Patents by Inventor James Romero
James Romero 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: 20240096159Abstract: A door system includes a corridor sized to allow humans to move through the corridor, the corridor having a first door located at a first end; a second door located at the second end; a controller operatively connected to the first and second doors for controlling the first and second doors; a first sensor oriented to detect an object on the floor, the first sensor operatively connected to the controller and a second sensor oriented to detect an object above the floor in the corridor wherein the second sensor is operatively connected to the controller and the controller is configured to one of: a) turn off the second sensor when the first sensor detects an object on the floor and b) not respond when the second sensor detects and object above the floor when the first sensor detects and object on the floor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Jason L. Ryan, Daniel Seymour, Don Bray, James W. Palmer, Federico Romero
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Patent number: 11849804Abstract: A shoe may include various features to improve performance, increase manufacturing efficiency, and provide environmental benefits over traditional shoes. In some cases, a shoe includes an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile that includes multiple regions having different textile properties to improve the performance of the shoe, including durability and comfort. The upper portion may define a cuff region and a flex region adapted to expand to allow a wearer to put on the shoe and to contract to retain the shoe on the wearer's foot. The shoe may further include a heel retainer adapted to conform to a shape of the wearer's foot and retain the shoe on the wearer's foot. Eyelets of the shoe may be positioned along an external surface of the upper portion to improve comfort and simplify manufacturing.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Lisa Halbower-Fenton, Jamie Sinclair McLellan, Thomas Jad Finck, Olivier Henrichot, James Romero, Romesh Patel
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Publication number: 20230354947Abstract: A shoe including a component formed at least in part from a recycled thermoplastic material is disclosed. The recycled thermoplastic material may be derived from scrap material from an operation of making another component of the shoe. The recycled thermoplastic material may be derived at least in part from scrap thermoplastic foam from an operation of making a sole component of the shoe, but the shoe component including the recycled thermoplastic material may have a density greater than that of the sole component. Both shoe components may be bio-based. Methods for making shoe components including the recycled thermoplastic material are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Romesh Patel, James Romero, Daehwi Lim
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Patent number: 11659893Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes multiple regions having different textile properties to improve the performance of the shoe, including durability and comfort. In some cases, the multi-region upper portion may include regions having different thickness and/or flexibility based on a location relative to a wearer's foot to better support the wearer's foot. For example, the multi-region upper portion may include a reinforcement region having a first thickness and a flex region having a second thickness less than the first thickness. As another example, the multi-region upper portion may include a reinforcement region having a first stiffness and a flex region having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Jamie McLellan, Thomas Jad Finck, Lisa Halbower-Fenton, James Romero, Uidong Cho, Joseph Zwillinger, Timothy Brown
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Publication number: 20220110415Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes an elastic region and a structural region. The elastic region may be positioned about a perimeter of an opening into a cavity configured to receive a wearer's foot, and the elastic region may be configured to secure the shoe to a wearer's foot. The elastic region may have a first elasticity that is greater than a second elasticity of the structural region. In an unworn configuration, the elastic region may cause a tread surface of a sole of the shoe to have a continuous curvature. In a worn configuration, substantially all of an intermediate section of the tread surface may contact a surface on which the shoe is placed. The elastic region may improve the performance of the shoe, including the comfort and durability.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Jamie McLellan, Thomas Jad Finck, Lisa Halbower-Fenton, James Romero, Timothy Brown, Dennice Quijano Barerra, Talia Rapier, April Gourdie
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Publication number: 20220000218Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes multiple regions having different textile properties to improve the performance of the shoe, including durability and comfort. In some cases, the multi-region upper portion may include regions having different thickness and/or flexibility based on a location relative to a wearer's foot to better support the wearer's foot. For example, the multi-region upper portion may include a reinforcement region having a first thickness and a flex region having a second thickness less than the first thickness. As another example, the multi-region upper portion may include a reinforcement region having a first stiffness and a flex region having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Jamie McLellan, Thomas Jad Finck, Lisa Halbower-Fenton, James Romero, Uidong Cho, Joseph Zwillinger, Timothy Brown
