Patents by Inventor Justin Thomas Steeds

Justin Thomas Steeds 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: 20210321716
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to soles in particular midsoles for sports shoes. According to an aspect, an additively manufactured sole is provided. The sole comprises a lattice structure, the lattice structure comprising a plurality of cell elements. The sole further comprises a heel element, three-dimensionally encompassing the heel. Moreover, the sole comprises a base portion interconnecting the heel element and the lattice structure, wherein the base portion has an extension arranged to connect to a plurality of adjacent cell elements, wherein the plurality of adjacent cell elements is not positioned along an edge of the lattice structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Marco KORMANN, Carl ARNESE, Stanislav GOUSSEV, Justin Thomas STEEDS
  • Patent number: 11076656
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to soles in particular midsoles for sports shoes. According to an aspect, an additively manufactured sole is provided. The sole comprises a lattice structure, the lattice structure comprising a plurality of cell elements. The sole further comprises a heel element, three-dimensionally encompassing the heel. Moreover, the sole comprises a base portion interconnecting the heel element and the lattice structure, wherein the base portion has an extension arranged to connect to a plurality of adjacent cell elements, wherein the plurality of adjacent cell elements is not positioned along an edge of the lattice structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Marco Kormann, Carl Arnese, Stanislav Goussev, Justin Thomas Steeds
  • Patent number: 10455876
    Abstract: A sound insulation structure for a garment is disclosed. The sound insulation structure includes a first layer comprising a sound absorbing material, and a second layer configured to be at least one of sound reflecting and sound diffusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Stanislav Goussev, Carl Arnese, Justin Thomas Steeds
  • Patent number: 10016013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sole (100; 200) for a shoe (300), in particular for a cycling shoe (300), comprising: (a.) a three-dimensionally shaped rim (110); and (b.) a plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222), wherein (c.) at least two (122-125; 221-222) of the plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222) extend from a heel region (112) of the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200) to a toe region (115) of the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200), and wherein (d.) the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200) and the plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222) are integrally manufactured as a single piece in an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Marco Kormann, Justin Thomas Steeds, Fionn Jonathan Corcoran-Tadd, Daniel Stephen Price
  • Publication number: 20170042265
    Abstract: A sound insulation structure for a garment is disclosed. The sound insulation structure includes a first layer comprising a sound absorbing material, and a second layer configured to be at least one of sound reflecting and sound diffusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Stanislav GOUSSEV, Carl ARNESE, Justin Thomas STEEDS
  • Publication number: 20160374428
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to soles in particular midsoles for sports shoes. According to an aspect, an additively manufactured sole is provided. The sole comprises a lattice structure, the lattice structure comprising a plurality of cell elements. The sole further comprises a heel element, three-dimensionally encompassing the heel. Moreover, the sole comprises a base portion interconnecting the heel element and the lattice structure, wherein the base portion has an extension arranged to connect to a plurality of adjacent cell elements, wherein the plurality of adjacent cell elements is not positioned along an edge of the lattice structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Marco KORMANN, Carl ARNESE, Stanislav GOUSSEV, Justin Thomas STEEDS
  • Publication number: 20160051009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sole (100; 200) for a shoe (300), in particular for a cycling shoe (300), comprising: (a.) a three-dimensionally shaped rim (110); and (b.) a plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222), wherein (c.) at least two (122-125; 221-222) of the plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222) extend from a heel region (112) of the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200) to a toe region (115) of the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200), and wherein (d.) the rim (110) of the sole (100; 200) and the plurality of first reinforcing struts (121-127; 221-222) are integrally manufactured as a single piece in an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Marco Kormann, Justin Thomas Steeds, Fionn Jonathan Corcoran-Tadd