Patents Issued in March 19, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200085100
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to electronic cigarette temperature compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Adam Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20200085101
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette comprises a power supply device, a screw sleeve and an atomizer. The power supply device is provided with a cavity accommodating the atomizer with a cigarette holder exposed outside. The atomizer is provided with a screw joint portion at one end thereof opposite to the cigarette holder, and a middle part of the screw joint portion is provided with a conduction head insulated from the screw sleeve that is made of a conductive material. A bottom part of the cavity is provided with an annular conductor, an adsorption element, and a pole needle extending through a middle part of the annular conductor, and the adsorption element is insulated from the pole needle. The screw sleeve can be adsorbed on the adsorption element, so that the screw sleeve is conductive with the annular conductor, and the conduction head is conductive with the pole needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Zhenyu WU
  • Publication number: 20200085102
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a power source device, a cartridge device, an atomizing device, a smoke passage, a separating device and a controller. The atomizing device, the separating device and the controller are each electrically connected to the power source device. The atomizing device is configured to atomize a smoke-generating substance in the cartridge device to generate smoke. The controller is configured to generate a control signal to control the operation of the separating device. The separating device is disposed in the smoke passage and is signally connected to the controller. The separating device is configured to separate nicotine out from the smoke flowing through the separating device after receiving the control signal from the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: WEIHUA QIU
  • Publication number: 20200085103
    Abstract: A heating element for heating cigarette and a heater are disclosed, the heating element includes: a heating part at a proximal end of the heating element, with a longitudinal axis along the longitudinal direction of the heating element; the heating part is configured for inserting inside the cigarette along the longitudinal direction; a fixing part at a distal end of the heating element and secured with the heating part, the fixing part is provided with an air inlet; the heating part comprises an air flow path formed therein and extending along the longitudinal direction; the air inlet is in communication with the air flow path; the heating part is bored with an air hole that communicates the air flow path with outside the heating part, such that the air flow in the air flow path is flowing into the cigarette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shufeng ZHANG, Zongping YU, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20200085104
    Abstract: A pod vaping system is provided. The system includes a cover having a base and a removable mouthpiece. The base retains a power source. The system also includes a cartridge having an atomizer, a reservoir and power contacts. The cartridge is removably coupled to the base by use of the mouthpiece coupling to the base with the cartridge retained within an inner volume created by coupling the mouthpiece to the base of the cover. The power contacts of the cartridge are electrically coupled to the power source. Coupling the mouthpiece to the base of the cover forms an inner volume with a unique shape. The cartridge has a unique shape that corresponds to the unique shape of the inner volume, wherein the inner volume can only receive and retain cartridges having the unique shape of the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Mark Scatterday
  • Publication number: 20200085105
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a processor-implement method includes receiving a fill completion message including formulation and capsule identifiers from a fill station. The method also includes receiving a registration request including a vaporizer identifier and a compute device or user identifier from a compute device. The registration request is verified, and a registration confirmation message is sent to the compute device. The method also includes receiving a capsule attach event detection message including the capsule identifier, the vaporizer identifier, and at least one of the identifier of the compute device or the identifier of the user. A validity of the capsule attach event detection message is evaluated. If the capsule attach event detection message is valid, an unlock message is sent to the compute device or a vaporizer, and if the capsule attach event detection message is valid, an alert is sent to the compute device or the vaporizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Mladen BARBARIC, Yuhao LIAO, Luca CORBELLINI, Nathan Songa YAPI, Sungmoon KIM, Bong geun KIM, Chongchun MOON
  • Publication number: 20200085106
