Patents by Inventor Vincent Gelin

Vincent Gelin 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: 11130045
    Abstract: The fastening device (3) for fastening a boot (4) to a sliding board (2) includes a base (10) intended to be fastened to a sliding board and to surround, at least partially, a sole and lateral sides of a boot, at least one lever (201, 301) that can move relative to the base and can interact with a retention element (44A, 44B) connected to a boot, the lever (201, 301) being able to move between a first retention position (P1) and a second clamping position (P2), the lever being able to retain the boot in the base when it is in its first position, the lever being able to transmit a downward force on the retention element when it is in its second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SKIS ROSSIGNOL
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Pascal, Adrien Reguis, Vincent Gelin, Arnaud Repa, Adrien Orsicelli
  • Publication number: 20210031093
    Abstract: Sports shoe (4) having a strap (28) able to pass over the top of a foot or able to pass over an instep, and at least one securing means (30), the strap including a first free end (29A) connected to the at least one securing means (30) and a second free end (29B) connected to the at least one securing means (30), the at least one securing means (30) being able to collaborate with a binding device (3) attached to a sliding board (2) so as to transmit a force at least downwards onto the first free end (29A) and onto the second free end (29B) of the strap (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: SKIS ROSSIGNOL
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Pascal, Adrien Reguis, Vincent Gelin, Arnaud Repa, Aurélien Soria, Adrien Orsicelli
  • Publication number: 20200368603
    Abstract: The fastening device (3) for fastening a boot (4) to a sliding board (2) includes a base (10) intended to be fastened to a sliding board and to surround, at least partially, a sole and lateral sides of a boot, at least one lever (201, 301) that can move relative to the base and can interact with a retention element (44A, 44B) connected to a boot, the lever (201, 301) being able to move between a first retention position (P1) and a second clamping position (P2), the lever being able to retain the boot in the base when it is in its first position, the lever being able to transmit a downward force on the retention element when it is in its second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: SKIS ROSSIGNOL
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Pascal, Adrien Reguis, Vincent Gelin, Arnaud Repa, Adrien Orsicelli
  • Patent number: 10065102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, a sliding board, the structure of which comprises at least one lower layer, at least one upper layer, a core, at least one rail delimiting a groove with a top opening for receiving and guiding an anchoring component for a shoe fastening baseplate, wherein it comprises at least one serrated bar separate and spaced apart from the groove of the rail and designed to interact with at least one peripheral toothed sector mounted on the lower surface of the baseplate with a view to preventing its longitudinal translational movement, and to, a fastening device designed to equip said sliding board and a snowboard equipment comprising said sliding board and said device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Skis Rossignol—Club Rossignol
    Inventors: Adrien Reguis, Vincent Gelin
  • Publication number: 20170296906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, a sliding board, the structure of which comprises at least one lower layer, at least one upper layer, a core, at least one rail delimiting a groove with a top opening for receiving and guiding an anchoring component for a shoe fastening baseplate, wherein it comprises at least one serrated bar separate and spaced apart from the groove of the rail and designed to interact with at least one peripheral toothed sector mounted on the lower surface of the baseplate with a view to preventing its longitudinal translational movement, and to, a fastening device designed to equip said sliding board and a snowboard equipment comprising said sliding board and said device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Adrien Reguis, Vincent Gelin
  • Patent number: 9545558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for retaining the shoe on a gliding board comprising a lower base (E) designed to be secured to the board and receiving the shoe, and at least one upper fastener (1) ensuring closing of the device while being secured to the base on the one hand, and locked on a central tab (2) bearing on said shoe on the other hand, in the locked position, characterized in that said central tab comprises an inner part (21) and an outer part (22) that are superimposed, said inner part including at least one protruding element (23) becoming engaged through a corresponding orifice (20) arranged in the outer part (22), this protruding element forming a loop (30) for said fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: SKIS ROSSIGNOL
    Inventors: Vincent Gelin, Adrien Reguis, Arnaud Repa
  • Patent number: 9498698
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting assembly designed to retain a shoe on a sports apparatus comprising a retaining link (8) and a blocking device (12), this retaining link having a fastening point (14) at one of these ends and a free end (13) at the other end designed to be inserted into the blocking device (12), the retaining link (8) including notching elements (16) designed to cooperate with the blocking device (12) when it is in the locking position in order to adjust the length of the retaining link (8), characterized in that the notching elements (16) are made up of at least two hollows zones (16a, 16b) distributed on either side of a longitudinal stiffening zone (17) of the retaining link (8) and in that the blocking device (12) comprises a lever (19) articulated around an axis (d) and including two blocking elements (22a, 22b) that cooperate with said hollow zones (16a, 16b), respectively, of the retaining link (8) in its locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SKIS ROSSIGNOL
