Actor Marlon Brando has four patents, all named "Drumhead tensioning device and method."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D537140 | Plate for ski binding | 02/20/2007 |
| 6375198 | Skate with in-line wheels A skate with in-line wheels, including a first front body, for supporting and locking the front part of the foot, and a second rear body, for supporting and locking at least the heel, the bodies having a first frame and a second frame for supporting a plu... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6283481 | Braking control device, particularly for skates A braking control device for skates including a shoe having a toe portion at a forward location and a heel portion at a rearward location, and a pivoting quarter, and the shoe being connected with a chassis having a plurality of wheels at least one of whi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6131920 | Braking control device, particularly for skates A braking control device for skates including a shoe having a toe portion at a forward location and a heel portion at a rearward location, and a pivoting quarter, and the shoe being connected with a chassis having a plurality of wheels at least one of whi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131923 | Skate with single-blade truck, particularly with in-line wheels A skate with single-rail truck, particularly with in-line wheels, comprising a rail-shaped frame which is associable with a shoe and supports a plurality of in-line wheels, each wheel being formed by half-bodies arranged on opposite sides of the rail-shap... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6098314 | Boot with an interconnected inner boot and cuff structure An innerboot, particularly for skates comprising a rigid shell associated with a supporting frame for two or more in-line wheels or for an ice-skating blade. The innerboot is of the soft type and is constituted by a rigid cuff that affects at least the ca... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6089579 | Braking device particularly for skates A braking device for skates including an item of footgear composed of a quarter articulated to a shell in turn associated with a supporting frame for one or more wheels. A rod member is articulated to a plate having a slot for the sliding and pivoting of ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6012236 | Innerboot particularly for sports shoes An innerboot, particularly for sports shoes, made of thermoformable material, includes, at its inner lateral surface, one or more channels advantageously connected to the outside through one or more holes, the innerboot allowing ventilation of the foot ar... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5955017 | Method for producing shoe soles by injection-molding Method for producing soles for shoes, which initially includes the production, by molding, of a sole that has a perimetric ridge that protrudes downwards. The sole is then placed on a plunger of a mold that has a head which is shaped complementarily with ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5947488 | Angular adjustment device, particularly for a snowboard binding An angular adjustment device, particularly for a snowboard binding to which a disk is rigidly coupled and comprises a supporting base for a shoe. The device is constituted by first engagement elements, associated with the base, which selectively interact,... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5938214 | Skate with in-line wheels An in-line skate having a shoe connected with a frame having lateral wing pairs rotatably supporting wide tread in-line wheels structured such that when the skate is supported on a planar support surface and the skate is tilted from a vertical position in... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5918888 | Braking device particularly for skates Braking device for skates including an item of footgear composed of a quarter articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a supporting frame for one or more wheels. The device includes a rod member connected to the quarter and is slidingly ass... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5911423 | Braking device, particularly for skates A braking device for skates including an item of footgear composed of a quarter articulated to a shell in turn associated with a supporting frame for one or more wheels. A rod member is articulated to a plate having a slot for the sliding and pivoting of ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5904359 | Skate with in-line wheels A skate with in-line wheels, having a first front body, for supporting and locking the front part of the foot, and a second rear body, for supporting and locking at least the heel, the bodies having a first frame and a second frame for supporting a plural... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5895060 | Roller skate A roller skate including a quarter pivoted to a shell connected to a frame supporting wheels; a brake pad is supported by a support; a cable guides a flexible actuator adapted to actuate the support upon a rearward rotation of the quarter with respect to ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5887682 | Braking device, particularly for skates Braking device, particularly for skates including a shoe composed of a quarter articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a frame, wheels being pivoted thereto. The device is constituted by an elastic support having two essentially L-shaped a... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5882019 | Braking device, particularly for skates A braking device for skates including an item of footgear composed of a quarter articulated to a shell in turn associated with a supporting frame for one or more wheels. A rod member is articulated to a plate having a slot for the sliding and pivoting of ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5823634 | Wheel, particularly for skateboards or rollerskates Wheel, particularly for skateboards or rollerskates, including a central hub with radial spokes, and a tire which is connected to the hub and which has wings arranged in the interspaces delimited by the radial spokes and the central hub. The wings are arr... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5816603 | Binding device for binding a shoe to a sports implement, particularly to a snowboard A binding device, for binding a shoe on a sports implement, particularly a snowboard, is constituted by a central body having two bands of different length or arranged on different planes.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5806211 | Method for manufacturing a shoe A method for manufacturing a shoe, particularly for skates, entails the positioning of a soft innerboot on an adapted last and the subsequent dry assembly of a rigid shell made of plastics to the innerboot. An overlap injection-molding or pouring of therm... