24th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200178552 | FRESH PASTA FILATA CHEESE WITHOUT FATS AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION PROCESS - Fresh pasta filata cheese with a fat content equal to or lower than 0.5% w/w comprising a curd of fully skimmed milk and at least one vegetable oil and production process thereof. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178553 | ALTERNATIVE FREEZING METHODS FOR LIQUID FROZEN CONTENTS - Methods are described for creating shapes for the frozen liquid contents stored within single-serve pods used in dispensing machines for products such as coffee. Shapes may include freezing a liquid held statically in the pod in various orientations. Methods may include freeze/thaw/refreeze strategies, freezing the liquid while the pod is spinning or tumbling, use of preforms from molds, preforms made with probes, and/or use of preforms that have been formed by extrusion or pressing. In some embodiments, a shape is produced that does not interfere with the entrance of entrance or exit needles projected into the pod by the dispenser and shapes that do not interfere with the flow of a melting/diluting liquid during its transit from entrance to exit needle. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178554 | COFFEE BEAN COMPRESSION BLOCK, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF TEA BAG, USING SAME - The present disclosure provides various kinds of coffee drinks such as espresso using compressed coffee bean blocks or coffee particles finely separated in a compressing process, thus allowing people to enjoy unique deep and rich flavor of the roasted coffee bean, and vacuum packs a coffee bean tea-bag by a vacuum wrapper, thus maintaining the flavor of the roasted coffee bean for a lengthy period of time, and utilizing compressed coffee as an air freshener. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178555 | CHOCOLATE-LIKE FOOD CONTAINING HIGHLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACID - The present invention relates to a chocolate-like food containing a highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing fat or oil, and the objective of the present invention is to provide such a chocolate-like food that is suppressed in change in the flavor over time. The present invention is able to suppress change in the flavor over time of a chocolate-like food containing a highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing fat or oil by adjusting the pH thereof to a value within a predetermined range. It is preferable to use a highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing fat or oil which has been subjected to antioxidation treatment. It is preferable that the antioxidation treatment is carried out by dispersing water phases, in each of which a predetermined amount of a water-soluble antioxidant is dissolved, in the highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing fat or oil such that the water phases have particle diameters of 300 nm or less. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178556 | PLANT-BASED FROZEN CONFECTION - The present disclosure provides frozen confectionary products comprising a base frozen confection, wherein the base frozen confection comprises i) a vegetable or vegetable derivative component and ii) one or more sweetening agents. The frozen confectionary products provided in the present disclosure may optionally comprise an oil, an emulsifier, a stabilizer, a salt, and water. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178557 | CHEWING GUM COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - Disclosed are compositions useful for improving or enhancing the organoleptic properties, especially mouth feel and surface cooling effect, of pellet chewing gum. The compositions having a core chewing gum region with a Shore A hardness of less than 40, specifically less than 35; and a friable coating region providing a significant cooling effect as exhibited by rapid endothermic surface coating dissolution. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178558 | CHEWING GUM COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - Disclosed herein are chewing gum compositions having fat polymorphs that are predominantly beta prime and/or beta over alpha. Also disclosed are methods of forming chewing gum compositions having predominantly beta prime and/or beta fat polymorphs which have sufficient textural properties to be processed into wrapped/packaged chewing gum products or coated to coated chewing gum products. Improved methods of forming and conditioning chewing gum to reduce costs, cut down on conditioning time, and to improve gum sensory properties are disclosed. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178559 | CONFECTION PACKAGE - The invention is directed to a confection package comprising of a handle ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178560 | FLAVOR BLENDING SYSTEM - Devices and systems for dispensing flavored, frozen flowable foods are disclosed. Such devices and systems may include a flavor injection and blending assembly having an inner surface that tapers inwardly near an outlet end to form a nozzle that aids in coalescing strands of frozen flowable confection, formed during mixing, into a unitary form. Flavor injection and blending assemblies having a first mixing vane and a second mixing vane welded to one another are disclosed. Sanitizing systems configured to provide water to a flavor injection and blending assembly are also disclosed. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178561 | Method for Obtaining Ice Cream Cones and Product Thereof - The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing an ice cream cone, formed by a cone-shaped wafer and a layer of chocolate arranged on the inner face and upper edge of said wafer, with ice cream inside the ice cream cone. Another object of the invention is the ice cream cone obtained from said process. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178562 | FROZEN DESSERT AND METHOD OF MAKING AND PACKAGING THE SAME - A frozen dessert includes a gelato layer and a meringue layer positioned on top of the gelato layer, wherein the meringue layer is heater to harden and color a top surface thereof. A method of making and packaging the frozen dessert includes making gelato for a gelato layer of the frozen dessert, adding the gelato to the container, placing the container and gelato in a blast chiller, making meringue for a meringue layer of the frozen dessert, adding the meringue layer on top of the gelato layer in the container and heating the meringue layer. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178563 | A METHOD OF PRODUCING A FOOD OR BEVERAGE PRODUCT WITH FREE DIVALENT CATIONS DAIRY AND PLANT PROTEIN AGGREGATION - The invention relates to a method of producing a food or beverage product, comprising the steps of: providing an ingredient composition comprising micellar caseins, whey protein and plant protein having a pH of 5.9-7.1, preferably 6.2-6.8, and having a concentration of 1 to 15 wt. % of total proteins, and wherein the composition has a micellar casein to whey protein ratio of, 90/10 to 60/40 and a micellar caseins and whey protein to plant protein ratio of 80/20 to 20/80, adding divalent cations to provide a concentration of 2.0-10 mM free divalent cations in the ingredient composition and subsequently heat treating the ingredient composition to form agglomerated proteins comprising micellar casein, whey protein and plant proteins, the agglomerates having a size of 5 to 50 microns as measured by D(4,3) mean diameter as measured by laser diffraction. The invention also relates to a product obtained by this method. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178564 | Water-miscible preparation of a lipophilic compound - The invention describes a process in which casein micelles suspended in an aqueous medium are treated with pulsed electric fields in order to produce casein micelles which contain at least one lipophilic compound as a preparation which is suspended in the aqueous medium. The preparation is characterized in that it has casein micelles and at least one lipophilic compound or consists thereof, wherein the lipophilic compound is connected to the casein micelles, preferably is encompassed by the casein micelles. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178565 | LACTOBACILLUS CURVATUS WIKIM55 HAVING ACTIVITY OF PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH, AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME - The present disclosure relates to novel | 2020-06-11 |
