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Shoes for ball sports

US11903448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

20Claims

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Assignee

adidas AG · DE

Inventors

Constantin Zwick · Herzogenaurach, DE
Robert Frank Kirk · Herzogenaurach, DE
Christian DiBenedetto · North Plains, US
Eva Andrea Dorschky · Buckenhof, DE
Bjoern Michael Eskofier · Erlangen, DE
Dominik Schuldhaus · Erlangen, DE
Peter Georg Laitenberger · Cambridge, GB
Iain James Sabberton · Cambridge, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA43B23/029
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Described are shoes for ball sports including an upper having an outer surface. An actuator is configured to change at least one surface property of a portion of the outer surface of the upper, and a sensor is configured to be sensitive to movements of the shoe. A processing unit is connected to the actuator and the sensor and configured to process sensor data retrieved from the sensor and to cause the actuator to change the at least one surface property of the portion of the outer surface of the upper if a predetermined event is detected in the sensor data.

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