EP3893685C0 - METHOD OF PERMANENTLY WATERPROOFING FOOTWEAR - Google Patents

METHOD OF PERMANENTLY WATERPROOFING FOOTWEAR

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Publication number: EP3893685C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: permanently; footwear; waterproofing footwear; permanently waterproofing; waterproofing
Prior art date: 2018-12-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

EP18816049.3A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3893685B1 (en

EP3893685A1 (en

Inventor

Jens Heidenfelder

Ali Amr Mahmoud Hamdy Kobaisy

Stefan Hauer

Maximilian Muth

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

WL Gore and Associates GmbH

Original Assignee

WL Gore and Associates GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2018-12-10

Filing date

2018-12-10

Publication date

2023-06-07

2018-12-10 Application filed by WL Gore and Associates GmbH filed Critical WL Gore and Associates GmbH

2018-12-10 Priority to EP23177674.1A priority Critical patent/EP4233623A3/en

2021-10-20 Publication of EP3893685A1 publication Critical patent/EP3893685A1/en

2023-06-07 Application granted granted Critical

2023-06-07 Publication of EP3893685C0 publication Critical patent/EP3893685C0/en

2023-06-07 Publication of EP3893685B1 publication Critical patent/EP3893685B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2038-12-10 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/02—Uppers; Boot legs
- A43B23/0205—Uppers; Boot legs characterised by the material
- A43B23/0215—Plastics or artificial leather
- A43B23/022—Plastics or artificial leather with waterproof breathable membranes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
- A43B7/12—Special watertight footwear
- A43B7/125—Special watertight footwear provided with a vapour permeable member, e.g. a membrane
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
- A43D3/00—Lasts
- A43D3/08—Devices for stretching special parts of shoes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B19/00—Shoe-shaped inserts; Inserts covering the instep
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/02—Uppers; Boot legs
- A43B23/0205—Uppers; Boot legs characterised by the material
- A43B23/0235—Different layers of different material
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/02—Uppers; Boot legs
- A43B23/0245—Uppers; Boot legs characterised by the constructive form
- A43B23/026—Laminated layers
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/02—Uppers; Boot legs
- A43B23/04—Uppers made of one piece; Uppers with inserted gussets
- A43B23/042—Uppers made of one piece
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/07—Linings therefor
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
- A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
- A43B5/0405—Linings, paddings or insertions; Inner boots
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
- A43D3/00—Lasts
- A43D3/02—Lasts for making or repairing shoes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
- A43D3/00—Lasts
- A43D3/02—Lasts for making or repairing shoes
- A43D3/024—Lasts with a fore part and heel section relatively slideable to one another along an inclined line of cut
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
- A43D3/00—Lasts
- A43D3/02—Lasts for making or repairing shoes
- A43D3/025—Longitudinally expansible lasts

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Materials Engineering (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)

EP18816049.3A 2018-12-10 2018-12-10 Method for permanently waterproofing footwear Active EP3893685B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP23177674.1A EP4233623A3 (en)	2018-12-10	2018-12-10	Method for permanently waterproofing footwear

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/EP2018/084179 WO2020119881A1 (en)	2018-12-10	2018-12-10	Method for permanently waterproofing footwear

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP23177674.1A Division EP4233623A3 (en)	2018-12-10	2018-12-10	Method for permanently waterproofing footwear

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3893685A1 EP3893685A1 (en)	2021-10-20
EP3893685C0 true EP3893685C0 (en)	2023-06-07
EP3893685B1 EP3893685B1 (en)	2023-06-07

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP18816049.3A Active EP3893685B1 (en)	2018-12-10	2018-12-10	Method for permanently waterproofing footwear
EP23177674.1A Withdrawn EP4233623A3 (en)	2018-12-10	2018-12-10	Method for permanently waterproofing footwear

Family Applications After (1)

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EP23177674.1A Withdrawn EP4233623A3 (en)	2018-12-10	2018-12-10	Method for permanently waterproofing footwear

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20220061462A1 (en)
EP (2)	EP3893685B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2022519155A (en)
KR (1)	KR20210097168A (en)
CN (1)	CN113163892A (en)
CA (1)	CA3118655A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2020119881A1 (en)

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2018
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- 2018-12-10 US US17/311,941 patent/US20220061462A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2018-12-10 CN CN201880100093.1A patent/CN113163892A/en active Pending
- 2018-12-10 EP EP23177674.1A patent/EP4233623A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2018-12-10 KR KR1020217020253A patent/KR20210097168A/en not_active Ceased
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US20220061462A1 (en)	2022-03-03
CN113163892A (en)	2021-07-23
EP4233623A3 (en)	2023-09-20
EP4233623A2 (en)	2023-08-30
KR20210097168A (en)	2021-08-06
CA3118655A1 (en)	2020-06-18
JP2022519155A (en)	2022-03-22
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