Patents by Inventor Nicola Belli

Nicola Belli 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: 20010008053
    Abstract: A vibration absorbing device, particularly for use in shoes or sports implements, is constituted by a mesh which has a vertical warp and two faces, has no filling, is elastically deformable and is embedded or coated with at least one layer of plastic material which is adapted to change its deformability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Publication date: July 19, 2001
    Applicant: BENETTON GROUP S.p.A.
    Inventor: Nicola Belli
  • Patent number: 6233845
    Abstract: A skate with improved comfort, comprising a frame for supporting two or more wheels, with which a shoe is associated. The shoe has openings which are connected to the outside or to a vapor-permeable surface, and an innerboot, or upper, which comprises a phase-change material that releases or absorbs heat in preset temperature ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Benetton Group S.p.A.
    Inventor: Nicola Belli
  • Patent number: 6176553
    Abstract: A wheel for skates comprises a hub which is rotatably associable with a pivot and with which a tread is associated. A plurality of grooved regions are formed in the lateral surfaces of the tread and run gradually toward the median plane of the tread, so as to allow optimum stability when the lateral inclination assumed by the skate increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Benetton Group S.p.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Belli, Alfio Mogno
  • Patent number: 6109623
    Abstract: A frame particularly for skates, including at least one pair of lateral wings between which pivots are transversely associated, wheels being rotatably associated with the pivots. In the frame, the base and/or the pair of lateral shoulders are constituted by a plurality of first substantially rigid elements which are interconnected, in preset regions, by second elements adapted to cushion stresses and/or vibrations transmitted by the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Benetton Sportsystem S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Roman, Nicola Belli, Daniele Fuser