Patents by Inventor Garnet Alexander
Garnet Alexander 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).
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Publication number: 20230087300Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) or other footwear for a user, in which a skate boot or other foot-receiving structure for receiving a foot of the user may be configured to enhance power transfer of the user (e.g., for push-off and skating straight), agility of the user (e.g., for turns), and/or other aspects of performance of the user, such as by comprising a sole region that is configured to be disposed under the user's foot and includes different materials strategically distributed (e.g., in a longitudinal direction of the skate boot or other foot-receiving structure) or otherwise implements these enhancements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Garnet Alexander, Marc Poirier
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Publication number: 20230024564Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, such as a hockey, lacrosse, football or other sports player. The helmet includes an outer shell and an inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head when the helmet is worn. The inner padding includes a plurality of shock absorbers and an interconnector interconnecting the shock absorbers, each shock absorber being deformable in response to a rotational impact on the helmet such that an outer part of the shock absorber moves relative to an inner part of the shock absorber in a direction tangential to an angular movement of the outer shell due to the rotational impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Jean-Francois LAPERRIERE, Thierry KRICK, Jacques DUROCHER, Ryan OUCKAMA, Marie-Claude GENEREUX, Denis COTE, Philippe JEAN, Ken COVO, Garnet ALEXANDER, Jean-Marie BIDAL
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Patent number: 11510455Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) or other footwear for a user, in which a skate boot or other foot-receiving structure for receiving a foot of the user may be configured to enhance power transfer of the user (e.g., for push-off and skating straight), agility of the user (e.g., for turns), and/or other aspects of performance of the user, such as by comprising a sole region that is configured to be disposed under the user's foot and includes different materials strategically distributed (e.g., in a longitudinal direction of the skate boot or other foot-receiving structure) or otherwise implements these enhancements.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Garnet Alexander, Marc Poirier
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Patent number: 11425951Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, such as a hockey, lacrosse, football or other sports player. The helmet includes an outer shell and an inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head when the helmet is worn. The inner padding includes a plurality of shock absorbers and an interconnector interconnecting the shock absorbers, each shock absorber being deformable in response to a rotational impact on the helmet such that an outer part of the shock absorber moves relative to an inner part of the shock absorber in a direction tangential to an angular movement of the outer shell due to the rotational impact.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLCInventors: Jean-Francois Laperriere, Thierry Krick, Jacques Durocher, Ryan Ouckama, Marie-Claude Genereux, Denis Cote, Philippe Jean, Ken Covo, Garnet Alexander, Jean-Marie Bidal
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Publication number: 20220071340Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) or other footwear for a user, in which a skate boot or other foot-receiving structure for receiving a foot of the user may be configured to enhance power transfer of the user (e.g., for push-off and skating straight), agility of the user (e.g., for turns), and/or other aspects of performance of the user, such as by comprising a sole region that is configured to be disposed under the user's foot and includes different materials strategically distributed (e.g., in a longitudinal direction of the skate boot or other foot-receiving structure) or otherwise implements these enhancements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Garnet Alexander, Marc Poirier
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Publication number: 20210401109Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) or other footwear for a user. The skate or other footwear comprises a skate boot or other foot-receiving structure for receiving a foot of the user and possibly one or more other components, such as a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface (e.g., ice). In some cases, at least part of the skate boot or other foot-receiving structure and optionally at least part of one or more other components (e.g., the skating device) may be constructed from one or more materials (e.g., foams) molded by flowing in molding equipment during a molding process (e.g., injection molding or casting). This may allow the skate or other footwear to have useful performance characteristics (e.g., reduced weight, proper fit and comfort, etc.) while being more cost-effectively manufactured.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Ivan LABONTE, Jean-Francois CORBEIL, Alexis SEGUIN, Conrad PAYEUR, Sebastien LAMBERT, Garnet ALEXANDER
