Exhaust dyeing of cellulosic substrates with reactive dyes controlled simultaneous addition of salt and alkali
What is claimed is: 1. In a process wherein a textile material comprising cellulosic fibres is exhaust dyed with a reactive dyestuff in a dyebath which also contains a salt and an alkali, the improvem... Read More
Inventors: Hasler, Rolf; Palacin, Francis;, Assignee: Sandoz Ltd. (Basel, CH) |
Sole for footwear, especially sports footwear
I claim: 1. A sole for footwear comprising a lower layer of abrasion-resistant material having a lower surface comprising a plurality of downwardly-projecting ribs to touch the ground, the ribs being ... Read More
Inventors: Denu, Francis;, Assignee: Adidas Fabrique de Chaussures de Sport (Landersheim, FR) |
Golf-shoe sole
What is claimed is: 1. In a golf-shoe sole of the type made of polyurethane-base foamed material and having spikes, the improvement comprising: a spike-free transverse zone situated at a location inte... Read More
Inventors: Mayer, Hubert J. M.;, Assignee: Bata-Schuh-Aktiengesellschaft (Riburg, CH) |
Outsoles for sports shoes, particularly for use on artificial grass
We claim: 1. An outsole for a sports shoe made from a resiliently deformable material and comprising a multiplicity of deformable frustoconical cleats distributed over the tread side of the outsole an... Read More
Inventors: Bente, Alfred; Dassler, deceased, Adolph; Henkel, legal representative, by Albert;, Assignee: Adidas Sportschuhfabriken Adi Dassler KG (DE) |
Foam crystallization of condensation polymers
What is claimed is: 1. A solid closed cell foam of crystallized linear aromatic polyester having a heat of fusion in the range of about 12 to about 40 J/g obtained by melting a normally amorphous poly... Read More
Inventors: Ort, Morris R.; Newell, Elizabeth L.;, Assignee: Monsanto Company (St. Louis, MO) |
Biomechanically tuned shoe construction
The shoe construction of the present invention includes a heel that provides a force-deflection response that is biomechanically tuned to the person wearing the shoe, the use of the shoe, and the surf... Read More
Inventors: McMahon, Thomas A.; Greene, Peter R.;, Assignee: |
Athletic shoe with heel stabilizer
The present invention is directed to an athletic shoe. The shoe includes an upper which has an outer surface and an inner surface. The shoe upper includes a heel spring section and a toe spring sectio... Read More
Inventors: Frederick, Edward C.; Murphy, Joseph J.; Gorman, James T.; Burris, Steven J.;, Assignee: BRS, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) |
Gripping element for footwear
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The gripping element to be seen in FIG. 1 has, as may be seen from the drawing, a generally bell-like body with a generally flat end wall 1 and a wall 2 or skirt becoming som... Read More
Inventors: Bente, Alfred;, Assignee: adidas Sportschuhfabriken Adi Dassler KG (DE) |
Impact resistant polymeric compositions containing polyamides, maleic anhydride adducts of hydrogenated polymers and graft copolymers thereof
OF THE INVENTION As indicated, the polymeric compositions of this invention, which are thermoplastic in nature, contain polyamides, maleic anhydride adducts of hydrogenated polymers or copolymers and... Read More
Inventors: Hergenrother, William L.; Matlock, Mark G.; Ambrose, Richard J.;, Assignee: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH) |
Shoe sole construction
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a new and improved shoe sole construction which overcomes the disadvantages noted above with respect to prior art footwear. Another... Read More
Inventors: Stubblefield, Jerry D.;, Assignee: Pensa, Inc. (Portland, OR) |
Golf shoe sole structures for relieving spike-produced pressure points
Referring to FIG. 1, a left-foot golf shoe incorporating the principles of this invention is shown to comprise an upper 20 and a shoe bottom 22. Upper 20 may be of any suitable conventional construct... Read More
Inventors: Misevich, Kenneth W.;, Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY) |
Construction for an athletic shoe and process of making
The lower part of a molded shoe is constructed in accordance with the present invention by first forming one or more portions of the sole and/or heel of a material with extra durability such as high c... Read More
Inventors: Chen, York;, Assignee: Contax Sports, Inc. (Burlingame, CA) |
Low modulus structural foam
The low modulus thermoplastic polymers which are within the scope of the present invention include copolyetherester polymers, polyamides, polyolefins and the like. These low-modulus thermoplastic pol... Read More
Inventors: Liu, Nan-I;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Pittsfield, MA) |
Outer sole for an athletic shoe having cleats with exchangeable gripping elements
The invention relates to a sole for an athletic shoe having cleats with exchangeable gripping elements of the type having stud-shaped holding elements with an outer surface that has at least one snap-... Read More
Inventors: Dassler, Armin A.; Bauer, Willi;, Assignee: Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (Herzogenaurach, DE) |
Modified block copolymer composition
OF THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in detail. The component (a) of the modified block copolymer composition of the present invention is at least one thermoplastic polymer se... Read More
Inventors: Shiraki, Toshinori; Hayano, Fusakazu; Morita, Hideo;, Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Vulcanized composite sole for footwear
