Patents by Inventor Raphael Reiller

Raphael Reiller 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).

  • Patent number: 6374516
    Abstract: A skating boot adapted to be affixed to a chassis, the boot including a flexible, at least partially padded upper, shaped to envelope the foot and the lower leg, and a reinforcing portion including at least one rigid sole connected to the chassis and a heel reinforcement. The flexible upper includes a front foot covering portion having a rear scallop at least in the heel zone. A rear cuff, independent of the covering portion, includes a heel enveloping portion and a rising portion to envelope the lower leg. The front foot covering portion and the rear cuff are assembled detachably to form a flexible upper whose length can be adjusted. The boot is adaptable to a variety of sizes and foot morphologies, while ensuring a uniform enveloping and the same level of comfort, regardless of the adjustment length adopted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Salomon S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Bonaventure, Thierry Miralles, Raphaƫl Reiller
  • Patent number: 6050004
    Abstract: A sport boot adapted in particular to gliding on snow, ice or hard ground, having an outer sole adapted to be made integral with a gliding member if necessary, and from which an upper extends to cover the skater's foot, wherein the boot has two parts, the first of which, made from a relatively rigid material, constitutes a cradle forming a rear envelope adapted to house the skater's heel and extending forward to constitute the sole, which is adapted to be made integral, during assembly, with a second part, made from a relatively flexible material, constituting a vamp covering the skater's forefoot, having a plantar support, that is nested then respectively connected to the cradle by fixed connecting elements that are implemented after a relative adjustment of the vamp in the longitudinal direction with respect to said cradle, between at least two positions corresponding to at least two successive sizes, the vamp furthermore including deformation zones allowing its nesting in the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Salomon S.A.
    Inventors: Thierry Miralles, Raphael Reiller