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Publication number: 20200187582Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, such as a hockey, lacrosse, football or other sports player. The helmet comprising an outer shell and an inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head when the helmet is worn. The inner padding comprising a plurality of shock absorbers and an interconnector interconnecting the shock absorbers, each shock absorber being deformable in response to a rotational impact on the helmet such that an outer part of the shock absorber moves relative to an inner part of the shock absorber in a direction tangential to an angular movement of the outer shell due to the rotational impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Jean-Francois LAPERRIERE, Thierry KRICK, Jacques DUROCHER, Ryan OUCKAMA, Marie-Claude GENEREUX, Denis COTE, Philippe JEAN, Ken COVO, Garnet ALEXANDER, Jean-Marie BIDAL
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Patent number: 10477909Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, such as a hockey, lacrosse, football or other sports player. The helmet includes an outer shell and an inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head when the helmet is worn. The inner padding includes a plurality of shock absorbers and an interconnector interconnecting the shock absorbers, each shock absorber being deformable in response to a rotational impact on the helmet such that an outer part of the shock absorber moves relative to an inner part of the shock absorber in a direction tangential to an angular movement of the outer shell due to the rotational impact.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Bauer Hockey, LLCInventors: Jean-Francois Laperriere, Thierry Krick, Jacques Durocher, Ryan Ouckama, Marie-Claude Genereux, Denis Cote, Philippe Jean, Ken Covo, Garnet Alexander, Jean-Marie Bidal
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Publication number: 20180132556Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, such as a hockey, lacrosse, football or other sports player. The helmet comprising an outer shell and an inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head when the helmet is worn. The inner padding comprising a plurality of shock absorbers and an interconnector interconnecting the shock absorbers, each shock absorber being deformable in response to a rotational impact on the helmet such that an outer part of the shock absorber moves relative to an inner part of the shock absorber in a direction tangential to an angular movement of the outer shell due to the rotational impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Jean-Francois LAPERRIERE, Thierry KRICK, Jacques DUROCHER, Ryan OUCKAMA, Marie-Claude GENEREUX, Denis COTE, Philippe JEAN, Ken COVO, Garnet ALEXANDER, Jean-Marie BIDAL
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Patent number: 8562006Abstract: A wheel for an inline skate that may reduce rolling friction and provide a wider rolling base giving more stability. The wheel comprises a hub for receiving an axle and a wheel body defining a circumference of the wheel. The wheel body comprises a circumferential surface extending along the circumference of the wheel. The circumferential surface comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface for being in rolling contact with a skating surface on which the inline skate moves. The wheel body also comprises a receding surface extending from the first contact surface to the second contact surface and forming a recess between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Bauer Hockey, Inc.Inventor: Garnet Alexander
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Patent number: 8448266Abstract: A helmet having a first helmet portion and a second helmet portion disposed adjacent to said first helmet portion, with the portions being slidably connected to one another and slidable relative to each other. The second helmet portion has a restraint defining a passage. The first helmet portion has an opening exposing a portion of the restraint. A securing member is received in the opening of the first helmet portion and slidable between engaged and disengaged positions. A portion of the securing member extends through the opening toward the second helmet portion and is received in the passage when in the disengaged position. The securing member engages the restraint and prevents relative movement of the first and second helmet portions when in the engaged position.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Sports Maska Inc.Inventors: Garnet Alexander, Vittorio Bologna
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Publication number: 20130099457Abstract: A wheel for an inline skate that may reduce rolling friction and provide a wider rolling base giving more stability. The wheel comprises a hub for receiving an axle and a wheel body defining a circumference of the wheel. The wheel body comprises a circumferential surface extending along the circumference of the wheel. The circumferential surface comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface for being in rolling contact with a skating surface on which the inline skate moves. The wheel body also comprises a receding surface extending from the first contact surface to the second contact surface and forming a recess between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventor: Garnet ALEXANDER
