Patents by Inventor Eva Hofmann

Eva Hofmann 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).

  • Recycling of a Shoe
    Publication number: 20250162203
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for recycling a shoe (100), the shoe (100) comprising various components made from the same material class with varying densities, the method comprises milling (210) the shoe (100) to obtain a plurality of particles (212), the particles (212) having different material densities, mixing (240) the particles, applying heat (312) to the mixed particles (242) to obtain a melt of molten particles and extruding (317) the melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Tanyaradzwa Sahanga, Eva Hofmann, Andreas Seefried, Juno Park
  • Recycling of a shoe
    Patent number: 12263619
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for recycling a shoe (100), the shoe (100) comprising various components made from the same material class with varying densities, the method comprises milling (210) the shoe (100) to obtain a plurality of particles (212), the particles (212) having different material densities, mixing (240) the particles, applying heat (312) to the mixed particles (242) to obtain a melt of molten particles and extruding (317) the melt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Tanyaradzwa Sahanga, Eva Hofmann, Andreas Seefried, Juno Park
  • RECYCLING OF A SHOE
    Publication number: 20220143873
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for recycling a shoe (100), the shoe (100) comprising various components made from the same material class with varying densities, the method comprises milling (210) the shoe (100) to obtain a plurality of particles (212), the particles (212) having different material densities, mixing (240) the particles, applying heat (312) to the mixed particles (242) to obtain a melt of molten particles and extruding (317) the melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Tanyaradzwa Sahanga, Eva Hofmann, Andreas Seefried, Juno Park