    Inventors: Vincent Gelin, Florence Mandon, Adrien Reguis
  • Publication number: 20160175687
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for retaining the shoe on a gliding board comprising a lower base (E) designed to be secured to the board and receiving the shoe, and at least one upper fastener (1) ensuring closing of the device while being secured to the base on the one hand, and locked on a central tab (2) bearing on said shoe on the other hand, in the locked position, characterized in that said central tab comprises an inner part (21) and an outer part (22) that are superimposed, said inner part including at least one protruding element (23) becoming engaged through a corresponding orifice (20) arranged in the outer part (22), this protruding element forming a loop (30) for said fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Skis Rossignol
    Inventors: Vincent GELIN, Adrien Reguis, Arnaud Repa
  • Publication number: 20160175688
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting assembly designed to retain a shoe on a sports apparatus comprising a retaining link (8) and a blocking device (12), this retaining link having a fastening point (14) at one of these ends and a free end (13) at the other end designed to be inserted into the blocking device (12), the retaining link (8) including notching elements (16) designed to cooperate with the blocking device (12) when it is in the locking position in order to adjust the length of the retaining link (8), characterized in that the notching elements (16) are made up of at least two hollows zones (16a, 16b) distributed on either side of a longitudinal stiffening zone (17) of the retaining link (8) and in that the blocking device (12) comprises a lever (19) articulated around an axis (d) and including two blocking elements (22a, 22b) that cooperate with said hollow zones (16a, 16b), respectively, of the retaining link (8) in its locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Skis Rossignol
    Inventors: Vincent Gelin, Florence Mandon, Adrien Reguis
  • Patent number: 9364739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fastening system for a sliding board comprising, respectively, a base delimiting a housing in which a shoe is designed to be immobilized, means for adjusting the position of said base on the board, and a vertical locking pivot cooperating on the one hand with an anchoring element secured to the board, and on the other hand bearing rotational blocking elements supported by a calibrating disc, characterized in that said pivot is made up of an assembly secured to the base comprising a central slug whereof the lower end is designed to be retractably housed in said anchor element and the upper end is connected to at least one rotating maneuvering member ensuring the rotation of said lower end in the anchor element. The invention also relates to a sliding board equipped with said fastening system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SKIS ROSSIGNOL
    Inventors: Adrien Reguis, Arnaud Repa, Vincent Gelin
  • Patent number: 9259638
    Abstract: A fastening device for a sliding board includes a base that defines a housing in which a shoe is designed to be immobilized by a maintaining device. The maintaining device includes a vertical locking pivot cooperating with an anchor element secured to the board on the one hand, and with rotational blocking elements on the other hand. The base includes a lower plate and an upper plate to support the shoe and sliding relative to one another, the pivot ensuring sliding locking of the two plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Skis Rossignol
    Inventors: Adrien Reguis, Arnaud Repa, Vincent Gelin
  • Publication number: 20150031253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fastening system for a sliding board comprising, respectively, a base delimiting a housing in which a shoe is designed to be immobilized, means for adjusting the position of said base on the board, and a vertical locking pivot cooperating on the one hand with an anchoring element secured to the board, and on the other hand bearing rotational blocking elements supported by a calibrating disc, characterized in that said pivot is made up of an assembly secured to the base comprising a central slug whereof the lower end is designed to be retractably housed in said anchor element and the upper end is connected to at least one rotating maneuvering member ensuring the rotation of said lower end in the anchor element. The invention also relates to a sliding board equipped with said fastening system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Skis Rossignol
    Inventors: Adrien Reguis, Arnaud Repa, Vincent Gelin
  • Publication number: 20130257017
    Abstract: A fastening device for a sliding board includes a base that defines a housing in which a shoe is designed to be immobilized by a maintaining device. The maintaining device includes a vertical locking pivot cooperating with an anchor element secured to the board on the one hand, and with rotational blocking elements on the other hand. The base includes a lower plate and an upper plate to support the shoe and sliding relative to one another, the pivot ensuring sliding locking of the two plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Adrien Reguis, Arnaud Repa, Vincent Gelin