot sole. The first and second cups may be separately removable from the sole such that the first cup may be replaced with a third cup (for example, a cup having a different stiffness than the first cup) without removal of the second cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: David W. CRUIKSHANK, Edward L. ALTSHULER
  • Ice hockey runner-blade assembly
    Patent number: 9295901
    Abstract: A customizable hockey skate includes a removable runner-blade assembly such that a runner-blade assembly having a first stiffness may be readily replaced with a runner-blade assembly having a second stiffness. The runner-blade assembly may be removably attached to first and second cups that are optionally removably attached to the sole of a skate boot. The first and second cups optionally are removably attachable at multiple lateral locations on the sole. Mounting plates to which the first and second cups are mounted may be included to provide damping interfaces between the first and second cups and the boot sole. The first and second cups may be separately removable from the sole such that the first cup may be replaced with a third cup (for example, a cup having a different stiffness than the first cup) without removal of the second cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: EASTON HOCKEY, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Cruikshank, Edward L. Altshuler
  • ICE HOCKEY RUNNER-BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140312583
    Abstract: A customizable hockey skate includes a removable runner-blade assembly such that a runner-blade assembly having a first stiffness may be readily replaced with a runner-blade assembly having a second stiffness. The runner-blade assembly may be removably attached to first and second cups that are optionally removably attached to the sole of a skate boot. The first and second cups optionally are removably attachable at multiple lateral locations on the sole. Mounting plates to which the first and second cups are mounted may be included to provide damping interfaces between the first and second cups and the boot sole. The first and second cups may be separately removable from the sole such that the first cup may be replaced with a third cup (for example, a cup having a different stiffness than the first cup) without removal of the second cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: EASTON SPORTS, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Cruikshank, Edward L. Altshuler
  • Ice hockey runner-blade assembly
    Patent number: 8770595
    Abstract: A customizable hockey skate includes a removable runner-blade assembly such that a runner-blade assembly having a first stiffness may be readily replaced with a runner-blade assembly having a second stiffness. The runner-blade assembly may be removably attached to first and second cups that are optionally removably attached to the sole of a skate boot. The first and second cups optionally are removably attachable at multiple lateral locations on the sole. Mounting plates to which the first and second cups are mounted may be included to provide damping interfaces between the first and second cups and the boot sole. The first and second cups may be separately removable from the sole such that the first cup may be replaced with a third cup (for example, a cup having a different stiffness than the first cup) without removal of the second cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Easton Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Cruikshank, Edward L. Altshuler
  • ICE HOCKEY RUNNER-BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130038031
    Abstract: A customizable hockey skate includes a removable runner-blade assembly such that a runner-blade assembly having a first stiffness may be readily replaced with a runner-blade assembly having a second stiffness. The runner-blade assembly may be removably attached to first and second cups that are optionally removably attached to the sole of a skate boot. The first and second cups optionally are removably attachable at multiple lateral locations on the sole. Mounting plates to which the first and second cups are mounted may be included to provide damping interfaces between the first and second cups and the boot sole. The first and second cups may be separately removable from the sole such that the first cup may be replaced with a third cup (for example, a cup having a different stiffness than the first cup) without removal of the second cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: EASTON SPORTS, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Cruikshank, Edward L. Altshuler