Patents by Inventor Dirk Meythaler

Dirk Meythaler 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).

  • Patent number: 11779080
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli
  • Publication number: 20200329812
    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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    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
  • Publication number: 20200329817
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli
  • Patent number: 10750826
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli
  • Publication number: 20180035757
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli, Ernie Rustam, Dylan Moore
  • Publication number: 20180035758
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli
  • Patent number: 9775409
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli
  • Patent number: 9763494
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli, Ernie Rustam, Dylan Moore
  • Patent number: 9468264
    Abstract: Described are studs for a shoe sole comprising at least a first stud portion and a second stud portion and at least one first strain section, which connects the first stud portion and the second stud portion to each other, wherein the at least one first strain section is configured to be strained when the stud is coupled to the shoe sole and the shoe sole is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Dirk Meythaler
  • Publication number: 20160278481
    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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    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
  • Publication number: 20140115923
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli, Ernie Rustam, Dylan Moore
  • Publication number: 20130232815
    Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: ADIDAS AG
    Inventors: Dirk Meythaler, Harald Geyer, Marco Fischhold, Robert Frank Kirk, Jack Huang, Bruno Jean Antonelli
  • Patent number: 8490215
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcing element for an article of clothing, in particular for a goalkeeper glove, that allows a bending in a first direction, but resists bending in a second direction. The reinforcing element includes at least one bending area that has a curvature with a shape that allows bending of the reinforcing element in the first direction and blocks a bending of the reinforcing element in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventors: Detlef Mueller, Dirk Meythaler
  • Patent number: 8341763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcing element for an article of clothing, in particular for a goalkeeper glove, that allows a bending in a first direction, but resists bending in a second direction. The reinforcing element includes at least one bending area that has a curvature with a shape that allows bending of the reinforcing element in the first direction and blocks a bending of the reinforcing element in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventors: Harald Geyer, Volker Peter Steidle, Erwin Friedrich Saur, Detlef Mueller, Dirk Meythaler
  • Publication number: 20120066933
    Abstract: Described are studs for a shoe sole comprising at least a first stud portion and a second stud portion and at least one first strain section, which connects the first stud portion and the second stud portion to each other, wherein the at least one first strain section is configured to be strained when the stud is coupled to the shoe sole and the shoe sole is bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: DIRK MEYTHALER
  • Publication number: 20070226866
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcing element for an article of clothing, in particular for a goalkeeper glove, that allows a bending in a first direction, but resists bending in a second direction. The reinforcing element includes at least one bending area that has a curvature with a shape that allows bending of the reinforcing element in the first direction and blocks a bending of the reinforcing element in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventors: Harald Geyer, Volker Steidle, Erwin Saur, Detlef Mueller, Dirk Meythaler
  • Publication number: 20060253951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcing element for an article of clothing, in particular for a goalkeeper glove, that allows a bending in a first direction, but resists bending in a second direction. The reinforcing element includes at least one bending area that has a curvature with a shape that allows bending of the reinforcing element in the first direction and blocks a bending of the reinforcing element in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventors: Detlef Mueller, Dirk Meythaler