Patents by Inventor Jeff Grella

Jeff Grella 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).

  • Tensioning systems for footwear
    Patent number: 10602804
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter shown and described is directed to an item of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising: a shell for enclosing a foot and at least a portion of a lower leg; a pair of opposing edges generally aligned along the top of foot portion of the shell and/or a front lower leg portion, the edges generally aligning with a longitudinal axis of the foot and/or lower leg, the opposing edges defining opposite sides of the shell; a foot retraction system comprising a tension path and at least two anchor points disposed along the path on the opposite sides of the shell and supporting at least one tensionable cable section disposed along the path, at least one anchor point comprising a tensioning mechanism, the tensioning mechanism allowing for adjustable tensioning of the cable section, the anchor points being arranged on opposite sides of the shell that support the edges, at least one being on a lateral or medial side of a boot and not on the top of the foot and front of the lower leg, so tha
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Vans, Inc.
    Inventors: Tristan Modena, Jeff Grella
  • Tensioning systems for footwear
    Patent number: 10383403
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter shown and described is directed to an item of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising: a shell for enclosing a foot and at least a portion of a lower leg; a pair of opposing edges generally aligned along the top of foot portion of the shell and/or a front lower leg portion, the edges generally aligning with a longitudinal axis of the foot and/or lower leg, the opposing edges defining opposite sides of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Vans, Inc.
    Inventors: Tristan Modena, Jeff Grella
  • TENSIONING SYSTEMS FOR FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20170156448
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter shown and described is directed to an item of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising: a shell for enclosing a foot and at least a portion of a lower leg; a pair of opposing edges generally aligned along the top of foot portion of the shell and/or a front lower leg portion, the edges generally aligning with a longitudinal axis of the foot and/or lower leg, the opposing edges defining opposite sides of the shell; a foot retraction system comprising a tension path and at least two anchor points disposed along the path on the opposite sides of the shell and supporting at least one tensionable cable section disposed along the path, at least one anchor point comprising a tensioning mechanism, the tensioning mechanism allowing for adjustable tensioning of the cable section, the anchor points being arranged on opposite sides of the shell that support the edges, at least one being on a lateral or medial side of a boot and not on the top of the foot and front of the lower leg, so tha
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Vans, Inc.
    Inventors: Tristan Modena, Jeff Grella
  • TENSIONING SYSTEMS FOR FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20150342304
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter shown and described is directed to an item of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising: a shell for enclosing a foot and at least a portion of a lower leg; a pair of opposing edges generally aligned along the top of foot portion of the shell and/or a front lower leg portion, the edges generally aligning with a longitudinal axis of the foot and/or lower leg, the opposing edges defining opposite sides of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Vans, Inc.
    Inventors: Tristan Modena, Jeff Grella
  • Knee pad
    Patent number: D813463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: CONCRETE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Andrew McCashin, Christopher Michael Terins, Jeff Grella