    Abstract: A fluid permeable heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a cap and a substantially flat electrically conductive and fluid permeable heating element. The cap includes a hollow body with a first cap opening and a second cap opening. The first cap opening is opposite to the second cap opening. The heating element is configured to vaporise aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element is mounted on the cap, such that the heating element extends across the first cap opening. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes the heater assembly, a liquid storage portion, a mouth piece, and a retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Oleg MIRONOV, lhar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jean-Marc Widmer, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
  • Publication number: 20200085107
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided that comprises a control body and an aerosol source member. The aerosol delivery device includes a resonant transformer comprising a resonant transmitter and a resonant receiver. The aerosol source member includes an inhalable substance medium at least a portion of which is positioned proximate the resonant transmitter. The resonant transmitter is configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field and induce an alternating voltage in the resonant receiver when exposed to the oscillating magnetic field, such that the alternating voltage causes the resonant receiver to generate heat and thereby vaporize components of the inhalable substance medium to produce an aerosol. In some implementations, the resonant receiver comprises part of the control body. In other implementations, the resonant receiver comprises part of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Andries Sebastian, Rajesh Sur, Stephen Benson Sears, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Timothy Frederick Thomas, Curtis Foster Doe, Billy Tyrone Conner, Balager Ademe, Thaddeus Jude Jackson
  • Publication number: 20200085108
    Abstract: The present disclosure may provide an atomizer and an electronic atomization device. The atomizer may include a shell, a heating assembly, a lid, a base, and a first sealing component. The shell defines a liquid cavity and a smoke outlet. The heating assembly may heat and atomize the liquid into a smoke. The lid and the base may be provided to fix the heating assembly therebetween. The lid defines a liquid inlet communicating with the liquid cavity, and the liquid may flow through to reach the heating assembly. The atomizer may define an air entering hole, such that external air may enter the device through the hole to drive smoke to flow. The first sealing component may be engaged between the lid and the heating assembly, contacting both at the same time and defining air guiding channels to guide the air to flow into the liquid cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventors: Guanghui LI, Weidong PAN, Kui LI, Zhenyu WU
  • Publication number: 20200085109
    Abstract: A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol-generating system may comprise a delivery device and a heater assembly. The heater assembly may comprise a heat resistive substrate and a heating element. The delivery device is configured to deliver an aerosol-forming substrate to at least a surface of the heat resistive substrate, wherein the heating element is isolated or separated from the aerosol-forming substrate by the heat resistive substrate. The present disclosure is also directed to a method for generating an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Laurent MANCA, Rui Nuno BATISTA
  • Publication number: 20200085110
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes a liquid storage portion, a liquid transfer element, a power supply, and a heating element operably coupled to the power supply and configured to heat the aerosol generating substrate. The system also includes a cover over the liquid storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Eric FORCE
  • Publication number: 20200085111
    Abstract: [Problem] To enable socks each having multiple toe pouches to be used for a long period of time by delaying generation of abrasion holes caused by use. [Solution] In socks having pouches corresponding to five toes, first-toe pouches and fifth-toe pouches are knitted to substantially the same size. Second-toe pouches and fourth-toe pouches are knitted to substantially the same size. The tips of the toe pouches are disposed at substantially the same position relative to and substantially symmetrically about the axis of a direction in which the socks are worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Kouichi JINNO
  • Publication number: 20200085112
    Abstract: Bras for high impact, high support activities are provided. A bra comprises a band that wraps around a torso. The band includes first and second cup regions, and a channel that runs below the collective cup regions. A gore is formed above the channel and between the respective cup regions, adjoining the respective cup regions. A molded cradle is fitted into the channel. For each cup region, a tessellated encapsulating bra cup is fitted therein. Each tessellated encapsulating bra cup includes a plurality of tiles. Respective tiles in the plurality of tiles that are further away from the cradle are larger in size than respective tiles in the plurality of tiles that are closer to the cradle. Each tessellated encapsulating bra cup has a generally concave first inner face and a generally convex first outer face. The tessellated encapsulating bra cups collectively contribute cantilevered support to the bra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Brett Roddis, Melissa Lawrence, John Kelly, Zachary Michael Goldberg-Poch, Philip Isaac Oaks, Carolina Isabel Rodriguez, H. William Smith, IV, Daniel Ross Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20200085113
