Patents by Inventor Franz Schacher

Franz Schacher 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).

  • Outsole for sports shoes
    Patent number: 4970807
    Abstract: An outsole of flexible plastic material for sports shoes with a recess (4) beneath the heel support surface (A) for accommodating a plurality of individual bodies (5) comprising a resilient material, which fill the recess and which in the non-loaded condition bear against each other only in a region-wise or point-wise manner, forming spaces therebetween. The individual bodies (5) may be in the form of balls and may be joined together by a matrix of small connecting limb portions, to provide for better handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Adidas AG
    Inventors: Wolf Anderie, Franz Schacher