20200178566 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE CONTROL OF ACUTE HEPATOPANCREATIC NECROSIS DISEASE - Generally, the inventive technology relates to novel strategies for disease control in animal systems. Specifically, the inventive technology relates to novel methods, systems and compositions for the biocontrol of pathogens in aquatic systems. Specifically, the invention may comprise novel techniques, systems, and methods for the biocontrol of disease-transmitting pathogens affecting shrimp in aquaculture systems. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178567 | PROBIOTIC BACTERIAL MOLECULES AND THEIR USE IN METHODS TO TREAT/PREVENT INFECTION BY HARMFUL BACTERIA AND TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL HEALTH - This invention provides isolated and characterized secreted molecules from probiotic bacteria for use in compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of infection by harmful pathogenic bacteria. The isolated secreted molecules can also be used in nutritional or medical food products which provide probiotics to the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178568 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PET FOOD - There is provided a method of producing pet food including a base substance and a coating part that coats a part of the base substance, the method including: (a) a step of processing a coating part forming composition having a composition different from that of the base substance, at a first temperature (T1); (b) a step of processing the coating part forming composition at a second temperature (T2), after the step (a); (c) a step of processing the coating part forming composition at a third temperature (T3), after the step (b); (d) a step of coating a part of the base substance with the coating part forming composition obtained in the step (c); and (e) a step of solidifying the coating part forming composition with which the part of the base substance is coated, in which there is a relationship of the first temperature (T1)>the third temperature (T3)>the second temperature (T2). | 2020-06-11 |
20200178569 | Method of Coating an Edible Thermoplastic Pet Chew - A method of preparing an edible thermoplastic nutritious pet chew having an edible film coating comprising applying an aqueous solution or suspension of a cellulose ester and at least one hydrolysable nutrient or at least one heat labile nutrient to the uncoated pet chew; and drying the pet chew at a low temperature to form an edible film coating containing the nutrient, wherein the coating adheres to the pet chew, and wherein the nutrient in the coating is not degraded by heat and hydrolysis. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178570 | METHOD FOR BORING INTO A COCONUT WITH A THREADED STOPPER INCORPORATED INTO SAME - The present invention relates to a new method for drilling the coconut with an integrated screw cap, which consists of the following stages: coconut cleaning; making a cut in the endocarp of the coconut; cleaning and sanitation of the cutting area; and, placement of the screw cap to maintain the aseptic area. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178571 | Beverage Concentrates With Increased Viscosity And Shelf Life And Methods Of Making The Same - Liquid beverage concentrates providing enhanced stability to flavor, artificial sweeteners, vitamins, and/or color ingredients are described herein. The liquid beverage concentrates achieve enhanced stability due to inclusion of one or more viscosity increasing agents. The liquid beverage concentrates described herein provide enhanced flavor stability to ingredients that are highly prone to degradation in acidic solutions despite the concentrates having a low pH (i.e., about 1.8 to about 3.1). In some approaches, the liquid beverage concentrates disclosed herein remain shelf stable for at least about three months when stored at 70° F. in a sealed container and can be diluted to prepare flavored beverages with a desired flavor profile and with little or no flavor degradation. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178572 | MICROWAVE PROCESSING METHODS FOR FORMULATING ORALLY INGESTIBLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LIPOPHILIC ACTIVE AGENTS - Aspects described herein relate to improved methods for infusing food and beverage compositions with lipophilic active agents. More particularly, aspects described herein relate to improved methods for infusing food and beverage compositions with lipophilic active agents involving drying methods using dielectric energy, particularly microwave energy. In some aspects, the methods further comprise dehydration using dielectric energy under vacuum and stirring at a temperature of less than 70° C. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178573 | STERILIZATION METHOD AND STERILIZATION DEVICE - Provided are a sterilization method for liquids, whereby flavor deterioration can be suppressed while securing a sterilization effect, and a sterilization device. The sterilization method according to the present invention comprises irradiating a solution to be treated, which is a beverage other than water, substantially not with ultraviolet light with an emission wavelength of 260 nm or less but with ultraviolet light with an emission wavelength of 280-320 nm inclusive. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178574 | Sweetness and Taste Improvement of Steviol Glycoside and Mogroside Sweeteners with Cyclamate - Consumables comprising cyclamate and a steviol glycoside sweetener or mogroside sweetener are provided herein, wherein cyclamate, when present in an amount at or below its sweetness recognition threshold concentration, enhances the sweetness of and, optionally, improves the sweetness profile the sweetener, thereby providing a consumable that tastes more like a sucrose-sweetened consumable. Methods of enhancing the sweetness of a consumable, methods of making a consumable taste more like a sucrose-sweetened consumable and methods of preparing consumables are also detailed herein. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178575 | HIGH HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A high hydrostatic pressure processing method, applied for food processing, comprises capturing the first image of a food material, obtaining the first color parameter according to the first image and storing the first color parameter into the first food quality parameter group, performing the first high-pressure-process on the food material according to the first food quality parameter group so as to obtain an intermediate product, capturing the second image of the intermediate product, obtaining the second color parameter according to the second image and storing the second color parameter into the second food quality parameter group, and performing the second high-pressure-process on the intermediate product according to the second food quality parameter group and a sterilization standard. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178576 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR POLYMER BASED SHELF LIFE EXTENSION - The present disclosure relates to compositions, solutions, and methods for extending the shelf life of food compositions. For example, the disclosure is directed to food compositions or solutions comprising silk fibroin. In some instances, the compositions may be coated with a silk fibroin layer. The disclosure is also directed to methods of preparing food compositions. The methods include spray-coating, dip-coating, or mixing the food compositions with fragments of silk fibroin. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178577 | PROCESS FOR MAKING GALACTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDE PRODUCT - A process for preparing a galacto-oligosaccharide product comprises exposing a permeate composition to one or more enzymes that convert one or more compounds in the permeate composition to one or more galacto-oligosaccharide compounds to provide a galacto-oligosaccharide solution, wherein at least about 10% of total sugar, by weight, in the galacto-oligosaccharide solution is in the form of the one or more galacto-oligosaccharide compounds, and concentrating at least a portion of the galacto-oligosaccharide solution to provide a galacto-oligosaccharide syrup. In an example, a galacto-oligosaccharide product, for example made by the process, comprises a dry or substantially dry powder including one or more dried compounds from a permeate composition and at least 20% by weight of one or more galacto-oligosaccharides, wherein the powder is free or substantially free from a drying agent. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178578 | Apparatus and related industrial applications with solid-state RF energy technology - The present invention relates to a processing apparatus, in which a substance is preferably heated, cooked, dried, disinfected and/or pasteurized, sterilized. The present invention further relates to a method to treat a substance with radio-frequency waves. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178579 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSTANT NOODLES - Problem to be Solved | 2020-06-11 |