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a bra system comprising a single-piece pad insert and a bra having a front portion with a pocket in communication with a pocket space formed between two textile layers used to form the front portion of the bra. The single-piece pad insert is used to provide shaping, modesty and support. When desired, a wearer can insert the pad insert into the bra by way of the pocket opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Nicole Rendone
  • Publication number: 20200085114
    Abstract: A garment having a portion opened frontally, with a pair of flaps configured to be connected to respective edges of a central band extending from the lower edge to the collar of the garment. A connector is provided between the flaps and the edges and is capable of insulating the services accessible with the garment as an interchangeable element, further subjected to less stresses than other portions of the garment and easily detachable therefrom. The central band includes one or more watertight insulated and protected volumes, having therein electric and/or electronic service devices, filters, or other articles to be protected, and a system to assist breathing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: CALCEVIVA S.N.C. DI SIMEONE BRUNO
    Inventors: Daniele Antonio DEL GENIO, Bruno SIMEONE, Luca Carlo Maria RIZZI, Sarah DE CRISTOFARO
  • Publication number: 20200085115
    Abstract: The disclosed upper body garments are designed to address the need for knit shapewear that stays in place, is not visible through outerwear, and is still able to provide excellent shaping. Particularly, the upper body garments disclosed herein include left and right side inserts that extend upward from the lower edge of the garment. The side inserts help the lower portion of the garment to adapt to the individual shape of the wearer. In some embodiments, the left and right side inserts are not visible on the exterior surface of the garment. Methods of making the upper body garments including the side inserts are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jennifer Roberts Johnson, Angelica Melendez, Elena Novosiolova, Wendy Hanson Allen, Meg Rupp
  • Publication number: 20200085116
    Abstract: The disclosed inventive concept comprises a form-fitting body suit, or thermal juniper for wearing by a person, the jumper further comprising an internalized plurality of separate but integral pads. Each of the pads is secured within a pocket attached to the interior surface of the jumper, the pockets corresponding to the location of specific parts of the human anatomy when the jumper is donned by a wearer. Each pad functions as 1) a conductor of varying ranges of heat and 2) a source of vibration when integral wiring in the pad is activated by electrical current generated by at least one battery or rechargeable battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Alisha G. Harris
  • Publication number: 20200085117
    Abstract: Reflective articles of wear are disclosed. The reflective articles of wear can include an elastomeric material and reflective components coupled to the elastomeric material. The elastomeric material forms a plurality of apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Morgan, David Turner
  • Publication number: 20200085118
    Abstract: A unitary drawstring accessory configured to be secured to a drawstring, the accessory including a body; and a channel including a first end, a second end, a length from the first end and the second end, at least one inflection point disposed along the length of the channel, wherein the channel is disposed on a portion of the body, wherein the channel is configured to require manipulation of the drawstring such that a portion of the drawstring may be seated in the channel and upon removal of such manipulation, the portion of the drawstring is frictionally secured in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Stefan Fella
  • Publication number: 20200085119
    Abstract: An illuminated apparel includes a garment configured to be worn by a user. The garment includes at least one pocket, an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. At least one laser light emitter is removably attached to the garment. A battery is electrically connected to at least one laser light emitter. A fiber optic cable is stitched to the outer surface of the garment and includes an inlet receiving light from at least one laser light emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: David Jacob McGee
  • Publication number: 20200085120
    Abstract: A towel for washing a user's body that includes a sheet of fabric having a first surface and a second surface; and a pair of cuffs coupled to the first surface of the fabric, wherein the cuffs are used to, each, pass a hand of the user therethrough allowing a portion of the fabric to drape between the hands of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Allen A. Posacki, Kelly P. Posacki
  • Publication number: 20200085121