The sole of this invention is especially adapted for athletic footwear, such as running shoes. The sole includes a relatively soft midsole made of a soft rubber-like elastomer. The midsole is wedge-sh... Read More
Inventors: Cheskin, Melvyn P.;, Assignee: Quabaug Corporation (North Brookfield, MA) |
Gripping studs for sports shoes
An object of the present invention is to provide a gripping stud which can be produced in a simple and inexpensive manner while however giving enhanced integrity even in relation to impact loadings. A... Read More
Inventors: Greiner, Peter; Pfluger, Hubert; Widmann, Horst;, Assignee: Adidas Sportschuhfabriken Adi Dassler Stiftung & Co. KG (DE) |
Cleated sole for activewear shoe
This need has been met by a novel sole construction comprising the invention. This sole construction includes an outsole and a cleat layer generally disposed above the outsole. A plurality of cleats a... Read More
Inventors: Autry, James C.; Yung-Mao, Lin;, Assignee: Autry Industries, Inc. (Dallas, TX) |
Impact resistant blends of thermoplastic polyamides, functionalized polyolefins and functionalized elastomers
OF THE INVENTION Polyamides The polyamide matrix resin of the toughened compositions of this invention is well known in the art and embraces those semi-crystalline and amorphous resins having a molec... Read More
Inventors: Lutz, Robert G.; Gelles, Richard; Gergen, William P.;, Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Houston, TX) |
Gripping element for sports shoes and soles utilizing same
The present invention relates to a gripping element for sports shoes, particularly to cleats of a stiffly elastic material which are provided with a projecting insert or rigid, highly abrasion resista... Read More
Inventors: Flemming, Udo;, Assignee: Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport (Herzogenaurach, DE) |
Modified block copolymers having carboxyl groups grafted on the alkenyl arene blocks
OF THE INVENTION Selectively Hydrogenated Block Copolymer Base Polymer The block copolymers employed herein may have a variety of geometrical structures, since the invention does not depend on any sp... Read More
Inventors: Pottick, Lorelle; Willis, Carl L.; Gergen, William P.; Lutz, Robert G.;, Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Houston, TX) |
Shoe sole construction
: This shoe sole is particularly adapted for use with athletic shoes for basketball, tennis and allied sports and provides superior cushioning for the foot of the athlete. The sole uses different cush... Read More
Inventors: Fuerst, Rory W.;, Assignee: Kaepa, Inc. (San Antonio, TX) |
Blends of polar thermoplastic polymers and modified block copolymers
OF THE INVENTION The polar thermoplastic polymers are those which contain at least one polar functional group capable of chemically linking to (e.g., grafting reaction) or capable of exhibiting a str... Read More
Inventors: Modic, Michael J.;, Assignee: Shell Oil Company (Houston, TX) |
Thermoplastic molding materials
What is claimed is: 1. A thermoplastic molding material comprising: (a) a polyphenylene ether, l (b) a graft polymer, comprising a hydrocarbon as the principal chain and polyphenylene ether as the sid... Read More
Inventors: Jadamus, Hans; Bartmann, Martin;, Assignee: Huls Aktiengesellschaft (DE) |
High modulus rubber composition
OF THE INVENTION The process of this invention can be utilized to modify virtually any type of rubbery elastomer which contains double bonds. The rubbers which are modified in accordance with this in... Read More
Inventors: Pyke, James B.; Bauer, Richard G.; Cohen, Martin P.; Handa, Pawan K.;, Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH) |
Sole for a sport shoe
The present invention relates to improvements made in such a walking sole in order to give it both greater longitudinal flexibility and a degree of transverse rigidity extending beyond the notches tow... Read More
Inventors: DuFour, Pierre;, Assignee: Salomon S. A. (Chavanod, FR) |
Components made from continuous fiber reinforced polyamide molding compositions and rubber, and a process for their preparation
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The fibrous reinforcement of the molding compositions based on PA are composed of continuous non-metallic fibers such as, for example, carbon fibers, aramid fibers and/or... Read More
Inventors: Baron, Christian; Grosse-Puppendahl, Thomas; Jadamus, Hans; Richter, Klaus-Peter;, Assignee: Huls Aktiengesellschaft (Marl, DE) |
Method of preparing a chemical composition comprised of molding compounds based on polyphenylene ethers and sulfur-vulcanizable rubbers containing double bonds
Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide a method of achieving adhesion between PPE-contining thermoplastic molding compounds and elastomeric rubbers, while achieving the followi... Read More
Inventors: Jadamus, Hans; Richter, Klaus-Peter;, Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft (Marl, DE) |
Process for producing a shaped body of graphite
OF INVENTION After the immersion in the liquid slip and after the drying and curing at about 100 degrees C., the slip layer applied on the shaped part is wrapped preferably in a plastic foil, and is ... Read More
Inventors: Schulten, Rudolf; Sahabi, Behzad;, Assignee: Huls Aktiengesellschaft (Marl, DE) |
Sports-shoe sole and a gripper connected to such a sole
Based on the above state of the art, the object of the invention is a connecting system of the initially cited kind which shall be designed on the side of the sole, i.e. sole-side, in such a way that ... Read More
Inventors: Swain, Bernhard;, Assignee: Sportartikelfabrik Karl Uhl GmbH (Balingen, DE) |
Obesity Surgery 