20200178580 | MALT SPROUTS EXTRACTS AND THEIR USES - Disclosed are compositions containing malt sprouts fraction extracts, their process of preparation and their uses. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178581 | A METHOD FOR PREPARING ANIMAL MEAT ENRICHED WITH OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - The present invention relates to a method for preparing animal meat enriched with Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids comprising providing animal meat enriched with Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; identifying meat from at least one portion of the animal; and separating the meat from the at least one portion of the animal from the remainder of the animal. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178582 | Reduced Water Activity Date Composition - Described are food compositions that include a fruit paste, a dried fruit, and a nut butter. The food compositions have a lower water activity (less than 0.6) than similar fruit paste-based food compositions that do not include a dried fruit, while retaining a desired texture and moisture perception. Also described are methods of making the described food compositions, and food products including the described food compositions. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178583 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A FOOD PUREE - Provided is an apparatus ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178584 | SHELF STABLE FRIED PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR CREATING THE SAME - A shelf stable fried product and a process for creating a shelf stable fried product is disclosed. Aspects include a process for managing fat migration, moisture migration, and cell degrading of a food product during frying. Aspects further include a resulting shelf stable food product that includes a crispy and/or crunchy texture and a desirable fat distribution. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178585 | SAVOURY CONCENTRATE WITH MULBERRY FRUIT EXTRACT - The invention relates to a process of preparing a savoury concentrate, such as a bouillon cube or a seasoning, which comprises a mulberry fruit material. These savoury concentrates are particularly suitable for use as a cooking aid in the preparation of starch rich food comprising at least 60% of starch by weight of dry matter. The invention further relates to a savoury concentrate and to a method of preparing starch rich food comprising at least 60% of starch by weight of dry matter. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178586 | PEPTIDE - A novel substance which adds body to a food product, and a body-adding agent for food products that uses said substance are provided. More specifically, the body adding agent for food products is characterized by having as an active component a peptide, or a salt thereof, that is characterized in that the γ-glutamyl bond number is 2-4 and the peptide chain length is the γ-glutamyl bond number +1 to +2, a food product manufacturing method that uses said peptide, and a method for adding body to a food product, characterized by adding said peptide are provided. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178587 | Methods of Freeze Drying Compositions Containing Rebaudioside M and Rebaudioside D - Methods of preparing freeze dried powders comprising rebaudioside M and rebaudioside D are provided herein. The freeze dried powders produced by the disclosed methods exhibit improved aqueous solubility over known forms and compositions of rebaudioside M and rebaudioside D. Methods of preparing consumables, e.g. beverages, with the freeze dried compositions are also detailed herein. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178588 | Dietary Supplementation with Mixed Alkali Salts - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the dietary management of nephrolithiasis and hypocitraturia through the oral administration of multiple alkali salts including sodium bicarbonate, potassium citrate and/or magnesium citrate. Also provided are kits including compositions for the dietary management of nephrolithiasis and hypocitraturia. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178589 | SHORT-TERM WASH TREATMENT OF PRODUCE - A produce wash system is provided. The produce wash system includes a produce line including a short-term wash device and a rinse transition component followed by a wash device, a short-term wash treatment that is applied by the short-term wash device to a product, wherein the short-term wash treatment remains on the product for a pretreatment time that lasts until the short-term wash treatment is rinsed off, and a rinse solution applied by the rinse transition component that rinses the product after the product leaves the short-term wash device and before the product enters the wash device, and a wash treatment that is applied by the wash device to the product, wherein the wash treatment rinses any remaining short-term wash treatment from the product. The pretreatment time is set at or below a damage threshold time beyond which the short-term wash treatment damages the product beyond a damage threshold. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178590 | PREPARATION METHOD OF TOBACCO SHEETS WITH A REDUCED QUANTITY OF WOOD PULP FIBERS - The present invention provides a preparation method of tobacco sheets with a reduced quantity of wood pulp fibers, and belongs to the technical field of reconstituted tobacco. The method includes the steps of: cooking tobacco stem materials by alkaline process, and filtering and washing the cooked tobacco stem materials to obtain tobacco stem fibers; generating mixed pulp by mixing wood pulp fibers, tobacco pulp, filling materials, water and the tobacco stem fibers together as per certain proportions, and subjecting the mixed pulp to a papermaking process in a paper machine to obtain tobacco sheets. By means of adding tobacco stem fibers, the present invention effectively reduces the quantity of wood pulp fibers, ensures the continuous operation of the paper machine, and effectively improves the bulk and tensile index of prepared tobacco sheets. Furthermore, the present invention reduces the quantity of wood pulp fibers, improves the flavor of tobacco, and effectively relieves the negative effect of excessive wood pulp fibers on the flavor of tobacco. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178591 | Sheet of smokeable material - The present invention relates to a laminate ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178592 | METHOD FOR CASTING AN ALKALOID CONTAINING MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method to cast a sheet ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178593 | PASTEURISATION OF FINE CUT TOBACCO - There is provided a method of making a product containing pasteurised fme cut tobacco for combustible use. The method comprises arranging fme cut tobacco ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178594 | METHOD FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE ON A WRAPPING BAND OF A SMOKING ARTICLE - A method for applying adhesive on a wrapping band of a smoking article includes moving the band along a feed direction, the band has a longitudinal direction of extension, opposing first and second surfaces, a first plurality of portions having a first thickness and a second plurality of portions having a second thickness greater than the first thickness, the portions of the first and second pluralities being disposed alternately along the direction of extension. A nozzle having a delivery end, and the band are moved towards/away from each other between a first position, where the delivery end and the second surface are at a first distance which is less than or equal to the second thickness, and a second position, where the delivery end and the second surface are at a second distance greater than the second thickness. An adhesive is delivered on the first surface through the nozzle. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178595 | MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPONENT FOR AN AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE - The present invention relates to a machine for the production of a component for an aerosol generating article, the machine including: —a buffer station, the buffer station including: # fixed sheet guides; # movable sheet guides which are movable in a reciprocating manner in a direction towards the fixed sheet guides and in a direction away from the sheet fixed guides; # an actuator for moving the movable sheet guides, wherein the fixed and movable sheet guides together define a zig-zag trajectory for the sheet having a variable length for varying the total length of the sheet of material in the buffer station; # supports for the sheet, the supports being arranged so that, when the movable sheet guides are moved towards the fixed sheet guides, at least one of the movable sheets guides is interposed between two different supports of the plurality; # an air system; # wherein the each of the supports defines an outer surface, at least one of the outer surfaces having a first portion in which a sucking action is exerted by the air system to attract the sheet towards the outer surface and a second portion in which a blowing action is exerted by the air system to push the sheet away from the outer surface. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178596 | Supporting element for tobacco industry machine - The object of the application is a supporting element ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178597 | Pipe - Various embodiments of a pipe for cooled smoke and containment are disclosed. In some embodiments, the pipe includes a body and a cover movable engaged to the body. The body includes a first end, a second end, and an axis extending between the first and second end. The body further includes a receptacle positioned closer to the first end than the second end. The cover includes an aperture. The aperture can be selectively aligned with the receptacle of the body. Optionally, the body includes one or more channels that direct smoke to travel along the axis of the body in opposite directions. Further optionally, the body includes one or more reservoirs that direct smoke to travel in a direction perpendicular to the axis. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178598 | Smart Wireless Water Pipe System For Smoke Sanitization, Storage and Portability - The present invention relates to an electronic water pipe device capable of automatically burning a substance placed into its burner, cooling and to some degree cleansing the resulting smoke of some of its toxins, then, if desired, pressurizing and/or storing all smoke produced in a canister or other gas storage device, for transport or storage. It includes a multicolored light display which responds to music and other audio input. It is also capable of being wirelessly controlled using a PC or Smart Device utilizing a wireless connection through an app or webpage interface/portal, or through voice recognition or on a timer or with input from one or more sensor(s) or the press of one or more buttons be activated and automatically perform to completion all its programmed functions. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178599 | SMOKING ARTICLES AND USE THEREOF FOR YIELDING INHALATION MATERIALS - The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178600 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE INCLUDING A HOUSING AND A COUPLER - The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices may include a control body and a cartridge including an atomizer and a reservoir configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition. The control body may include a housing defining an electrical power source cavity that extends along a first longitudinal axis and is configured to receive an electrical power source. The control body may additionally include a coupler configured to engage a cartridge including an aerosol precursor composition such that the cartridge extends along a second longitudinal axis. The first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis may be non-coaxial and oriented substantially parallel to one another. A related assembly method is also provided. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178601 | VAPING ATOMIZER - A vaping atomizer for use with a vaping device is provided. The atomizer includes an enclosure portion and a heating-element housing extending through the interior of the enclosure portion. A first cavity for receiving vaping liquid is at least partially formed between the enclosure portion and the heating-element housing. The heating-element housing includes at least one aperture formed therein facilitating transfer of the vaping liquid from the first cavity to a second cavity formed on the interior thereof. The at least one aperture formed in the heating-element housing can be generally shaped as a triangle. The size and shape of the least one aperture can be optimized to prevent the vaping liquid from flooding the interior cavity, and to accommodate uses of various vaping liquids having different viscosities, as well as to prevent liquid-absorbing material provided in the second cavity from drying out to prevent dry hits during use of the vaping atomizer. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178602 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE WITH LIQUID RESERVOIR INCLUDING AN ACTUATOR - An electronic smoking device includes a battery portion including an electric power supply, an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion having a mouthpiece opening in an end, and a liquid reservoir adapted for accommodating a liquid. The electronic smoking device further includes an atomizer arranged at a first end face of the liquid reservoir and operable when connected to the power supply to atomize liquid to create an aerosol, wherein the atomizer comprises a plurality of openings adapted for providing the aerosol, and an actuator movable inside the liquid reservoir towards the first end face and adapted for supplying liquid to the plurality of openings. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178603 | ANTIOXIDANT MICRONUTRIENTS IN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES - An antioxidant formulation for use with electronic cigarettes is provided and the formulation comprises: Vitamin A, Trans-Resveratrol, polyphenol, and tertiary butyl hydroquinone | 2020-06-11 |
20200178604 | ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION DEVICE - An electronic vapor provision device comprising a power cell, a vaporizer and a liquid store, wherein the vaporizer comprises a heater and a heater support, wherein the liquid store comprises a porous material. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178605 | HEATER ASSEMBLY WITH CAVITY - A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heater assembly including a bushing defining an aperture at a first end of the bushing and a cavity at a second end of the bushing; a potting compound disposed within the cavity; and an elongate electrical heater extending from the first end of the bushing, where a portion of the elongate electrical heater extends through the aperture and into the cavity. An aerosol-generating device, an aerosol-generating system, and a method of assembling a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device are also provided. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178606 | ULTRASONIC ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomizer and electronic cigarette are disclosed. The atomizer includes an e-liquid storage assembly and an atomization core detachably connected to the e-liquid storage assembly. The atomization core includes an ultrasonic atomization sheet. The e-liquid storage assembly includes an e-liquid chamber and an e-liquid outlet for communicating an atomization surface of the ultrasonic atomization sheet with the e-liquid chamber. The e-liquid storage assembly further includes a moving assembly that can move in the direction of assembling/disassembling the atomization core to open/close the e-liquid outlet. When the atomization core is connected with the e-liquid storage assembly, the atomization core drives the moving assembly to move and open the e-liquid outlet. When the atomization core is disconnected from the e-liquid storage assembly, the moving assembly is reset and closes the e-liquid outlet. