Patents by Inventor Mark Suffolk

Mark Suffolk 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).

  • Ballet pointe shoe
    Patent number: 11026474
    Abstract: A ballet pointe shoe is disclosed comprising a toebox, a platform at a front end of the toebox, a shank, an upper, a heel, and a single continuous sole. The single continuous sole comprises a front end closest to the toebox, a back end closest to the heel, and a waist defined as a narrowest part of the single continuous sole. The waist is positioned at more than 65 percent of the length of the single continuous sole from the front end of the single continuous sole. A ratio of (i) the waist to the back end of the single continuous sole to (ii) the waist to the front end of the single continuous sole is at least 42 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: DREW LAYNE, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Suffolk, Keri Suffolk
  • BALLET POINTE SHOE
    Publication number: 20190365025
    Abstract: A ballet pointe shoe is disclosed comprising a toebox, a platform at a front end of the toebox, a shank, an upper, a heel, and a single continuous sole. The single continuous sole comprises a front end closest to the toebox, a back end closest to the heel, and a waist defined as a narrowest part of the single continuous sole. The waist is positioned at more than 65 percent of the length of the single continuous sole from the front end of the single continuous sole. A ratio of (i) the waist to the back end of the single continuous sole to (ii) the waist to the front end of the single continuous sole is at least 42 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Suffolk, Keri Suffolk
  • Toe wedge for a ballet pointe shoe
    Patent number: 9491981
    Abstract: A ballet pointe shoe having a sole, an upper, a toebox, a platform, a shank, and a heel is disclosed. The ballet pointe shoe comprises a more rigid portion and a less rigid portion. The more rigid portion is above the sole and below the upper. The more rigid portion has a graduated increasing thickness at least partially inside the toebox and toward the platform. The more rigid portion diminishes to a remaining thickness toward the heel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Drew Layne, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Suffolk, Keri Suffolk
  • Toe Wedge for a Ballet Pointe Shoe
    Publication number: 20150007455
    Abstract: A ballet pointe shoe having a sole, an upper, a toebox, a platform, a shank, and a heel is disclosed. The ballet pointe shoe comprises a more rigid portion and a less rigid portion. The more rigid portion is above the sole and below the upper. The more rigid portion has a graduated increasing thickness at least partially inside the toebox and toward the platform. The more rigid portion diminishes to a remaining thickness toward the heel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Suffolk, Keri Suffolk