Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
036200600 | Heated | 15 |
20090013554 | Electrically Heatable Insole - An electrically heatable in sole may include at least one sole base body and one covering layer, at least one heating electrode, at least one rechargeable battery that is electrically connected to the heating electrode, and a control circuit for controlling the heating process and the charging of the battery. Heating electrodes, rechargeable batteries and a control circuit are arranged in the base body of the sole and/or between the base body and the covering layer. The control circuit includes a remote control device for starting and stopping the heating process, and a protection circuit for disconnecting the rechargeable batteries in the event of an error. | 01-15-2009 |
20100192406 | Electrically heated insoles for footwear - A wire-free, rechargeable electrically heated insole for footwear. The insole comprises an upper sole and a bottom sole separated by electrical components for controlling the continuous monitoring and heating of the insole. An insert and fiber plane are also provided as a cushion for the electrical components between the upper and bottom soles. The electrical components comprise a printed circuit board electrically coupled with a thermostat, an amplifier and transistor, resistors, and a light emitting diode to form the electrical system. | 08-05-2010 |
20100212183 | BOOT LINER - A boot liner, for a ski boot, snowboarding boot, inline skating boot, mountaineering boot or the like, which boot liner is made, at least in a sub-region, of a material which is plastically deformable at a predetermined temperature (the deformation temperature (T | 08-26-2010 |
20110083339 | FOOTWEAR WITH HEATING ARRANGEMENT - A footwear which includes a footwear sole, a footwear vamp, and a heating arrangement, wherein the heating arrangement includes a rechargeable battery, a control circuitry, a heater element, a heater switch, and a recharging inlet, wherein the control circuitry includes a switching circuitry and a status indicator circuitry electrically connected with the switching circuitry, a control outlet, an intelligence control circuitry electrically connected with the switching circuitry, a thermistor, and a power control circuitry electrically connected with the control outlet. The power control circuitry includes a voltage maintenance circuitry, wherein the intelligence control circuitry is electrically connected with the thermistor. The heater element is electrically connected with the control circuitry, and is controlled by the control circuitry to selectively generate heat for maintaining a predetermined temperature at the footwear sole. | 04-14-2011 |
20120005919 | Shoe with heating unit - A shoe includes an outsole and a vamp connected to the outsole, a heating member is located in the outsole of the shoe and includes a circuit to transfer electric energy to thermal energy. A controller is connected to the shoe and is electrically connected to the heating member so as to activate the heating member to generate thermal energy. The controller includes a power source and a switch which is operated by the wearer to activate the heating member. | 01-12-2012 |
20120260522 | HEATED SHOE - A heated shoe includes a main body, a sole, a heat conducting layer and a heat generating module. The heat generating module includes a power generating unit, a rectifying circuit and a heat generating unit, which are electrically connected in series. The power generating unit and the rectifying circuit are located in the sole, and the heat generating unit is located at the heat conducting layer. The power generating unit provides and outputs induced current, the rectifying circuit receives, rectifies and processes the induced current from the power generating unit. The heat generating unit converts electric energy from the rectifying circuit into heat, and the heat conducting layer outputs the heat. | 10-18-2012 |
20120311885 | THERMAL FOOTWEAR SYSTEM - The Thermal Footwear System includes an energy storage section adapted to store electrical energy and an energy release section electrically coupled to the energy storage section, configured to receive electrical energy from the energy storage section and utilize the electrical energy for production of thermal energy without requiring the use of energy overhead elements which cause expenditure of energy for other than heat generation. The Thermal Footwear System also provides for an energy storage section and a self-regulating energy release section printed on a substrate that can be physically separate and still remain electrically coupled. The energy release section typically comprises a multilayer device that consists of an active thermal element with a wide resistive range generating the thermal output, a thermally conductive guidance layer evenly distributing the generated heat over a predetermined area, and a thermally insulating impedance layer reducing the loss of generated heat to the ambient environment. | 12-13-2012 |
20130219743 | ELECTRIC HEATING SOLE - An electric heating sole comprises a sole main body ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130247410 | HEAT-GENERATING SHOE - A heat-generating shoe comprises a power generation device. When applying a force to the heat-generating shoe, the power generation device with applied force produces electrical energy by electromagnetic induction or piezoelectric effect without external power supply or replacing the battery, so as to generate power automatically during the user walking. More particularly, the present invention can increase the temperature inside the shoe body for preventing users from frostbite in cryogenic environment. Additionally, the present invention provides a variety of types of power generation devices, so a suitable power generation device can be adopted depending on the power demand, thickness of heat-generating shoe, and/or costs. | 09-26-2013 |
20140059882 | Article of Footwear with a Heating System - A heated article of footwear that includes an outer shell and a removable inner liner is described. The inner liner includes a heating system with a toe cap heating element. The toe cap heating element is disposed around a perimeter of the forefoot region of the inner liner. The heating system is integrated within the inner liner and is removable with the inner liner from the outer shell. A power source for the heating system is contained within a battery compartment area disposed along a cuff of the inner liner to provide access to the power source. | 03-06-2014 |
20140182162 | INSOLE WITH HEATING ELEMENT - An insole for a shoe includes at least a plate of thermoplastic material and a heating element. The thermoplastic plate is fully customizable. Fully customizable soles for shoes with heating elements, and a method for obtaining insoles or soles, especially for winter shoes are also described. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182163 | Method And Apparatus For Providing Internal Heating Of Footwear - A method and apparatus for generating thermal energy (heat) from human locomotion is proposed and used to provide heating of the user's footwear. The apparatus takes the form of a pair of flexible, liquid-filled chambers connected by an energy-generating tube. One chamber is located in the heel region of a footwear insole, with the other in the toe region, such that as a person walks, the liquid moves back and forth within the tube. This movement is used to also move an energy-producing element (either an electromagnetic arrangement or viscous liquid) back and forth within the tube and convert the captured human locomotion energy into thermal energy, thus warming the footwear. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182164 | Apparatus For Regulating Footwear Temperature - An arrangement for regulating the interior temperature of footwear takes the form of an insole (or midsole) and includes a heat generator and a heat storage and release element, The heat generator may be configured to capture mechanical energy in the form of human locomotion and convert the captured energy into heat. Other types of heat generators may also be used. The heat storage and release element comprises one or more phase change materials that function to absorb generated heat (to keep footwear from overheating), as well as release the stored heat when the ambient temperature of the footwear drops below the transition temperature of the material. | 07-03-2014 |
20160081423 | HEATED SHOE - A shoe includes a sole, an actuator and a transducer. The actuator is mounted on one side of the sole. The transducer is mounted within the sole and includes a micro-motor, a link structure and a heater. The link structure is positioned between the micro-motor and the actuator and configured to move the micro-motor to generate electric energy. The heater is electrically coupled to the micro-motor and configured to convert the electric energy provided by the micro-motor to heat. When the actuator deforms or restores its deformation, the link structure moves thereby enabling the micro-motor to generate electric energy for the heater. | 03-24-2016 |
20160100651 | Manually Operated Electrical Power Generators For Body Heating and Powering Other Devices - A portable electrical generator including: a housing; a generator disposed within the housing and operable by a user from outside the housing to generate electrical energy; an output for outputting the energy from the generator to another device; and a connector to connect the housing to an other device or an article of clothing. The generator can include a cord having a portion within the housing and a portion movable outside the housing and connected to the generator such that pulling the cord to move the movable portion away from the housing produces the energy. The output and the connector can include contacts disposed on an external surface of the housing where the contacts can be magnetic contacts for releasably connecting the housing to mating magnetic contacts on the other device or the article of clothing. | 04-14-2016 |