Patents by Inventor George Hammerbeck

George Hammerbeck 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).

  • One-piece footwear
    Patent number: 8555524
    Abstract: A footwear article that is a flat sheet of material that can be rolled up and which is configured to be coupled to a wear's ankle and at least one of the wearer's toes. The sheet of material includes a through-hole at one end that is configured to receive a wearer's ankle and at least toe strap at an opposite end configured to receive a wearer's toe(s). According to one embodiment the at least one toe strap is defined by and between a pair of slits formed in the sheet of material. When worn the through-hole surrounds a wearer's ankle and the web or toe strap(s) extends over one of more toes of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventors: George Hammerbeck, Paul J. VanRisseghem, Daniel R. Blondeau
  • ONE-PIECE FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20110016745
    Abstract: A footwear article that comprises a flat sheet of material that can be rolled up and which is configured to be coupled to a wear's ankle and at least one of the wearer's toes. The sheet of material includes a through-hole at one end that is configured to receive a wearer's ankle and at least toe strap at an opposite end configured to receive a wearer's toe(s). According to one embodiment the at least one toe strap is defined by and between a pair of slits formed in the sheet of material. When worn the through-hole surrounds a wearer's ankle and the web or toe strap(s) extends over one of more toes of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: George Hammerbeck, Paul J. VanRisseghem, Daniel R. Blondeau