    Abstract: A composite material may comprise an inner layer and a knit structure. The inner layer may comprise a mesh material and may be configured to be disposed adjacent a body of a wearer. The knit structure may comprise a warp knit structure. The knit structure may comprise an outer layer. The outer layer may be spaced from the inner layer and disposed to define cavities between the inner layer and the outer layer. The knit structure may comprise spacers. The spacers may be disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer. The spacers may be configured in an alternating pattern with the cavities. Insulators may be disposed in the cavities. The spacers may be configured to control movement of the insulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Morganti
  • Publication number: 20200085122
    Abstract: A yarn comprises: (a) about 45% to about 85% by weight of regenerated cellulose fibers, the regenerated cellulose fibers having a dry tenacity of about 27 cN/tex or more, the regenerated cellulose fibers comprising a flame retardant compound within the fiber; and (b) about 5% to about 25% by weight of para-aramid fibers. A textile material, such as a fabric, comprises a plurality of these yarns. A garment, such as a shirt or a pant, comprises such a textile material. A method for protecting an individual from infrared radiation that can be generated during an arc flash utilizes such a textile material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Shulong Li, J. Travis Greer, James D. Cliver
  • Publication number: 20200085123
    Abstract: An elongate elastic member for assisting an athletic motion and a lower-body garment incorporating the elongate elastic member are provided herein. The elongate elastic member may have various configurations that permit it to be attached to a foot or shoe of a wearer and a torso of the wearer. The structure and as-worn configuration of the elongate elastic member and associated lower-body garment augment or inhibit joint moments during an athletic motion, improving the actual or perceived amount of energy expended to complete the athletic motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Amie J. Achtymichuk, Oksana Anilionyte, Baron C. Brandt, Joseph L. Helseth, Alison Sheets-Singer, Alexander S. Siegel
  • Publication number: 20200085124
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sanitary mask, including: a first anti-UV layer having a plurality of first holes distributed irregularly; a second anti-UV layer having a plurality of second holes distributed irregularly and disposed adjacent to the first anti-UV layer; a filtering layer disposed adjacent to the second anti-UV layer; and an inner layer disposed adjacent to the filtering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Kuo-Ching Chiang
  • Publication number: 20200085125
    Abstract: There is provided a wig foundation net 2 worn under a wig, comprising: a first net portion 4 formed with a first elastic net-shaped member 12; and a second net portion 6 connected to the first net portion 4 and formed with a second elastic net-shaped member 14; and a position holder 8 connected to the second net portion 6 and formed with an elastic belt-shaped member 16 including a friction surface 22. At wearing the wig foundation net 2, the first net portion 4, the second net portion 6 and the position holder 8 are located in the order thereof from a top side of the head, and an elastic modulus of the second elastic net-shaped member 14 is higher than an elastic modulus of the first elastic net-shaped member 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Teruyuki TOKUNAGA, Takashi KATAOKA, Kaori YUHI
  • Publication number: 20200085126
    Abstract: A bandana with multiple layers. The bandana with multiple layers has a flexible member with a plurality of layers including a rear layer and a front layer. Complementary fasteners, such as hook and loop fasteners, are disposed on the rear layer and the front layer. The complementary fasteners reversibly attach each of the plurality of layers to each other and can be utilized to secure the bandana with multiple layers about the head or neck of a user. The complementary fasteners also allow the bandana with multiple layers to be quickly removed to prevent injury to the user should excessive force be applied thereto when the bandana with multiple layers is worn. The flexible member also includes at least one pocket. Each pocket can store at least one desired item, for example a heating pack or an ice pack to provide heating or cooling to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Patricia Barnes
  • Publication number: 20200085127
    Abstract: A baseball cap is provided. The baseball cap has a face cover stored in a pocket in a stowed-away state. The pocket is along with periphery of the baseball cap. In a deployed state, the face cover can be pulled down by a user of the baseball hat to cover his face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Corey Michael Garmon
  • Publication number: 20200085128
    Abstract: The present invention is a helmet system that reduces concussions by damping rotational forces transmitted to a helmet wearer's head. The helmet has an exterior shell with an internal side that has impact absorption apparatus attached. The helmet also has an internal body worn close to the wearer's head. A gap between the internal body and the impact absorption apparatus close to the shell is maintained with flexible projections. At least one magnet assembly is located with the exterior shell absorption apparatus, with a magnetic pole extending axially inwards, and at least one magnet array is located with the internal body, with the same magnetic pole extending axially outwards. Each internal body magnetic field is axially aligned with a magnetic field of a respective magnet assembly located with the exterior shell absorption apparatus. In a resting state the aligned magnetic fields have little magnetic interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Brian Michael Coyle