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178607 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An aerosol provision system includes one or more receptacles each forming a respective central space, a base adapted to support the or each receptacle, the or each receptacle being removable from the base and at least a first airflow generator, operable to draw air through at least a first aerosol generator, wherein the base includes one or more outlets through which, in operation, aerosolized payload is directed to flow from the base into the central space of a respective receptacle and the or each receptacle comprises a first opening through which the user can inhale the aerosolized payload. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178608 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SYSTEM INCORPORATING A TAGGANT - A method of controlling an aerosol-generating system, and the associated system, are provided. The system includes an aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device having a detector configured to detect the presence of the article and to distinguish the article from other articles configured for use with the system, based on a spectroscopic signature of a taggant incorporated within a material of the article. The method includes detecting the presence of the article; determining whether the article includes a taggant; comparing the spectroscopic signature of the detected taggant with a look-up table of taggant spectroscopic signatures corresponding to articles configured for use with the system; preventing activation of the device, including preventing the supply of power to a heating element unless the detected taggant spectroscopic signature corresponds to an article configured for use with the system; and activating the device if the detected signature corresponds to the article. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178609 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an aerosol generating device which is capable of optimizing the timing at which aerosol generation is stopped. This aerosol generating device | 2020-06-11 |
20200178610 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING A GROUP OF COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES FROM A FIRST OPERATING STATION TO A SECOND OPERATING STATION - A system for transferring a first group of components of electronic cigarettes from first to second operating stations includes a flat collecting surface extending from a feeding zone to a releasing zone. A feeding device receives the components and feeds them onto the collecting surface. A first abutment element abuts the first component of the first group. A second abutment element abuts the last component of the first group. A compacting and stabilizing device moves the components closer together and stabilizes their positions. A first movement device moves the first and second abutment elements along the collecting surface to transfer the first group to the releasing zone. A tray faces the releasing zone to receive the first group. A pushing device pushes the components from the releasing zone into the tray. A transferring device transfers the tray with the first group towards the second operating station. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178611 | NICOTINE PARTICLE DELIVERY CONSUMABLE - A nicotine particle delivery consumable article includes a receptacle having a body extending from a receptacle first end to an opposing receptacle second end and defining a cavity. A capsule is disposed within the cavity. The capsule contains particles including nicotine. The receptacle includes a membrane sealing the receptacle first end and an air outlet extending through the receptacle second end and into the cavity. An air inlet, close to the receptacle first end, extends through a side wall of the body and into the cavity. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178612 | VAPORIZER HAVING ONE-WAY AIRFLOW VALVE AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES HAVING THE SAME - Present disclosure relates to a one-way airflow valve and electronic cigarettes having the one-way airflow valve. In certain embodiments, the electronic cigarette includes: a mouthpiece assembly, an E-liquid storage tank for storing E-liquid, a vaporizer assembly having a one-way airflow valve, an electric power connector for receiving electric power, and a condensed E-liquid vapor collection slot for collecting condensed E-liquid vapor to be reused. The mouthpiece assembly and vaporizer assembly form an airflow path. When user connects electric power source to the electric power connector, and sucks electronic cigarette through a mouthpiece, air pressure inside electronic cigarette is reduced which creates air pressure difference, such air pressure difference pushes a one-way airflow blocker upwards to open airflow path, and when user stops sucking, one-way airflow blocker returns to a first position under resilient force of the one-way airflow valve spring to close the airflow path. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178613 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette, including a mouthpiece assembly, an atomizing assembly, and a battery assembly. The mouthpiece assembly is disposed on the atomizing assembly. The atomizing assembly is disposed in the battery assembly. The mouthpiece assembly includes a mouthpiece and a mouthpiece cap covering the mouthpiece. The atomizing assembly includes a limit cover, a heating wire, a silicone support, and joints. The battery assembly includes a rotatable cover, a silicone seal, a seal ring, a cartridge, a silicone connector, a battery cell, a pneumatic switch, a silicone base, and a base sleeve. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178614 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette, including a mouthpiece assembly, an atomizing assembly, and a base assembly. The mouthpiece assembly includes a mouthpiece, a first seal ring adapted to seal the mouthpiece, a cylinder, a protective cover, a pin, and a slide block. The atomizing assembly includes a silicone seal, a silicone ring, a housing, a threaded connection ring, an atomization unit, a sealing element adapted to seal the atomization unit, a second seal ring adapted to seal the sealing element, a glass tube, and a third seal ring adapted to seal the upper part of the glass tube. The base assembly includes a fourth seal ring, a support adapted to support the glass tube, a vapor regulating ring, a base, a fifth seal ring adapted to seal the vapor regulating ring, a sixth seal ring adapted to seal the base, an insulation ring, and a joint. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178615 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette, including a mouthpiece assembly, an atomizing assembly, and a base assembly. The mouthpiece assembly includes a mouthpiece, a first seal ring adapted to seal the mouthpiece, a decorative ring, a first fixed seat adapted to fix the mouthpiece, a second seal ring adapted to seal the first fixed seat, a decorative cover, a fixed cover, a fixed ring adapted to fix the fixed cover, and a slide block. The atomizing assembly includes a silicone seal, a pin, a spring, a second fixed seat adapted to fix the slide block, a vapor regulating ring, a second seal ring adapted to seal the vapor regulating ring, a glass tube, a third seal ring, a fourth seal ring, and an atomizing unit. The base assembly includes a fifth seal ring, a base, an insulation ring, and a joint. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178616 | Vaporization Device - A vaporizer device includes an inhalation nozzle, a container containing the vaporizable material; and an atomizer arranged for carrying out a single continual atomization process for producing an inhalable vapor. A dosage reminder system for the vaporizer device includes a control module, a reminder determination unit configured for detecting a parameter during the single continual atomization process of the atomizer and a reminder element arranged for providing a reminder effect under control of the control module when the parameter reaches to a predetermined threshold. