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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Adidas Ag, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Constantin Zwick, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Robert Frank Kirk, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Christian DiBenedetto, North Plains, OR (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;
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
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.