Patents by Inventor Erasmo RODRIGUEZ

Erasmo RODRIGUEZ 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).

  • Method for manufacturing an article of footwear and articles of footwear so formed
    Patent number: 11918076
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article of footwear includes arranging a three-dimensional upper on a last and placing a plurality of elongated support structures on the three-dimensional upper arranged on the last using an automated placement assembly. The method further includes heating the plurality of elongated support structures to secure the plurality of elongated support structures to the upper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Reebok International Limited
    Inventors: Erasmo Rodriguez, Brian J. Christensen, Brian Hamilton, Ricardo Vestuti, Brenna Donnelly
  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH DISPENSED COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20230284742
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper, where the sole includes dispensed components having a non-hollow spiral geometry. The spiral dispensed components may be dispensed onto the upper and may extend vertically from the upper with layers of the spiral geometry stacked on top of each other. The spiral dispensed components are disposed adjacent to each other along lateral and longitudinal directions of the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis GABORIAULT, Brian CHRISTENSEN, Daniel R. HOBSON, Ricardo VESTUTI, Dustin G. SIMONE, Brian HAMILTON, Michael HESTERBERG, Matthew Joseph COSTA, John S. GREENHALGH, Francis F. MILLETTE, Erasmo RODRIGUEZ
  • Shape memory sole
    Patent number: 11547175
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes one or more elongate shape memory components that define a cavity and form a midsole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Reebok International Limited
    Inventors: Brian J. Christensen, Frank Millette, Erasmo Rodriguez
  • Vacuum Pump Assembly For Article Of Footwear
    Publication number: 20220104582
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The article of footwear includes a vacuum pump assembly. The vacuum pump assembly includes a flexible bladder and a pump disposed in the sole and in fluid communication with the bladder. The pump removes air from the bladder to draw a vacuum within the bladder. The pump includes a plunger that activates the pump in response to the application of force against the sole. The bladder constricts and conforms the upper against the wearer's foot as the pump removes air from the bladder to generate the vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Brian J. CHRISTENSEN, Erasmo RODRIGUEZ, Henry L. HARDIGAN, Ricardo VESTUTI, Brian John HAMILTON
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR AND ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR SO FORMED
    Publication number: 20210251340
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article of footwear includes arranging a three-dimensional upper on a last and placing a plurality of elongated support structures on the three-dimensional upper arranged on the last using an automated placement assembly. The method further includes heating the plurality of elongated support structures to secure the plurality of elongated support structures to the upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Erasmo RODRIGUEZ, Brian J. CHRISTENSEN, Brian HAMILTON, Ricardo VESTUTI, Brenna DONNELLY
  • SHAPE MEMORY SOLE
    Publication number: 20210186148
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes one or more elongate shape memory components that define a cavity and form a midsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Brian J. CHRISTENSEN, Frank MILLETTE, Erasmo RODRIGUEZ