  • Publication number: 20200085129
    Abstract: The present invention provides a helmet comprising a main body having a concave interior for receiving a user's head, a head strap coupled to the body, and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the head strap. The head strap is positioned in a loop that spans at least 1.5 wraps around the interior of the main body. Preferably, the head strap is fully recessed into the concave interior of the main body. The head strap can include an occipital pad and a flexible belt (e.g., two flexible belts) secured to the occipital pad and engaged with the adjustment mechanism. Preferably, at least a portion of the flexible belt is spaced rearward from the occipital pad. The helmet can further include a belt guide (e.g., two side belt guides and a front belt guide) secured to the main body and adapted to allow the head strap to slide through the belt guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Lakes, David E. Stroud, Michael Grim, Mike Krynock
  • Publication number: 20200085130
    Abstract: A complete helmet assembly comprising an inner helmet assembly similar to a baseball, softball, or cricket helmet and an exterior shell assembly are disclosed. The inner helmet assembly is similar to a standard helmet. The exterior shell assembly comprises two or more layers, one of said layers (preferably the more exterior layer) being hard and elastic and one or more of said layers (preferably a more internal layer) being a plastically deformable layer comprising a crumple zone that would need to be replaced after the exterior shell assembly receives significant damage. The user gets the advantages of both a reusable interior helmet and the advantages of single impact safety materials commonly used in bicycle and motorcycle helmets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Steven Benjamin Beckman
  • Publication number: 20200085131
    Abstract: A helmet that can effectively reduce the rotational acceleration of an impact and at the same time also effectively reduce translational acceleration is provided. A helmet has an outer shell comprising a hard material and a shock absorbing liner (14) disposed inside the shell. The shock absorbing liner (14) comprises a main body liner (16), a recessed portion (30) provided at an inner surface of the main body liner (16), an insert liner (18) fitted into the recessed portion (30), and a central raised portion (42) (central support member) disposed between a bottom surface of the recessed portion (30) and a bottom surface of the insert liner (18). When the helmet receives an impact, the insert liner (18) swings about the central support member as a fulcrum, thereby reducing the impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: SHOEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki SAIJO
  • Publication number: 20200085132
    Abstract: A protection device is disclosed, where the protection device comprises an eye protection shield, a light beacon, and a control circuitry to control the light beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ricardo Segura, Joseph C. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200085133
    Abstract: An article of footwear or an article of apparel can include provisions for facilitating the use of a sensor device and protecting the sensor device from external particles or fluid. The sensor device can include a conduit for moving air through the sensor device from one portion of the sensor device to another portion of the sensor device. An elastic membrane can be attached to an opening formed in the sensor device. The elastic membrane can deform in response to changes in air pressure within the sensor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, Andrew A. Owings
  • Publication number: 20200085134
    Abstract: A lace adjuster assembly (12) is adapted to selectively adjust a shoelace (11) of a shoe (10) of a user. The lace adjuster assembly (12) comprises a lace adjuster (14) and a feedback assembly (19). The lace adjuster (14) is adapted to selectively adjust the shoelace (11) of the shoe (10) of the user. The feedback assembly (19) is coupled to the lace adjuster (14). Additionally, the feedback assembly (19) is configured to perform one of (i) selectively measuring statistical data of the user during an athletic performance, and (ii) selectively capturing an image of the user during the athletic performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Jonathan Nussbaum
  • Publication number: 20200085135
    Abstract: An article of footwear having a removable outsole, midsole, and upper is provided. A portion of the upper may have a perimeter lip that may be coupled to a perimeter channel in an upper surface or side of the outsole. The midsole may be securely placed into the upper to further secure the upper to the outsole. The fit of the outsole, upper, and midsole generates a securely assembled article of footwear ready for user wear. In aspects, the removable outsole, midsole, and upper may be changed to customize the article footwear for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200085136
