Patents by Inventor Liam Rains

Liam Rains 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).

  • Method of manufacturing a frame for an ice skate boot
    Patent number: 12257489
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a frame for an ice skate boot, the method including: a) moulding a substantially T-shaped body having a first plate and a second plate extending substantially perpendicularly from the first plate; b) milling the first plate to form a platform intended to be uppermost on the frame, in use, for supporting an ice skate boot, the platform having a first support for supporting a forward portion of an ice skate boot and a second support, separate from the first support, for supporting a rearward portion of an ice skate boot; c) milling the second plate to form an elongate body defining an elongate length of the frame, the elongate body having first and second arms extending from the elongate body, where distal ends of the first and second arms are connected to the first and second supports, respectively; and d) forming a mounting arrangement on the elongate body for mounting a blade runner to the elongate body, wherein step a) includes the step of integrally forming the first and second
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: HD SPORTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Stefano Conte, Tom Cantwell, Robert P. Donahoe, Paul Harrity, Liam Rains
  • Ice skate blade arrangement
    Patent number: 10315096
    Abstract: A blade arrangement for an ice skate boot, the blade arrangement comprising a support for an ice skate boot with a blade runner mounted to the support and a suspension structure arranged between the support and the blade runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: HD SPORTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Lewis Green, Thomas Cantwell, Liam Rains, Adrian Pearce, Patricia Ineson
  • ICE SKATE BLADE ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170028291
    Abstract: A blade arrangement for an ice skate boot, the blade arrangement comprising a support for an ice skate boot with a blade runner mounted to the support and a suspension structure arranged between the support and the blade runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Lewis Green, Thomas Cantwell, Liam Rains, Adrian Pearce, Patricia Ineson