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178617 | GARMENT CUFF ATTACHMENT - A removable pant leg cuff attachment, the removable pant leg cuff attachment including a flexible sleeve having an upper end, a lower end, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The inner surface includes an insert material proximate the upper end of the flexible sleeve, the insert material configured to contact an inside surface of the pant leg, the lower end of the flexible sleeve configured to be folded upwards over the lower end of the pant leg to form a pant cuff. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178618 | Underwear with Shirt Tucking Apparatus to Accommodate the Front Placket of Shirt - An underwear with shirt tucking apparatus includes a lower undergarment, a first waist band, a second waist band, a plurality of attachments, and a plurality of gaps. The second waist band is circumferentially positioned around the first waist band that is connected to the lower undergarment. The second waist band is connected to the first waist band by the attachments that include a sagittal attachment, a first lateral attachment, a second lateral attachment, and a front attachment as the sagittal attachment is positioned along a sagittal plane of the lower undergarment and adjacent to a front section of the lower undergarment. The first lateral attachment and the second lateral attachment are positioned adjacent to a rear section of the lower undergarment. The front attachment is positioned offset and adjacent to the sagittal attachment. Resultantly, the plurality of attachments delineating the plurality of gaps for a shirt to be tucked. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178619 | A garment - The present invention relates to a garment ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178620 | A BREAST FEEDING AND BREAST NURSING CHAMBER WITH COVER - The present invention provides an apparatus for cover up comprising a screen, a frame assembly to facilitate fastening of the screen to head of a user mother to create a chamber. The frame assembly comprises, a head fixture capable of being worn on the head by the user mother, an adjusting mechanism movably coupled to said head fixture for adjusting size of said chamber, wherein said chamber provides user mother with complete privacy during breast feeding or breast pumping. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178621 | COOLING GARMENT COOLING DEVICE AND COOLING GARMENT HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THERETO - A cooling garment cooling device includes: a water delivery hose with a cooling water supply portion and cooling water branch portion; a pump supplying cooling water from the cooling water supply portion toward the cooling water branch portion; and plural branched water hoses having a first end-side water supply portion and second end-side water supply portion coupled to the cooling water branch portion. A portion of the branched water hoses between the first end-side water supply portion and second end-side water supply portion serves as a water outlet portion. Each branched water hose diameter is smaller than the water delivery hose diameter. The outer peripheral portion of the water outlet portion of each branched water hose orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the branched water hose has plural water passage holes with opening areas smaller than those of the first end-side water supply portion and second end-side water supply portion. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178622 | Mechanically Bonded Visor System for Surgical Hood - A visor system for a surgical hood is provided. The system includes a base film and one or more removable films that are mechanical bonded (e.g., via ultrasonic energy and pressure, which allows ethylene oxide gas to penetrate between the films to provide for a “new” sterile surface should the surgeon elect to peel away a soiled or splattered removable film during the course of a surgical procedure so that an unobstructed view can be maintained. The mechanical bond points are intermittent rather than continuous so that the perimeter of the visor is not sealed, thus allowing for adequate ethylene oxide gas penetration and exposure to each of the films. Further, because the bond points are located about the perimeter of the removable films, viewing is not obscured, yet the layers are held securely in place until easily removed from the underlying removable film or base film. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178623 | GARMENT FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - A garment for measuring biological information equipped with an electrode and wiring, with which noise can be prevented from being mixed in to the biological electric signals to be read, and with which a wearer feels less discomfort, even under dry condition while the garment is worn. Static electrical charge generated while the garment is worn is suppressed to decrease the noise in the biological electric signals to be read by selecting a combination of electrically insulating materials constituting the garment that have smaller gap of frictional electrostatic voltage, as well as using the electrode and wiring that are stretchy and have high conductivity even when being stretched to reduce discomfort while the garment is worn. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178624 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A GARMENT THAT IS CONVERTIBLE BETWEEN A JACKET AND A VEST/LEGGINGS - A garment can include a body having arm openings. Sleeves can be removably mounted adjacent the arm openings. Each sleeve can have a shoulder end and a wrist end. The garment also can include a jacket configuration where the sleeves are removably mounted to the body at the arm openings. In this mode, the body can be worn as a jacket on a torso and arms of a user. The shoulder ends of the sleeves can be removably fastened to fasteners on the body located adjacent the arm openings. The garment can further include a vest/leggings configuration wherein the sleeves are unfastened and removed from the body. The body can be worn as a vest on the torso of the user such that the garment does not cover the arms of the user. Each sleeve can be worn as a legging on a respective leg of the user. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178625 | INVERTIBLE GARMENT - An invertible, reversible, tailored, contoured, fitted garment, such as a coat, jacket, cloak, cowl, shawl, car coat, poncho, dupatta, hijab, nursing garment, blanket or vest. A long pattern piece having a shawl collar is provided, as is a short pattern piece having a yoke collar. First and second pattern sleeves are provided for forming sleeves. An elongated armhole is provided to which the first and second pattern sleeves are removably attached. The long pattern piece has at least one pocket. The length of the first and second sleeves of the original garment are substantially equal to the length of the first and second sleeves of the garment after inversion thereof. A fastener in the form of a clasp, a snap, a zipper, a metal retainer pair, a hook and loop fastener, or a button and hole fastener permits attachment of a wraparound portion to a wearer's body of the short, inverted garment. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178626 | Glove - A glove includes a glove body configured to cover a hand of a wearer. The glove body has an outermost layer including cellulose particles and constituting an outer surface of the glove. At least some of the cellulose particles are at least partially exposed from the outer surface. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178627 | ADJUSTABLE CONTOUR WAIST SYSTEM - An adjustable contour waist system in which a garment has a waistband and a fly area, first and second belt loops, and a piece of webbing that passes through the second belt loop. The fly area has a zipper that is made up of two parts, and the second part of the zipper is only attached to the garment at a joinder seam. This same joinder seam joins the overlying and underlying fabrics of the fly area. A strip of hook fastener material is sewn to the second part of the zipper and also joined to the garment at the joinder seam. The joinder seam is the only place at which the second part of the zipper and the strip of hook fastener material are attached to the garment. The fly area also has a section of loop fastener material on the underside of the overlying fabric. