Patents by Inventor Florio Gazzola

Florio Gazzola 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).

  • Structural element for a sports shoe, such as a ski boot, snowboarding boot, trekking boot, or such like
    Patent number: 7871389
    Abstract: A structural element for a sports shoe provided with a casing able to be selectively configured between a first rigid condition and a second flexible condition. The structural element comprises a tongue, shaped and provided at least with a first segment, or lower segment, attached to the casing, and a second segment, or upper segment, pivoted to the first segment, so as to be selectively taken to a first operating position in which the second segment is rigidly aligned with the first segment, and a second operating position in which the second segment is free to incline with respect to the first segment and substantially follows the movement of the tibial zone of the user's leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Calzaturificio Dal Bello SRL
    Inventors: Glen Plake, Florio Gazzola
  • Structural element for a sports shoe, such as a ski boot, snowboarding boot, trekking boot, or such like
    Publication number: 20070271825
    Abstract: A structural element for a sports shoe provided with a casing able to be selectively configured between a first rigid condition and a second flexible condition. The structural element comprises a tongue, shaped and provided at least with a first segment, or lower segment, attached to the casing, and a second segment, or upper segment, pivoted to the first segment, so as to be selectively taken to a first operating position in which the second segment is rigidly aligned with the first segment, and a second operating position in which the second segment is free to incline with respect to the first segment and substantially follows the movement of the tibial zone of the user's leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: CALZATURIFICIO DAL BELLO Srl
    Inventors: Glen Plake, Florio Gazzola