Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Catching Up

This week I will focus on issued patents.  Below is a summary of selected patents that have been recently issued in textile related classification codes:

Footwear with counter-supplementing strap:  A shoe with a heel cup formed from a flexible material and a rear strap extends upward around the lateral counter and around the Achilles tendon of the wearer, and is secured to a location on the upper that is forward of the wearer's ankle. This provides for comfort and support for the wearer.  Patent:  8656612.  Inventor:  Hurd and Nurse.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc.

Article of footwear having articulated sole member:  A shoe with a sole comprising multiple individual pieces connected to each other by connectors. The connectors are placed below the top surface of the sole member and above the bottom surface of the sole member. The connectors may connect the individual pieces of the sole member laterally and longitudinally.  Patent:  8656613.  Inventor:  Stockbirdge, et.al.  Assignee:  Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Ii

Customizable stud for an article of footwear:  Customizable studs for shoes.  The ground interaction characteristics can be varied by changing rings alter the contour, height, and material makeup of a stud.  Patent:  8656614.  Inventor:  Auger, et.al.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc.

Gripper head of a weaving machine:  A gripper head for a loom which makes possible a reliable clamping of a band-shaped weft material and avoids damages of the weft material. Patent:  8656962.  Inventor:  Oppl.   Assignee: Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft Mbh

Compositions for textile coatings:  A single step method for applying silicone coatings, specifically organopolysiloxanes with silicon hydroxy or silicon bound hydrogen groups, that do not require condensation catalysts such as platinum or rhodium.  Patent:  8658547.  Inventor:  Peschko and Mueller.  Assignee:  Wacker Chemie Ag.

Extremely high liquid barrier fabrics:  A nonwoven fabric comprising a support web and a fibrous barrier web, having a hydrohead of at least about 145 cm and a Frazier permeability of at least about 0.3 m3/m2-min.  Patent:  8656548.  Inventor:  Bryner.  Assignee:  E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company.

Nursing bra:  A nursing bra comprising a mesh fabric pocket formed inside of a bra cup for receiving a pad of absorbent material, the pocket interior member having an opening proximate the weaver's breast nipple permitting direct contact between the nipple and pad.  Patent:  8657643.  Inventor: Perez.  Not Assigned.
Advanced engineered garment:  A dual layer under body armor hybrid fabric garment.  The outer layer is made of fire retardant materials for protection while the inner layer is an elastic fabric (for comfort) also made of fire retardant materials.  Patent:  8656512.  Inventor:  Rock, et.al.  Assignee:  Mmi-Ipco, LLC.

Sports glove with impact force attenuation system:  A force attenuation system for a sports (baseball) glove.  The force attenuation system includes a pair of foam layers surrounding a fluid-filled chamber. This configuration allows the force attenuation system to reduce forces that a hand experiences when catching a ball with the glove.
Patent:  8656513.  Inventor:  Plocher.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc.

Padding system:  A modular padding system for outdoor garments that is removable, replaceable, comfortable and secure while maintaining an aesthetically neat and trim look. Patent:  8656514.  Inventor:  Neuron. Assignee:  Patagonia, Inc.

Performance apparel with flexible portion:  An athletic garment may comprising multiple layers where each layer is patterned to provide specific functions.  This allows for garments that can be customized for multiple parameters such as fit or range of motion.   Patent:  8656515.  Inventor:  Newton.  Assignee:  Reebok International Limited.

Children's clothing with hidden harness and exterior handholds:  An article of clothing for children with a hidden harness attached to the interior of the clothing structure and exterior handholds attached to the hidden harness. When a handhold is pulled, the force is spread over the entire hidden harness allowing the force of the grasp to be evenly distributed across the child's frame. The handholds also provide a place of attachment for an extension tether strap. The clothing structure used may be a full body garment, upper body garment, lower body garment or infant garment.  Patent:  8656516.  Inventors:  Rawlings and Reinhardt.  Not Assigned.

Article of footwear including a woven strap system.  A shoe with a woven strap system.  The sole is formed with multiple straps attached to the edge of the sole.  A footbed is placed on top of the sole and a shoe liner/interior component is placed on top of the foot bed.  The straps are fitted into outside of the interior component and are then held in place by the shoelaces.  In effect, the shoelaces hold the entire shoe together.  Patent:  8656606Inventor:  Hooper.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc.

Soles for shoes or other footwear having compartments with computer processor-controlled variable pressure:  An athletic shoe, with a shoe sole with two fluid filled compartments, connected in such a way that the force of the step is cushioned in an anatomically appropriate way.  This shoe is seriously engineered.  Patent:  8656607.  Inventor:  Ellis.  Assignee:  Anatomic Research, Inc. 

Article of footwear with a sole structure having fluid-filled support elements:  A shoe with two fluid filled chamber inserts.  Patent:  8656608.  Inventor:  Goodwin and Crowley.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc. 

Articles with retractable traction elements:  Retractable cleats for use in a shoe.  Patent:  8656610.  Inventor:  Baucom and Gerber.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc.

Articles with retractable traction elements:  Sister patent to the above patent.  Patent:  8656611.  Inventor:  Baucom and Gerber.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc.

Footwear with counter-supplementing strap:  A shoe with a heel cup formed from a flexible material and a rear strap extends upward around the lateral counter and around the Achilles tendon of the wearer, and is secured to a location on the upper that is forward of the wearer's ankle. This provides for comfort and support for the wearer.  Patent:  8656612.  Inventor:  Hurd and Nurse.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc.

Article of footwear having articulated sole member:  A shoe with a sole comprising multiple individual pieces connected to each other by connectors. The connectors are placed below the top surface of the sole member and above the bottom surface of the sole member. The connectors may connect the individual pieces of the sole member laterally and longitudinally.  Patent:  8656613.  Inventor:  Stockbirdge, et.al.  Assignee:  Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Ii

Customizable stud for an article of footwear:  Customizable studs for shoes.  The ground interaction characteristics can be varied by changing rings alter the contour, height, and material makeup of a stud.  Patent:  8656614.  Inventor:  Auger, et.al.  Assignee:  Nike, Inc.

Gripper head of a weaving machine:  A gripper head for a loom which makes possible a reliable clamping of a band-shaped weft material and avoids damages of the weft material. Patent:  8656962.  Inventor:  Oppl.   Assignee: Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft Mbh

Compositions for textile coatings:  A single step method for applying silicone coatings, specifically organopolysiloxanes with silicon hydroxy or silicon bound hydrogen groups, that do not require condensation catalysts such as platinum or rhodium.  Patent:  8658547.  Inventor:  Peschko and Mueller.  Assignee:  Wacker Chemie Ag.

Extremely high liquid barrier fabrics:  A nonwoven fabric comprising a support web and a fibrous barrier web, having a hydrohead of at least about 145 cm and a Frazier permeability of at least about 0.3 m3/m2-min.  Patent:  8656548.  Inventor:  Bryner.  Assignee:  E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company.

Nursing bra:  A nursing bra comprising a mesh fabric pocket formed inside of a bra cup for receiving a pad of absorbent material, the pocket interior member having an opening proximate the weaver's breast nipple permitting direct contact between the nipple and pad.  Patent:  8657643.  Inventor: Perez.  Not Assigned.

Jim Carson is a principal of RB Consulting, Inc. and a registered patent agent.  He has over 30 years of experience across multiple industries including the biotechnology, textile, computer, telecommunications, and energy sectors.  RB Consulting, Inc. specializes in providing management, prototyping, and regulatory services to small and start-up businesses.  He can be reached via email at James.Carson.Jr@gmail.com or by phone at (803) 792-2183.


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