    Abstract: A rapid-entry and rebounding fit shoe having one or both of a rapid-entry heel element and a rapid-entry tongue element and both snap back for fit. The rapid-entry shoe directs a user's foot into or otherwise accommodates a user's foot with respect to, a shoe opening, and thereafter secures a rear portion of rapid-entry shoe about a user's heel as well as forefoot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Steven Hermann, Seth Lytle, James Kuangcheng Tsen
  • Publication number: 20200085137
    Abstract: A pool sock having an upper portion comprising a water-resistant material and a reinforced toe protection area material and a lower portion comprising a waterproof, non-slip sole. The water-resistant material may be a polyester Lycra material and the sole may be a synthetic polyvinyl chloride and cotton blend. The pool sock may further include an entry/exit portion that is an elastic ring that is coupled to the water-resistant material of the upper portion. The entry/exit portion may be a flexible ring that is enclosed within the water-resistant material of the upper portion. The pool sock may further include a pull-tab coupled to either the entry/exit portion or the water-resistant material of the upper portion near a heel area. The toe protection area material may be vinyl, neoprene rubber, or leather. A bottom surface of the sole may include treads or ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Gokce Ozyakisan Scarpone, Ayse Gulsah Kilic
  • Publication number: 20200085138
    Abstract: Provided is a device for insertion into a heeled shoe, having a rear region positioned to underlying a wearer's calcaneal tuberosity, the rear region being shaped to accommodate a planer surface of the wearer's calcaneal tuberosity, an upper surface of said rear region having a raised portion underlying an area of the wearer's calcaneus immediately forward of the wearer's calcaneus tuberosity; and a forward region positioned to underlie at least a portion of the shafts of the wearer's metatarsals, the second upper surface of said forward region having a raised portion which gradually rises to an apex position to underlie the shafts of the wearer's second and third metatarsals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Brian G. R. Hughes, Howard Dananberg
  • Publication number: 20200085139
    Abstract: Sole for footwear that includes configurations that improve the cushioning in a user's tread with respect to known soles, comprising a lower layer and a side wall, the lower layer comprising a front part, a middle part and a rear part; in at least one portion of the front or rear part of the lower layer there are at least two protrusions, each arranged and extended transversely to the longitudinal axis of the sole and each of them comprising a first segment in contact with the lower tread and a second segment; between the side ends of each protrusion and the side wall there is a first separation that allows the full bending of each protrusion, the second segment being inclined with respect to the first segment; between two adjacent protrusions there is a second separation so that the second segment rests at least partly on the adjacent protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Desarrollo Integral del Molde, S.L.
    Inventor: Jose M. IZQUIETA ANAUT
  • Publication number: 20200085140
    Abstract: A method of making a cushioning member is provided. The method includes forming a first barrier member from a first material, the first barrier member including a first compartment and a second compartment. The method further includes forming a second barrier member from a second material different than the first material. The first compartment is provided with a first quantity of particulate matter and the second compartment is provided with a second quantity of particulate matter. The method further includes covering the first compartment with the second barrier member and covering the second compartment with the second barrier member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hurd, Joel R. Greenspan, Cassidy R. Levy, Nicholas R. Long, Tetsuya T. Minami, Howard Fu, Scott C. Holt
  • Publication number: 20200085141
    Abstract: An abrasive insole and method of manufacture. The insole is integrated into the shoe at the time of manufacture. The insole provides a roughly textured surface to abrade the skin on the soles of the feet for purposes of cosmetic appeal and skin health. The abrasive insole works similarly to the textured, sandpaper-like tools that are used in pedicure to soften the skin of the foot by exfoliation. The method of manufacture involves a mold of a sand-and-polymer mixture to produce a flexible insole; one iteration is of 3/32 to 0.25-inch thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Robert S. Blasi
  • Publication number: 20200085142
    Abstract: A reusable, customizable shoe-insole having malleable support material configured to assume a first arch-support structure and a first metatarsal-support structure responsively to application of foot pressure of a first user and maintain the first arch-support structure and the first metatarsal-support structure during the absence of foot pressure and assume a new arch-support structure and a new metatarsal-support structure responsively to each new application of foot pressure of additional users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: EDENSOLES LTD.
