Patents by Inventor Rowan John BOYD

Rowan John BOYD 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: 12491670
    Abstract: A method for producing a molded part, in particular a component of a sporting good, includes providing a mixture of a polymer melt and a foaming agent and injecting the mixture into a mold. The method includes solidifying at least a first portion of the molded part without foaming and at least a second portion of the molded part after foaming inside the mold, wherein the mixture includes a polymer having an average molecular mass corresponding to a viscosity number ?130 ml/g, preferably ?170 ml/g, more preferably ?190 ml/g and most preferably ?225 ml/g, wherein the viscosity number is determined via solution viscometry according to the ISO 307 standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Holmes, Daniel Stephen Price, Giridharan Kirupanantham, Rowan John Boyd
  • Publication number: 20220016813
    Abstract: A method for producing a molded part, in particular a component of a sporting good, includes providing a mixture of a polymer melt and a foaming agent and injecting the mixture into a mold. The method includes solidifying at least a first portion of the molded part without foaming and at least a second portion of the molded part after foaming inside the mold, wherein the mixture includes a polymer having an average molecular mass corresponding to a viscosity number ?130 ml/g, preferably ?170 ml/g, more preferably ?190 ml/g and most preferably ?225 ml/g, wherein the viscosity number is determined via solution viscometry according to the ISO 307 standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Edward HOLMES, Daniel Stephen PRICE, Giridharan KIRUPANANTHAM, Rowan John BOYD
  • Patent number: 11161284
    Abstract: A method for producing a molded part, in particular a component of a sporting good, includes providing a mixture of a polymer melt and a foaming agent and injecting the mixture into a mold. The method includes solidifying at least a first portion of the molded part without foaming and at least a second portion of the molded part after foaming inside the mold, wherein the mixture includes a polymer having an average molecular mass corresponding to a viscosity number ?130 ml/g, preferably ?170 ml/g, more preferably ?190 ml/g and most preferably ?225 ml/g, wherein the viscosity number is determined via solution viscometry according to the ISO 307 standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Christopher Edward Holmes, Daniel Stephen Price, Giridharan Kirupanantham, Rowan John Boyd
  • Publication number: 20190090581
    Abstract: A method for producing a molded part, in particular a component of a sporting good, includes providing a mixture of a polymer melt and a foaming agent and injecting the mixture into a mold. The method includes solidifying at least a first portion of the molded part without foaming and at least a second portion of the molded part after foaming inside the mold, wherein the mixture includes a polymer having an average molecular mass corresponding to a viscosity number 130 ml/g, preferably 170 ml/g, more preferably 190 ml/g and most preferably 225 ml/g, wherein the viscosity number is determined via solution viscometry according to the ISO 307 standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Edward HOLMES, Daniel Stephen PRICE, Giridharan KIRUPANANTHAM, Rowan John BOYD