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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104784 | Horizontal laminated ski construction A core assembly for a gliding board such as a ski or a snowboard. The core assembly includes a plurality of horizontal layers that are sized to various desired lengths, positioned to achieve a desired thickness profile, and laminated. A method of making a core assem... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7654554 | Sports board with an interlocking structure A sports board, such as a snow board, has a board core structure that provides desired structural characteristics localized to select regions of the board while maintaining predictable produceability and optimum operating qualities of the board. In an embodiment, th... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637526 | Sliding coating for winter sports equipment According to the invention, a sliding coating for winter sports equipment which is a blend of a copolymer (I) and a copolymer (II) is provided, the copolymer (I) being a propylene copolymer which contains at least 50% of structural building blocks which originate fr... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7422228 | Sports board The invention is directed to a sports board (15). In the preferred embodiment, the board comprises an expanded polymer foam core (16), an extruded thermoplastic polymer outer layer (20) having an inner surface (21) and an outer surface ( | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419180 | Gliding board The invention relates to a snow gliding board (1) having a sidecut (2) that widens from the middle area (3) of the board towards at least one of its ends to a point of maximum width (4) and of which the structure includes a reinforcing fi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404564 | Snow gliding board with upper decorative and protective element A snow gliding board (1) comprises, in particular, an upper surface consisting of an upper decorative and protective element (16) having a recess in which an insert (21, 22, 23) is fitted. The insert (21, 22, 23) comprises at least... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393001 | Multilayer film for constructing skis The invention concerns a multilayer film (15) for the construction of skis, a ski (1) having said multilayer film (15) and processes for the production of the multilayer film and the ski. The multilayer film (15) has a multilayer transfer... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360782 | Crosscountry ski A crosscountry ski (1), the lower face (3) of which is curved to form a wax zone (2) positioned substantially in the region lying below the user's boot, wherein its upper face (11) has at least one recess (10), and wherein each rec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347431 | Skateboard deck construction According to one disclosed embodiment, a skateboard deck comprises a carbon-fiber shell surrounding a longitudinally-extending interior space. The carbon-fiber shell has an upper inner surface and a lower inner surface opposite the upper inner surface; and a longitu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344150 | Sliding board, in particular ski The invention relates to a sliding board, in particular a ski (1), with a running surface (2), steel edges(3), an upper shell (5), a core (6), and also with at least one interface element connected to the sliding board body by mean... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341271 | Ski spot apparatus with integrated force transmission system A ski sport apparatus having a ski with a middle section and two outer sections. An interface device connected to the ski, with a binding region for accommodating a ski binding is arranged in the middle section. The ski sport apparatus has at least two force introdu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338066 | Method for producing a board-like gliding device, and a board-like gliding device The invention relates to a method for producing a board-like gliding device (1), in connection with which strength-related and decorative layers (2, 3, 4) are joined together to form a one-piece composite body (6) in a hot compression molding cy... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338056 | One piece flexible skateboard A flexible skateboard may include a pair of direction casters mounted for steering rotation a twistable one piece skateboard. A center section may be made sufficiently narrower than outboard foot support areas which may be twisted by a rider to add energy for rollin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316411 | Children's board for gliding over snow and manufacturing method A board for gliding over snow, more particularly for children, includes a structure made of just one homogeneous material of an injected thermoplastic polymer, two metal side edges with wings, bordering the bottom surface forming the gliding surface. The structure i... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300069 | Ski A sliding board, such as a ski, with at least one interface element or guide element, connected to the sliding board via fastening elements, for arranging binding elements or the like on the upper side of the sliding board. The sliding board has a single-ply or mult... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293599 | Investment casting of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys A method of investment casting bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys, and the formation of articles of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys made by such methods are provided. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288049 | Team trekking device and methods of using same Trekkers for group use are disclosed. Each trekker has a plurality of foot securing devices and may have connectors at its ends for connecting the trekker in tandem with another trekker. Methods of using the trekkers are also disclosed. The methods include ways of u... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275756 | Ski and method of manufacturing the ski A method of manufacturing a ski in which bonding portions join non-metal side members (20) and a metal sheet (18) to form a cap preform section. The cap preform section is pressed downward against the top surface of a core (14) and heat is appli... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275755 | Gliding or rolling board A gliding or rolling board having, in height, a first reinforcement and a second reinforcement between which a first core is arranged. Along at least a portion of the periphery of the board, a band having a shock-absorbing material is juxtaposed to a reinforcement. | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258360 | Alpine ski Alpine ski (1) having a sidecut (9) which has a radius smaller than 24 meters, wherein the front (10) and/or rear (18) ends have a cavity (11, 15) opening longitudinally at said end, the dimensions of the cavity (11, 15) all... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234721 | Snowboard with partial sidewall A snowboard (10) includes a central section (12) and tip and tail sections (14, 16). The snowboard includes a core (30) bordered within the central section along longitudinal edges by sidewall members (24). The snowboard includes u... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232386 | Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardene... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226071 | Running surface for a winter sports apparatus The gliding properties of running surfaces for winter sports apparatus, e.g. skis and snowboards are improved by a mineral addition chosen from the sodalite group and tsaregorodtsevite-wadalite series or a mixture thereof. An ultramarine is especially preferred as t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216887 | Board-type runner device with at least one device for increasing resistance to slipping and friction The invention relates to a board-type runner device (1), consisting of at least a top layer (2) with a top surface (4) and a running layer (3) with a running surface (5) lying opposite it and optionally having edging elements (6... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213828 | Board-type runner device and top layer and running surface lining for same In a ski, jumping ski or snowboard comprising a running surface lining, a top layer and several layers disposed between the running surface lining and the top layer, the running surface lining and the top layer having an external face facing away from the core, at l... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185908 | Downhill ski A downhill ski having a ski body, which has a running surface on its under side, comprises on its upper side a support structure, on which a compressive force-absorbing upper chord element is mounted. The support structure is formed from an elongate flat component t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7150464 | Configurable snowshoe and ski device A device and method are disclosed for a configurable snowshoe and ski device. The device may include a base member having a bottom for traversing over snow, and a plurality of wings rotatably coupled to the member, the wings convertible between a skiing configuratio... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144343 | Hockey stick A hockey stick comprising a blade and a shaft adapted to being joined together. The blade portion having an upper portion and a lower portion and a face. The upper portion being comprised of a defined region having a reduced width dimension in a direction that exten... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141292 | Laminar mats and a method of production thereof A laminar mat comprises a rigid planar tile of moulded plastics material having on respective faces a planar layer integrated therewith during moulding of the tile, the planar layers each being of similar material. Non-adhesive integration of the planar layers durin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137925 | Snowboard training device A device to assist a beginner in learning how to snowboard. The device connects to the top rear of the snowboard and consists of a base plate that connects to the snowboard, a rotational component that connects to the base plate and allows vertical and horizontal ro... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132030 | Method of manufacturing a skateboard deck A skateboard deck and a method of manufacturing a skateboard deck is provided without requiring the use of industrial-grade machinery. Precut layers of veneer or other suitable material are coated with adhesive and stacked on a one-sided, negative-contoured mold and... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7097577 | Hockey stick A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an ada... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083183 | Ski A short ski (1) having a length LT of less than 110 cm, in particular for skiing by children, having a reduced-thickness region (3) in its central zone (2), which is bounded at the front and the rear by maximum-thickness regions (4... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080849 | Ski, method of stiffening the ski and method of manufacturing the ski The present invention generally relates to boards for performing skiing such as downhill skis, cross-country skis, snowboards and the like, to a method of stiffening such boards, and a method of manufacturing such boards. More specifically, the present invention rel... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077418 | Light-weight construction core and a method for producing the same A light-weight construction core made of wood for sliding bodies, e.g., skis, in particular cross-country skis, having grooves or slits (3), respectively, arranged in longitudinal rows, which grooves or slits extend in the longitudinal direction of the ski an... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073811 | Ski A ski having a central core, a lower reinforcement sub-assembly located beneath the core and resting on a gliding sole that is edged with two lateral running edges, and an upper reinforcement sub-assembly located above the core, and coated with a decoration layer, e... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073810 | Ski with tunnel and enhanced edges A snow ski has at least one channel formed in the running surface to expose the inner sides of the ski edges for translating the force exerted by the ski during a turn and creating positive engagement with the skiing surface. The channel may extend the length of the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048986 | End gaps of filled honeycomb A sandwich panel includes a honeycomb core of a plurality of cells. A first skin is adhered to a first surface of the honeycomb core with an adhesive. A second skin is adhered to a second surface of the honeycomb core with the adhesive. The plurality of cells extend... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021648 | Board for gliding A board for gliding for downhill skiing, having, at least in its underfoot zone: a lower gliding surface composed of a sole plate bordered by metal edges; a topsheet substantially parallel to the lower gliding surf... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021647 | Board for gliding A board for gliding that has an underfoot zone for receiving the foot or feet of the user that extends toward the front of the board by a tip zone and to the rear of the board by a heel zone. The board further including a lower assembly containing a protective layer... | 04/04/2006 |