    Inventor: David GREEN
  • Publication number: 20200085143
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear includes a first upper panel, a second upper panel, and an extruded component. The extruded component is disposed along a border between the first upper panel and the second upper panel. The extruded component joins the first upper panel to the second upper panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Brian CHRISTENSEN, Paul DAVIS, Ricardo VESTUTI, Henry HARDIGAN, Dennis GABORIAULT
  • Publication number: 20200085144
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure attached to the upper. The article of footwear also includes a cable lock disposed within the sole structure adjacent to a bottom surface of the sole structure. The article of footwear includes a first cable having a first section extending from the cable lock to a first anchor point on the upper and a second section extending from the cable lock to a second anchor point on the upper. The article of footwear further includes a second cable having a first section extending from the cable lock to a grip and a second section extending from the cable lock to the grip, whereby the cable lock is operable to retract the first section and the second section of the first cable when the first section and the second section of the second cable are extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: George Chiou, Ross Klein, Tate E. Kuerbis, Max Liu, Austin J. Orand, Nuryani K. Sulistyo, Harry Y. Sun
  • Publication number: 20200085145
    Abstract: A frame for tying a shoelace comprises one or more protrusions and one or more apertures. At least one of the one or more apertures of the frame comprises a diameter operable to receive a first end of the shoelace. The one or more protrusions of the frame are positioned about the at least one of the one or more apertures of the frame and the one or more protrusions of the frame are operable to engage the shoelace and resist movement of the shoelace within the at least one aperture of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Lana Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20200085146
    Abstract: A multicolored aglet connected to a shoelace has a unit slice, a pattern layer, and a white background layer. The unit slice is formed into two aglet bodies that are respectively sheathed on two ends of the shoelace, and has a mounting portion. The mounting portion of the unit slice is stuck to an outer side of the unit slice. The pattern layer is printed on and covers the inner side of the unit slice excluding the mounting portion, and is located between the unit slice and the shoelace. The white background layer is printed on the pattern layer and is located between the pattern layer and the shoelace. A method for producing the multicolored aglet is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: CHEN TAI LACES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wu-Tao Lin
  • Publication number: 20200085147
    Abstract: A novel safety pin apparatus which combines a safety pin member, which can be used to pierce a fabric or a clothing item, without doing substantial damage, along with a safety pin cap, which protects the user from being stuck or stabbed by a safety pin member on the safety pin apparatus, once the safety pin apparatus has been properly located and the pin protecting device has been installed. The novel safety pin apparatus is used to hold together a shirt or blouse, hold an item such as a boutonnière to a suit coat, or merely for decorative purposes, among other uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Wendy SANTINI
  • Publication number: 20200085148
    Abstract: A clip for a hard hat includes a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a plurality of longitudinally extending fingers formed in the body, and a plurality of slots formed in the body to separate the plurality of longitudinally extending fingers. The plurality of slots is in communication with openings at the second end of the body. The plurality of slots is configured to receive a strap. The clip further includes a hook portion formed in the body at the second end of the body for removably coupling the clip to the hard hat. The hook portion curves toward the first end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Gall, Nathan Kordik
  • Publication number: 20200085149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a buckle coupling device in which a part of the buckle coupling device remains fixed while the other part is movable in a certain range so that a length of the buckle coupling device is temporarily extended, and the moved part of the buckle coupling device returns to an original position thereof by an internal spring that is compressed when the length is extended. According to the present invention, a retractable buckle coupling device includes: a belt coupling member having a first fixing protrusion, a fixed part, and a coupling part; a first cover member having a fastening rod; a buckle fastening member having a second fixing protrusion and a fastening part; at least one spring member fitted to the first fixing protrusion and the second fixing protrusion; and a second cover member fastened to the fastening rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Young Hee LEE