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Patent analyses

Engineering readings of sports footwear patents: the problem, the intent and the solution, brand by brand.

Patent analyses

[Patent] adidas ENERGYRIM: the rim that replaces the carbon plate

20 October 2026

Two adidas patent applications taken apart: the ENERGYRIM carbon rim of the Adios Pro Evo 3 and the Terrex Agravic, then the…
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[Patent] Inside On’s new technology: LightSpray

15 July 2024

The upper is no longer made, it is sprayed. In patent application WO2024133187A1, On describes a nozzle that lays a thermoplastic filament…
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[Patent] The Salomon S/Lab Spectur, without the test run

21 May 2024

The patent application behind the Salomon S/Lab Spectur describes a rigid blade covering more than the front half of the sole, combined…
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[Patent] What is inside the sole of the Nike Alphafly 3

26 July 2023

The patent application closest to the Nike Alphafly 3 describes a simpler sole: the two Air Zoom pods now sit on the…
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[Patent] Puma’s new invention for the track

29 August 2022

Puma’s patent application describes a track spike sole with two gaps, one under the metatarsals and one under the heel, that can…
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[Patent] Arris Composites proposes a carbon plate for shoes

4 April 2022

In a patent application, Arris Composites proposes a carbon fibre plate made by additive molding, whose stiffness can be tuned zone by…
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[Patent] The Hoka One One TenNine

11 May 2020

In this article: the new Hoka One One TenNine You have probably seen this monster appear on your social feeds, a shoe…
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[Patent] The secrets of the ASICS MetaRide

27 April 2020

In this article: the sole of the ASICS MetaRide The idea behind the patent This article is about the sole of the…
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[Patent] The adidas Ultra BOOST sole in three patents

8 February 2015

In this article: an analysis of three patents covering the sole of the upcoming Ultra BOOST eTPU eTPU stands for expanded thermoplastic…
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[Patent] Enko: the French shoe with springs

5 January 2015

In this article: an analysis of the patent behind the shoe’s adaptive system The concept The invention starts from an observation: today’s…
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[Patent] ActivePatch4U / Stimcare: what is behind this patch?

13 August 2014

In this article: an analysis of the ActivePatch4U patent A short history of Stimcare In 2008, Jacques Casper, who ran Bioenergy Research…