Patents by Inventor Sofiane Berlat

Sofiane Berlat 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).

  • Items formed using stitching equipment with adjustable-shape fixtures
    Patent number: 11504945
    Abstract: An item may be formed from structures that include holes. Stitching may be used to form a seam that joins the structures. The stitching may be formed from a chain stitch that passes through the holes. The holes may be formed from loops of knit fabric or other holes. Leather layers, polymer layers, fabric layers, and other structures with holes may be joined using the stitching. During fabrication, a layer of material with holes may be placed on an adjustable-shape fixture having a bed of needles. The shape of the bed of nails in the adjustable-shape fixture may then be changed. After the fixture has been used to transform the shape of one or more of the structures, the structures may be placed on needles in an assembly fixture and the stitching between the structures may be formed. The item may be an electronic device cover or other item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sofiane Berlat, Aedhan M. Loomis, Peter F. Coxeter, Sarah J. Montplaisir, Timon A. Wright, Yohji Hamada, Patrick Perry, Chad J. Miller, Andrew L. Rosenberg, Daniel A. Podhajny, Daniel D. Sunshine, Jessica J. Lu, Lia M. Uesato, Donald L. Olmstead
  • Items Formed Using Stitching Equipment With Adjustable-Shape Fixtures
    Publication number: 20190344536
    Abstract: An item may be formed from structures that include holes. Stitching may be used to form a seam that joins the structures. The stitching may be formed from a chain stitch that passes through the holes. The holes may be formed from loops of knit fabric or other holes. Leather layers, polymer layers, fabric layers, and other structures with holes may be joined using the stitching. During fabrication, a layer of material with holes may be placed on an adjustable-shape fixture having a bed of needles. The shape of the bed of nails in the adjustable-shape fixture may then be changed. After the fixture has been used to transform the shape of one or more of the structures, the structures may be placed on needles in an assembly fixture and the stitching between the structures may be formed. The item may be an electronic device cover or other item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Sofiane Berlat, Aedhan M. Loomis, Peter F. Coxeter, Sarah J. Montplaisir, Timon A. Wright, Yohji Hamada, Patrick Perry, Chad J. Miller, Andrew L. Rosenberg, Daniel A. Podhajny, Daniel D. Sunshine, Jessica J. Lu, Lia M. Uesato, Donald L. Olmstead