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Patent number: 11206899Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes an elastic region and a structural region. The elastic region may be positioned about a perimeter of an opening into a cavity configured to receive a wearer's foot, and the elastic region may be configured to secure the shoe to a wearer's foot. The elastic region may have a first elasticity that is greater than a second elasticity of the structural region. In an unworn configuration, the elastic region may cause a tread surface of a sole of the shoe to have a continuous curvature. In a worn configuration, substantially all of an intermediate section of the tread surface may contact a surface on which the shoe is placed. The elastic region may improve the performance of the shoe, including the comfort and durability.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Jamie McLellan, Thomas Jad Finck, Lisa Halbower-Fenton, James Romero, Timothy Brown, Dennice Quijano Barerra, Talia Rapier, April Gourdie
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Publication number: 20210330032Abstract: A shoe may include various features to improve performance, increase manufacturing efficiency, and provide environmental benefits over traditional shoes. In some cases, a shoe includes an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile that includes multiple regions having different textile properties to improve the performance of the shoe, including durability and comfort. The upper portion may define a cuff region and a flex region adapted to expand to allow a wearer to put on the shoe and to contract to retain the shoe on the wearer's foot. The shoe may further include a heel retainer adapted to conform to a shape of the wearer's foot and retain the shoe on the wearer's foot. Eyelets of the shoe may be positioned along an external surface of the upper portion to improve comfort and simplify manufacturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Lisa Halbower-Fenton, Jamie Sinclair McLellan, Thomas Jad Finck, Olivier Henrichot, James Romero, Romesh Patel
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Patent number: 11026477Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes multiple regions having different textile properties to improve the performance of the shoe, including durability and comfort. In some cases, the multi-region upper portion may include regions having different thickness and/or flexibility based on a location relative to a wearer's foot to better support the wearer's foot. For example, the multi-region upper portion may include a reinforcement region having a first thickness and a flex region having a second thickness less than the first thickness. As another example, the multi-region upper portion may include a reinforcement region having a first stiffness and a flex region having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Jamie McLellan, Thomas Jad Finck, Lisa Halbower-Fenton, James Romero, Uidong Cho, Joseph Zwillinger, Timothy Brown
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Publication number: 20210076775Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion that includes one or more textile (e.g., wool) layers and one or more water-resistant membranes for providing or enhancing water resistance of the shoes. The water-resistant membranes may be positioned between the textile layers to provide or enhance water resistance without affecting the appearance and/or feel of the interior and exterior surfaces of the upper portion. The shoe may include a durable water repellent coating along at least a portion of an exterior surface for water resistance and durability. The shoes described herein may be constructed at least partially using bio-based materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Jamie McLellan, Thomas Jad Finck, Lisa Halbower-Fenton, James Romero, Uidong Cho, Joseph Zwillinger, Timothy Brown, Dennice Quijano Barerra, Romesh Patel
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Patent number: D903275Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Allbirds, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Brown, Lisa Halbower-Fenton, James Romero, Jad Finck, Dennice Quijano Barrera, April Gourdie, Jamie S. McLellan
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Patent number: D923311Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Allbirds, Inc.Inventors: Dennice Quijano Barrera, Thomas Jad Finck, Jamie McLellan, Olivier Henrichot, Romesh Patel, James Romero
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Patent number: D962615Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: ALLBIRDS INC.Inventors: Justin Cleveland, Jamie McLellan, Dennice Quijano Barrera, Talia Rapier, Romesh Patel, Olivier Henrichot, James Romero, Sarah Curlin
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Patent number: D963310Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: ALLBIRDS INC.Inventors: Justin Cleveland, Jamie McLellan, Dennice Quijano Barrera, Talia Rapier, Romesh Patel, Olivier Henrichot, James Romero, Sarah Curlin
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Patent number: D972829Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Dennice Quijano Barrera, James Romero, Olivier Henrichot, Jamie McLellan
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Patent number: D989469Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Olivier Henrichot, Dennice Quijano Barrera, James Romero
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Patent number: D992264Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Olivier Henrichot, Dennice Quijano Barrera, James Romero
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Patent number: D995049Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: ALLBIRDS INC.Inventors: Dennice Quijano Barrera, James Romero
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Patent number: D1009423Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Olivier Henrichot, James Romero
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Patent number: D1010280Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ALLBIRDS, INC.Inventors: Jamie Sinclair McLellan, Olivier Henrichot, James Romero