Adidas Ag

Sam Forester

Moritz Hoellmueller

Falk Bruns

Michel Reginald Pierre Joseph Lussier

Fabian Schweizer

Heiko Schlarb

Matteo Edmond Padovani

Stephen P Dobson

LuLu Chen

Peter Valdivia

Jürgen Weidl

Ben Herath

Fu Wen Lee

Daniel Ruiz

Robbie Paterson

Jochen Bartl

Tobias Biegel

Harry Miles

Roy Anthony Williamson

Valentin Perrin

Matthias Schmitt

Ronny Herman Gerard Groeneveld

Stephan Schneider

Alejandro Alcaniz

Stephan Schmidt

Matthias Amm

Renold Lee

A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising reinforcing members extending in a front half of the sole, wherein at least a first one of the reinforcing members further extends rearwardly beyond a midfoot area and into a heel area of the sole and wraps up to a posterior portion of an ankle region. A shoe, in particular a running shoe, comprising such a sole. A method for the manufacture of such items.

Sole comprising individually deflectable reinforcing members, shoe with such a sole, and method for the manufacture of such items

Described is a shoe, in particular an athletic shoe. The shoe can include a sole and a shoe upper. The shoe upper can include (a.) a lateral portion; (b.) a medial portion; and (c.) intermediate portion between the lateral portion and the medial portion. The intermediate portion can include a cupped portion uncoated by a first coating portion on the lateral portion and a second coating portion on the medial portion. When the shoe upper is separate from the sole at least a majority of the cupped portion may be cupped above surrounding areas of the shoe upper.

Shoe

A sole for a shoe, in particular for a running shoe, as well as a shoe comprising such a sole. A sole for a shoe includes reinforcing members extending in a front half of the sole. The reinforcing members are configured to be independently deflected by forces acting on the sole during a gait cycle.

Sole comprising individually deflectable reinforcing members, and shoe with such a sole

Described is a shoe upper for a shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, wherein the shoe upper is laceless and comprises: (a.) a lateral portion; (b.) a medial portion; and (c.) at least an elastic intermediate portion between the lateral portion and the medial portion, wherein the stiffness of at least one of the lateral portion and the medial portion is at least 2 times higher than the stiffness of the elastic intermediate portion.

Laceless shoe

A method includes: (a.) providing a fabric comprising a first surface and a second surface; (b.) placing the fabric on a support structure adapted to permit gas circulation through at least a portion of a surface of the support structure, wherein the fabric is placed such that the first surface of the fabric faces the surface of the support structure and such that the fabric is arranged at least in part over a raised or embossed portion of the support structure; (c.) providing at least one coating comprising a first coating surface and a second coating surface opposite the first coating surface; (d.) placing the coating at least partially on the second surface of the fabric, such that the first coating surface faces the fabric; and (e.) applying a gas pressure differential between the second coating surface and the first surface of the fabric.

Manufacturing method for coating a fabric with a three-dimensional shape

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Herzogenaurach, Germany

Sam Forester