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5775706 | Skate with in-line wheels A skate with in-line wheels, including a shoe that is associated with a frame supporting a plurality of aligned wheels connected to the frame by means of pivot members. A pair of brackets are rigidly coupled to respective lateral sides of the shoe and are... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5768807 | Sports shoe A sports shoe, particularly for skates, includes a rigid shell, and a soft innerboot; separate straps for connecting the innerboot to the rigid shell are laterally rigidly coupled to the innerboot and at least partially surround the shell. First and secon... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5769433 | Braking device particularly for skates Braking device, particularly usable for skates including a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a frame for supporting wheels. The device includes at least one cable which connects the quarter to a br... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5769446 | Binding with improved fit A binding for snowboards constituted by a plate having side walls and a rear cuff. Straps are selectively associated transversely with respect to the side walls of the plate, to adjust the fit of a shoe arranged between the side walls.... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5755047 | Sports shoe with a reinforcing shell-frame Sports shoe with improved lateral rigidity, including a shell rigid reinforcing frame and a shell soft portion connected to the shell rigid reinforcing frame. The reinforcing frame includes bands of plastic material extending along a first inclined direct... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5735537 | Braking device particularly for skates A braking device, particularly for skates, including a shoe composed of a quarter that is articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a frame to which two or more wheels are pivoted. The braking device is constituted by a substantially U-shape... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5727271 | Method for obtaining a shoe The method for obtaining a shoe entails the execution of a nonrigid sock or upper, which is tensioned by means of an adapted last to allow the coupling thereto of an intermediate member on which multiple through holes are formed and which has an optional ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5722187 | Supporting device particularly for sports shoes A supporting device, particularly for sports shoes, which is constituted by a plurality of elements that are axially and elastically connected to each other. The elements are associated longitudinally with respect to the rear region of the shoe and have a... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5715582 | Fastening device for sports shoes A fastening device for sports shoes, provided with at least two flaps to be joined, including: a lever arm; a traction element that is articulated, at one end, to the lever arm at a first axis; a base that is associated with one of the flaps and from whic... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5709396 | Roller skate with improved comfort Roller skate with improved comfort including dampers for damping only the forces that are applied to the wheels along axes that are not at right angles to the frame. It is thus possible to improve foot comfort while maintaining optimum transmission of the... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5702113 | Braking device particularly for skates Braking device, particularly for skates, that comprise a shoe composed of a quarter articulated to a shell associated with a frame whereto two or more wheels are pivoted. A rod member is connected to the quarter and is slidingly associated at a seat that ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5687460 | Fastening device particularly for sports shoes A fastening device particularly for sports shoes of the type which includes an upper or a shell that have two flaps or a tongue to be fastened by means of laces and/or of a cable. The device includes a plurality of pulley members which are associated with... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5685551 | Roller skate with improved performance A roller skate with improved performance including a substantially U-shaped frame supporting in-line wheels. The skate comprises dampers that are adapted to absorb forces applied to the wheels and can be deactivated by tilting the frame.... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5649375 | Sealing device for ski boots Sealing device, particularly usable for ski boots including a shell provided with a first inner flap and with a second outer flap which can mutually overlap. The sealing device is constituted by a single body including a band which can be arranged below t... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5647150 | Method for manufacturing footwear by injection-molding, and footwear obtained with said method A method of manufacturing footwear, including the steps of positioning a sock portion over a mold element in which the sock portion comprises a fabric layer and a thermoplastic film layer connected to the fabric layer, such that the thermoplastic film lay... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5643480 | Field of the invention An electric heating device (34) in which is included an electric energy source (45) which is designed as a thin film battery (45). The heating device also includes a resistor heating unit (40) comprising a first material stratum (40) consisting of an elec... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5634648 | Roller skate with improved fit Roller skate with improved fit which includes a first front body for supporting and securing the front part of the foot and a second rear body for supporting and securing at least the heel. These bodies are rotatably associated with each other, and each b... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634647 | Braking device particularly for skates Braking device, particularly usable for skates which include a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell which is in turn associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels. The device includes at least one elastic strut that allow... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5625966 | Highly flexible item of sports footwear A highly flexible item of sports footwear in which the bottom of the toe portion of the upper and the toe portion of the sole member define a free space in the form of a wedge-shaped gap which is sealed by a bellows extending around the periphery of the t... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5611154 | Watertight ski boot Ski boot comprising a shell with overlapping flaps and improved watertightness. An elastically deformable tab is in fact provided on the lateral edge of at least one of the flaps and is partially or fully folded toward the other flap. This allows optimum ... | 03/18/1997 |