Patents by Inventor Demetrio ALEMAN

Demetrio ALEMAN 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).

  • Trim piece with variable stretch characteristics
    Patent number: 11732387
    Abstract: Elastic trims and articles incorporating the same, and also methods of manufacturing and processing elastic trims and articles incorporating the same, are provided. An elastic trim may include a base textile that is knitted or woven, and may further include cables that are movably positioned in tunnel structures located within the base textile, the cables having a lower stretch characteristic than the base textile. The cables may be secured and removed at certain locations, thereby imparting a variable stretch characteristic to the elastic trim. The elastic trims may be incorporated into various articles, including waistbands, apparel, footwear, and bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Demetrio Aleman, Bruce Y. Moore
  • TRIM PIECE WITH VARIABLE STRETCH CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20220136142
    Abstract: Elastic trims and articles incorporating the same, and also methods of manufacturing and processing elastic trims and articles incorporating the same, are provided. An elastic trim may include a base textile that is knitted or woven, and may further include cables that are movably positioned in tunnel structures located within the base textile, the cables having a lower stretch characteristic than the base textile. The cables may be secured and removed at certain locations, thereby imparting a variable stretch characteristic to the elastic trim. The elastic trims may be incorporated into various articles, including waistbands, apparel, footwear, and bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Demetrio ALEMAN, Bruce Y. Moore
  • Trim piece with variable stretch characteristics
    Patent number: 11255029
    Abstract: Elastic trims and articles incorporating the same, and also methods of manufacturing and processing elastic trims and articles incorporating the same, are provided. An elastic trim may include a base textile that is knitted or woven, and may further include cables that are movably positioned in tunnel structures located within the base textile, the cables having a lower stretch characteristic than the base textile. The cables may be secured and removed at certain locations, thereby imparting a variable stretch characteristic to the elastic trim. The elastic trims may be incorporated into various articles, including waistbands, apparel, footwear, and bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Demetrio Aleman, Bruce Y. Moore
  • TRIM PIECE WITH VARIABLE STRETCH CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20200378040
    Abstract: Elastic trims and articles incorporating the same, and also methods of manufacturing and processing elastic trims and articles incorporating the same, are provided. An elastic trim may include a base textile that is knitted or woven, and may further include cables that are movably positioned in tunnel structures located within the base textile, the cables having a lower stretch characteristic than the base textile. The cables may be secured and removed at certain locations, thereby imparting a variable stretch characteristic to the elastic trim. The elastic trims may be incorporated into various articles, including waistbands, apparel, footwear, and bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Demetrio ALEMAN, Bruce Y. Moore