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Publication number: 20120144564Abstract: A helmet having a first helmet portion and a second helmet portion disposed adjacent to said first helmet portion, with the portions being slidably connected to one another and slidable relative to each other. The second helmet portion has a restraint defining a passage. The first helmet portion has an opening exposing a portion of the restraint. A securing member is received in the opening of the first helmet portion and slidable between engaged and disengaged positions. A portion of the securing member extends through the opening toward the second helmet portion and is received in the passage when in the disengaged position. The securing member engages the restraint and prevents relative movement of the first and second helmet portions when in the engaged position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Garnet Alexander, Vittorio Bologna
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Patent number: 8095995Abstract: A hockey helmet (20) comprising a front helmet portion (22) and a rear helmet portion (24) disposed to be moveable relative to each other so as to define an internal cavity of varying volume, a securing member (26) being mounted to a location on the front helmet portion (22) adjacent the temple thereof, the securing member (26) being slidable between a first or open position and a second or closed position, the rear helmet portion (24) having a restraint (28) configured and disposed to be complimentary to the securing member (26) such that when the securing member (26) cooperatively engages the restraint (28), the relative displacement of the front helmet portion (22) and the rear helmet portion (24) is inhibited. The restraint (28) comprises a number of positions in which the securing member (26) can be cooperatively engaged such that the volume of the helmet (20) may be modified.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Sport Maska Inc.Inventors: Garnet Alexander, Vittorio Bologna
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Patent number: 8037548Abstract: A helmet (20) comprising a mechanism (28) to increase or decrease the internal volume thereof through the displacement of one or more portions (32) of the protective material (24) lining the helmet shell (22). The adjustment mechanism (28) is mounted on or adjacent the shell (22) of the helmet (20), from which project one or more connectors (30) which are operationally connected to the movable portions (32) of the protective material (24). When the adjustment mechanism (28) is activated, for example clockwise or counterclockwise, the connectors (30) are displaced, which causes the movable portions (32) of the protective material (24) to either be displaced away from the shell (22) of the helmet (20) or towards the shell (22) of the helmet (20) and thus allowing for a fine tuning of the fit of the helmet (20) on a player's head.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Sport Maska Inc.Inventors: Garnet Alexander, Vittorio Bologna
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Publication number: 20080028499Abstract: A shell for protective equipment having a rigid outer layer defining an outer surface suitable for directly receiving a surface finish thereon, an inner layer having a higher impact resistance than the outer layer, and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the outer and inner layers, the intermediate layer forming a bond with the inner and outer layers. Also, there is provided a protective element comprising rigid inner and outer layer, and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the outer and inner layers, the intermediate later absorbing part of an energy produced upon an impact on the outer surface of the outer layer. Further, there is provided a method of manufacturing a shell for protective equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2006Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Leif Skottheim, Garnet Alexander, Guillaume Belanger
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Publication number: 20070266481Abstract: A helmet (20) comprising a mechanism (28) to increase or decrease the internal volume thereof through the displacement of one or more portions (32) of the protective material (24) lining the helmet shell (22). The adjustment mechanism (28) is mounted on or adjacent the shell (22) of the helmet (20), from which project one or more connectors (30) which are operationally connected to the movable portions (32) of the protective material (24). When the adjustment mechanism (28) is activated, for example clockwise or counterclockwise, the connectors (30) are displaced, which causes the movable portions (32) of the protective material (24) to either be displaced away from the shell (22) of the helmet (20) or towards the shell (22) of the helmet (20) and thus allowing for a fine tuning of the fit of the helmet (20) on a player's head.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Inventors: Garnet Alexander, Vittorio Bologna
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Patent number: D592808Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Sport Maska Inc.Inventors: Stephen Murphy, Vittorio Bologna, Garnet Alexander
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Patent number: D685047Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Bauer Hockey, Inc.Inventor: Garnet Alexander
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Patent number: D685048Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Bauer Hockey, Inc.Inventor: Garnet Alexander