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178628 | Garment Fastening Systems, Devices and Methods - New garment-fastening techniques are provided. In some embodiments, a new form of adjustable hair tie is provided. In some such embodiments, a new form of scrunchie is provided. In some embodiments, the new form of scrunchie includes widely-variable, user-adjustable tension, elastic cushioning disposed on or about a contact area with a user's hair, and a smooth (e.g., silk) surface. In some embodiments, the contact area surrounds and defines a central hair-gripping void with a user-variable size, and includes a substantially flattened support and profile. In some embodiments, a new form of waistband, wristband, or other clothing-fastening band of material is provided. In some such embodiments, a new form of garment enhancement device, incorporating a unique pattern of alignment- and grip-enhancing sub-elements, is provided on or about such a band, which improves garment positioning, and provides a non-stick hold on a user's body. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178629 | PRE-BRAIDED HAIR EXTENSION - A pre-braided hair extension is configured to be attached to a bunched grouping of hair of a wearer and includes a plurality of hairs weaved into a braided pattern. The hair extension further includes a first end comprising a decorative end of the pre-braided hair extension and a second end distal from the first end, wherein the second end is configured to receive the bunched grouping of hair there through. According to one embodiment, the second end can include a loop. The loop can be configured to receive the bunched grouping of hair there through. The hair ropes weaved into the braided pattern can be configured to permit threading of the bunched grouping through and among the hair ropes. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178630 | Tool for Simultaneously Attaching Multiple Hair Extensions - A hair extension tool simultaneously attaches multiple hair extensions to a recipient's hair. The tool has upper and lower handles that are mechanically coupled at one end via a hinge joint. The handles are moveable, and the coupling has a quiescent state in which the handles are spaced apart. The tool includes an upper arc and a lower arc that have substantially the same shape. The upper and lower arcs are attached to the handles on their convex sides. The upper arc includes multiple teeth, and each tooth has a substantially semicircular concave opening. The lower arc includes teeth that fit into the openings in the teeth of the upper arc when the upper and lower handles are brought together. Each tooth in the lower arc includes a groove for holding a group of strands of the recipient's hair. The upper arc includes a heating element that is activated by a button. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178631 | METHOD FOR GRAFTING EYELASH EXTENSION - A method for grafting eyelash extension is mainly a technique meant for grafting eyelash extensions on natural eyelashes. When the method for grafting eyelash extension disclosed in the present disclosure is implemented, user may operate tweezers accurately to grab an eyelash extension in eyelash extension grabbing step, and accurately separate the true eyelash in eyelash separating step by controlling the open end of the tweezers and the timing of touching the eyelashes with the tweezers without having to deliberately look at or stare at the eyelash extension or the true eyelash with eyes. Therefore, the operating efficiency in the eyelash extension grabbing step and the eyelash separating step for eyelash grafting may be effectively improved. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178632 | AUTOMATED CONTROL AND INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURE AND MEASUREMENT OF APPAREL - An automated control apparatus, method, and system for improving inspection, measurement, and fabrication of apparel is described. The system is used to capture an image of the apparel or apparel-related object and convert that image into a digital representation which can then be sent to and stored in a database to be used to recreate ideal apparel with reproducible measurements and patterns. The system also allows for comparisons with already existing ideal images and/or the apparel itself to determine if the apparel or apparel-related object possess the correct dimensions, shapes, colors, textures and fabrics, etc. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178633 | Shadow Neutral 3-D Garment Rendering - A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178634 | Secure Hair Wrap - The disclosure relates to a hair wrap for securing cranial hair of a human during sleep, exertion, or exposure to the elements, for example. The wrap includes a slip-resistant material positioned at or near an inferior edge that extends about the hairline of the wearer. One or more fastener pairs have halves positioned at lateral ends of the wrap and are used to secure the wrap to the head. An extension of the wrap can enclose or envelop the hair, preventing disruption of hairstyles or undesired contact of the hair with external substances. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178635 | HELMET MOUNTING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for selectively attaching an accessory mount to a helmet are disclosed. A carrier may be used to position the accessory mount on the helmet. The accessory mount may be positioned on the helmet without engaging the rim of the helmet. The carrier may be compatible with various accessory mounts to permit mounting of different accessories. The accessory mount may be a powered mount for attachment to a Night Vision Device (NVD) such as Enhanced Night Vision Goggles (ENVG), or the accessory mount may be a non-powered accessory mount. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178636 | Helmet | 2020-06-11 |
20200178637 | ENERGY ABSORBING PROTECTIVE MATERIAL - An energy absorbing protective material includes an encapsulating layer defining two or more pouches, which define an internal closed cavity. A frangible glass foam material may be located within the cavity and configured to absorb an impact force upon the pouch. A non-frangible material may also be located within the cavity adjacent at least a portion of the frangible foam glass material. The encapsulating layer may include vinyl, rubber and/or plastic. The non-frangible material may include padding, rubber, polyurethane, polystyrene, and/or expanded polystyrene. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178638 | PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH EARPIECES - The present invention discloses a case of protection for drivers of uncovered vehicles, comprising an external element in the shape of an ear and an internal cone joined to an ear pad, in each of the ends in which the ears of the user are located. The helmet of the invention can also comprise a filter and a piece of fabric to reduce turbulence and together with the external structure and the internal structure, recreate the acoustics of the human ear. This protective helmet increases the spatial perception of location and distance of the environment, reducing the risk of vehicular accidents. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178639 | CHIN GUARD POSITIONING ASSEMBLY AND HELMET HAVING THE SAME - A chin guard positioning assembly connects a helmet body and a chin guard to each other. The helmet body provides a certain space to allow a user's head to be inserted thereinto and the position of the chin guard is allowed to be moved from a protective position to an open position. The chin guard positioning assembly includes a movable base part in which a position thereof is moved together with the chin guard. A fixed base part is connected to the helmet body and connected to the movable base part to serve as a reference for the movement of the position of the movable base part. A fixed magnetic force part is fixed to the fixed base part. A movable magnetic force part is fixed to the movable base part to fix the movable base part to a first position or a second position. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178640 | BIKE HELMET WITH IMPROVED VENT COVER - A helmet that includes vents in the shell and removable plugs that may be positioned in the vents to provide an airtight seal while maintaining the aerodynamic shape of the helmet. The vent has an outer vent opening in the outer wall surface of the shell and an inner vent opening in the inner wall surface of the shell. The plug includes a resilient lower surface and an upper surface opposite the resilient lower surface. The resilient lower surface has a lower peripheral lip that compresses when the plug is pushed through the outer vent opening and the inner vent opening and that subsequently expands after the lower peripheral lip passes through the inner vent opening so that the lower peripheral lip engages a portion of the inner wall surface of the shell. The upper surface has an upper peripheral lip configured to conform to a portion of the outer wall surface of the shell when the plug is inserted in the vent. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178641 | ELECTRICITY GENERATING APPARATUS APPLIED TO FOOTWEAR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An electricity generating apparatus applied to footwear and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The electricity generating apparatus includes a stress plate, an electricity generating module and a charging circuit. The stress plate is disposed in footwear to bear a stress. The electricity generating apparatus generates magnetic field changes under the stress and induces the magnetic field changes to generate electricity. The charging circuit is coupled to the footwear and used to receive the electricity and selectively provide the electricity to the footwear. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178642 | VENTILATED SHOE OUTSOLE - A shoe is provided and includes a ventilated outsole that includes a recessed portion formed along an upper face of the outsole and has one or more openings formed along a ground contacting bottom face of the outsole. The shoe includes a ventilation insert disposed within the recessed portion. The ventilation insert includes a base layer that has through holes formed therein and a membrane that is coupled to the base layer. The base layer represents a bottom layer of the ventilation insert, while the membrane represents a top layer of the ventilation insert that are exposed over and cover the through holes formed in the base layer. The openings formed within the outsole are in communication with the recessed portion such that the ventilation insert is visible through the openings formed in the outsole. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178643 | ENERGY RETURN ORTHOTIC SYSTEMS - A plurality of orthotic systems are provided. One bi-layer system is constructed from a single sheet of fabric that is molded into two layers. One tri-layer system includes a base layer; a mid-layer; and an upper layer. The upper layer is joined to the mid-layer and the mid-layer is joined to the base layer. The coupling of the base layer, the mid-layer and the upper layer create a rear spring section, a mid-spring section and a front spring section in which the upper layer is suspended over the mid-layer and the heel portion is suspended on the proximal heel end of the base layer. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178644 | FOOTWEAR INCLUDING A STABILIZING SOLE - An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper including a footbed and a sole attached to the upper, where the sole includes a midsole and an outsole. The midsole includes a heel portion, a lateral side and a medial side, and a first member and a second member attached to the first member. The first member of the midsole has a sidewall that extends about a periphery of the midsole. The second member of the midsole has a sidewall that extends along the medial side around the heel portion and along the lateral side of the first member. A first portion of the outsole is attached to the first member and a second portion of the outsole is attached to the second member. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178645 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING FOAM-FILLED ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE FOAM-FILLED ELEMENTS - An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a plurality of support elements, and each of the support elements include a shell and a core. The shell defines an interior void and is formed from a polymer material that extends around substantially all of the void. The core has a shape of the void and is located within the void, with at least a portion of the core being a polymer foam material. The polymer foam material of at least two of the support elements may have different densities. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178646 | FOOTWEAR INCLUDING A STABILIZING SOLE - An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper having a width and a footbed. A sole is attached to the upper and includes a heel portion, a lateral side and a medial side. The sole includes an upper surface and a lower surface, where the upper surface extends across the width of the upper, and where the footbed is on the upper surface of the sole. The sole forms a shell having a sidewall that extends from the lateral side around the heel portion to the medial side, where the sidewall extends along the upper to a point above a top surface of the footbed. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178647 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A COMFORTABLE AND PROTECTIVE TOE CAP - An article of footwear includes an upper having a toe box and a forefoot portion adjacent the toe box. The forefoot portion has a first region having a first stiffness. The article of footwear also includes a transition region including an elastomeric transition layer disposed on and partially covering the first region. The transition region has a second stiffness that is greater than the first stiffness. The article of footwear further includes a toe cap disposed on and partially covering the elastomeric transition layer at the toe box. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178648 | THERAPEUTIC INSOLES AND FOOTWEAR - Disclosed are insoles and footwear having embedded pods elevated above a top surface of the insole to provide pressure to certain areas of a user's foot and to help provide pressure and stimulation to fascia to help restore or relieve foot pain, plantar fasciitis, metatarsal pain, heel spurs, neuromas, pinched nerve and aching feet. The pods can be arranged according to anatomical structures of the foot (e.g., based on common locations of plantar fasciitis or sciatica conditions and/or symptoms) and/or according to a theory of reflexology or other therapeutic theory. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178649 | Insole Pivot System For Footwear - A shoe, particularly a high-heeled shoe, containing a convex midfoot support structure formed of a cushioning material that is sized and shaped to have a height (h | 2020-06-11 |
20200178650 | FOOTWEAR UPPER INCORPORATING A KNITTED COMPONENT WITH SOCK AND TONGUE PORTIONS - An upper for an article of footwear may be at least partially formed with a knitted component. The knitted component may include a first knitted portion and a second knitted portion, where the first knitted portion at least partially forms at least one of a medial side, a lateral side, and a toe area of the upper, and where the second knitted portion forms a tongue area of the upper. The second knitted portion may include a first end and a second end where one of the first end is secured to the first knitted portion via a common knit structure. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178651 | FOOT MEASURING AND SIZING APPLICATION - Systems and processes for measuring and sizing a foot are provided. In one exemplary process, at least one image of a foot and a horizontal reference object from a first point of view is captured. A portion of the foot may be disposed against a vertical reference object. The at least one image may be displayed, where one or more camera guides are overlaid on the at least one displayed image. In response to aligning the one or more camera guides with one or more of the horizontal reference object and the vertical reference object, a measurement of the foot based on the at least one captured image from the first point of view is determined. | 2020-06-11 |