Patents by Inventor Josh VanDernoot

Josh VanDernoot 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).

  • Publication number: 20240164482
    Abstract: Waterproof upper components of shoes, and methods of making waterproof shoes and waterproof upper components thereof are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Bi Qiang Liu, Josh VanDernoot, Fajun Xu, Hai Xu
  • Publication number: 20150027001
    Abstract: Described herein are devices and techniques for solving the problems associated with the assembly of standard waterproof footwear such as the increased labor and cost of purchasing a taping machine and individually taping each seam of a waterproof article of footwear. Waterproof footwear described herein is made by laminating a waterproof membrane over substantially the entire exterior surface, including the seams, of a footwear liner, thereby producing a tapeless waterproof footwear article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Josh VanDernoot, Frank Xu, Henry Feng
  • Publication number: 20140250727
    Abstract: Described herein are devices and techniques for solving the problems, such as high costs and intensive labor, associated with individual cutting and lamination of each component of a multilayered article of manufacture, particularly a footwear article. The combined midsole/insole described herein is cut from a layered composition having a Strobel (or insole board) layer, a cushioning layer, and a textile layer. The Strobel layer, the cushioning layer, and the textile layer are needle-punched or laminated together to form the layered composition. The layered composition may be produced as a sheet of material or be produced as a roll of material without delamination or separation of the layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Josh VanDernoot, Frank XU