Patents by Inventor Matthias Hartmann

Matthias Hartmann 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: 20220061457
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure that defines a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The sole structure comprises densified wood and includes an upper midsole cushioning member, a lower midsole cushioning member, an outsole coupled with a bottom surface of the lower midsole cushioning member, and a plate positioned between the upper midsole cushioning member and the lower midsole cushioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Romain GIRARD, Matthias HARTMANN
  • Publication number: 20220053871
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a shoe having a shoe upper and a sole part connected to the shoe upper, wherein the sole part includes a sole body having a bottom region and a side wall region, wherein the bottom region and the wall region form a receiving chamber which is open at the top, wherein the receiving chamber is filled with a bulk material, wherein the bulk material consists at least partially, of a thermoplastic elastomer and wherein the filled receiving chamber is sealed by a closure body. Further, the closure body is a knitted fabric that forms a lattice structure, wherein the lattice structure has a mesh width (w1, w2) of at least 0.5 mm. The disclosure further relates to a method for producing such a shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Matthias HARTMANN
  • Publication number: 20210267316
    Abstract: A method for producing a shoe, in particular a sports shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias HARTMANN, Reinhold SUSSMANN
  • Publication number: 20210237383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a sole (1) of a shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Mauro BONIN, Matthias HARTMANN, Reinhold SUSSMANN
  • Publication number: 20210235813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sole (1) of a shoe, particularly of an athletic shoe, wherein the sole (1) has an extension in a longitudinal direction (L) and an extension in a vertical direction (V) perpendicular thereto, wherein a number of recesses (2) is introduced into the sole (1), wherein the recesses (2) extend in a transverse direction (Q) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (L) and perpendicular to the vertical direction (V) and permeate the sole (1) at least in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias HARTMANN, Reinhold SUSSMANN, Federico CASALEGNO, Hunmin KOH, Yihyun LIM, Yasaman TAHOUNI, Will WALKER
  • Patent number: 11072224
    Abstract: An auxiliary heating system for motor vehicles driven by electric motors and a method for realizing an auxiliary heating function in a motor vehicle having an electric drivetrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Matthias Hartmann, Nico Schobeß, Mohamed Hammam
  • Patent number: 11031889
    Abstract: A drive device, having a first electric machine operable as a generator and a second electric machine operable as a motor, which are electrically connected to one another, so that the second electric machine is operable using electric energy provided by the first electric machine, wherein an energy accumulator for temporarily storing electric energy is electrically connected to the first electric machine and the second electric machine. It is provided in this case that the first electric machine and the second electric machine are electrically directly connected to one another via an intermediate circuit, wherein the energy accumulator is electrically connected to the intermediate circuit via a switch arrangement both directly and also indirectly via a voltage converter. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for operating a drive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Matthias Hartmann, Stefan Maiwald
  • Publication number: 20210120912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe (1), in particular a sports shoe, having an upper (2) and a sole (3) connected to said upper (2). In order to achieve good resilience properties of the sole of the shoe together with excellent wearing comfort, at least some areas of the sole (3) consist of a number of hollow bodies (4) embedded in a carrier material (5), wherein said carrier material (5) consists of a foamed plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Matthias HARTMANN
  • Patent number: 10973283
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a shoe (1), comprising a shoe sole (2) and an upper (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Puma SE
    Inventor: Matthias Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20210093044
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided that includes a sole structure and an upper attached to the sole structure. The upper includes an exterior layer and a base layer, and the exterior layer includes a biodegradable layer and a biologically active agent capable of biodegrading the biodegradable layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Johnson, Matthias Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20210085022
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole structure that defines a first supporting structure, a second supporting structure, and a third supporting structure, the first supporting structure being disposed within a forefoot region, the second supporting structure being disposed within a midfoot region, and the third supporting structure being disposed within a heel region. Each of the first supporting structure, the second supporting structure, and the third supporting structure define at least one curved surface, against which a plurality of plastic bodies are disposed. The plurality of plastic bodies comprise foamed plastic, define spheres or ellipsoids, are between 1 mm and 13 mm in the three spatial directions, and are arranged loosely within the sole structure without connection to one another. The plurality of plastic bodies are compressed against the first supporting structure, the second supporting structure, and the third supporting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias HARTMANN, Romain Girard
  • Patent number: D911682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Puma SE
    Inventors: Romain Girard, Matthias Hartmann
  • Patent number: D911683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: PUMA SE
    Inventors: Romain Girard, Matthias Hartmann
  • Patent number: D918559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Puma SE
    Inventors: Charles Johnson, Matthias Hartmann, Patrik Dolo, Kacper Jan Pietrzykowski
  • Patent number: D918560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Puma SE
    Inventors: Charles Johnson, Matthias Hartmann, Patrik Dolo, Kacper Jan Pietrzykowski
  • Patent number: D921342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: PUMA SE
    Inventors: Romain Girard, Matthias Hartmann
  • Patent number: D922042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: PUMA SE
    Inventors: Romain Girard, Matthias Hartmann
  • Patent number: D923297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: PUMA SE
    Inventor: Matthias Hartmann
  • Patent number: D930961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: PUMA SE
    Inventors: Matthias Hartmann, Thomas Le
  • Patent number: D933943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: PUMA SE
    Inventor: Matthias Hartmann