Patents by Inventor MATT COSTA

MATT COSTA 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).

  • Articles of footwear having a leno woven upper with a bladder component
    Patent number: 10499707
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole, an upper, and an inflatable bladder disposed on the upper. The upper includes a leno woven fabric having a continuous leno weave pattern of a plurality of warp yarns extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of weft yarns extending in a transverse direction. The weft yarns include an elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Reebok International Limited
    Inventors: Dan Hobson, Matt Costa, Thomas Piacentini
  • ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A LENO WOVEN UPPER WITH A BLADDER COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20190110557
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole, an upper, and an inflatable bladder disposed on the upper. The upper includes a leno woven fabric having a continuous leno weave pattern of a plurality of warp yarns extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of weft yarns extending in a transverse direction. The weft yarns include an elastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Dan HOBSON, Matt COSTA, Thomas PIACENTINI
  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A BLADDER
    Publication number: 20170360155
    Abstract: An upper comprising a flexible layer configured to receive a foot, a bladder coupled to an outer surface of the flexible layer, and an inflation mechanism operatively coupled to the bladder for inflating the bladder such that the flexible layer is drawn toward the foot. The bladder extends from a lateral side in a heel region across a throat region to a medial side in the heel region. The bladder comprises a plurality of fluidly connected segments, each segment forming an angle with an adjacent segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: KEVIN LEARY, MATT COSTA, DAN HOBSON, TOBY BIRKINHEAD, JOHN GREENHALGH, THOMAS PIACENTINI