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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110179677 | WATERPROOF BREATHABLE FOOTWEAR HAVING HYBRID UPPER CONSTRUCTION An article of footwear that exhibits enhanced whole boot breathability and reduced wet pickup is provided. The footwear article includes an upper having an inferior and superior compartment; a mechanism for joining the superior and inferior compartments together; a prot... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110126431 | VENTILATED MOTORCYCLE BOOT A motorcycle boot comprises a sole or tread (22), a rigid shell (20) and an upper (52) associated with the rigid shell; the upper has furthermore a base insole (54) formed by a plurality of tubular channels (56) which extend over most ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110099854 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR The present invention relates to an article of footwear (1) comprising an upper (5). At least one ventilating groove (3a-i) is formed in the upper (5). The at least one ventilating groove (3a-i) is open to a... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110088285 | Composite Shoe Upper and Method of Making Same A bonded mesh composite panel of an upper includes a substrate layer formed from a substrate material, a mesh material layer and one or more skin material layers. The mesh composite can be fabricated by first arranging panels of substrate, mesh and skin layer material i... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110061269 | WATER BARRIER FOR FOOTWEAR A footwear construction including a barrier element that restricts the transfer of water into the footwear. The footwear can include an upper joined with a sole, with at least one of the upper and sole defining a channel that allows air to circulate to the upper. The ba... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20100275466 | Vented Shoe Assembly A self-ventilating shoe assembly including an upper having an outer layer, a porous middle layer, and an inner layer; and a sole including an outsole; is provided with one or more passageways or chambers connecting between the outsole and the porous middle layer of the ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100242312 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS FOR SHOE OR SOLE USING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN AND THEREBY SHOES Disclosed herein are an injection foam molding apparatus for manufacturing one-piece shoes or soles and one-piece shoes manufactured using the same. A thermoplastic resin is injected into top and bottom molds in a state in which the top and bottom molds are coupled with... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100229426 | Pair of athletic shoes with asymmetric support between the uppers of the pair A pair of shoes is provided that includes a left and a right shoe. The left shoe includes an upper having a left forefoot portion, the left forefoot portion having a lateral side with a portion thereof made of a first material and a medial side with a portion thereof ma... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100146818 | Dance Shoe An article of footwear configured for use as a dance shoe is provided. The article of footwear can include an upper and a two-piece sole connected to the upper. The article can also include a cage support that surrounds a portion of the upper and aids in flexibility of ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100132227 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WATERTIGHT, BREATHABLE SHOE STRUCTURE Method for manufacturing a watertight, breathable shoe structure in which the shoe structure comprises an exterior upper with a lower end, an interior upper with a lower end, an insole with a continuous outer edge and an outsole, with the interior upper having a waterti... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100024254 | WATERPROOF, BREATHABLE SHOE A waterproof, breathable shoe is disclosed, having a shaped polymeric upper to accommodate the wear's foot, as well as layers to provide other properties to the shoe. At least five layers make up the shoe upper: (1) an innermost woven fabric; (2) an air permeable rubber... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100011624 | VAPOR-PERMEABLE WATERPROOF SOLE FOR SHOES, SHOE WHICH USES SAID SOLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID SOLE AND SAID SHOE A vapor-permeable and waterproof sole for shoes, including a tread including a plurality of through holes, a multilayer pack, arranged superimposed on the region where the through holes are provided and including a membrane, permeable to water vapor and impermeable to l... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090293306 | Manufacture of Articles, Such as Footwear A mat (12) of impervious material for incorporation in an article, such as an article of footwear, for enabling airflow has a plurality of passageways (14) extending in a plane of the mat (12). At least one of the passageways of the plurality (14... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090265961 | Footwear as Mat-Socks The present invention relates to functional footwear of a new concept, which adapts itself to the shape of a foot and gives a soft feeling when walking. The footwear includes: an upper foot fixing section (1) for covering and fixing an upper portion of a foot; an... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090139112 | BICYCLE SHOE WITH VENTILATING SOLE The ventilated shoe comprises an outer sole and at least two interchangeable inner soles. The inner sole in disposed in contact with and over the outer sole. The outer sole has ventilation ports at the toe portion and at the heel portion. The ventilation ports extend th... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090084001 | AIR-CONDITIONED ITEM OF FOOTWEAR WITH DEVICE FOR EXTRACTION OF THE CONDENSATE The present invention concerns an air-conditioned item of footwear (1), suitable for causing condensation of the humidity that is formed inside as a result of the perspiration of the foot, as well as to collect and extract the condensate. This air-conditioned ite... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090071041 | Article of Footwear Including a Woven Strap System An article of footwear including a woven strap system is disclosed. The woven strap system preferably wraps along the entirety of the outsole, including a bottom side and an outer periphery. The article of footwear also includes a midsole that rests inside the woven str... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080235994 | Garden shoe having breathing tubes A waterproof garden shoe has a plurality of passageways located in the shoe upper. One or more tubes located on the upper are in fluid communication with these passageways. The tubes have an opening which allows ambient air to enter the tubes and pass into the shoes thr... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080216358 | Waterproof Vapor- Permeable A waterproof and water vapor-permeable shoe, including a bottom shoe part with a sole perforated through from the tread toward a foot resting region, a top part surrounding the foot and including a vapor-permeable or perforated lining, a waterproof and vapor-permeable m... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080127519 | VENTED SHOE ASSEMBLY A self-ventilating shoe assembly including an upper having an outer layer, a porous middle layer, and an inner layer; and a sole including an outsole; is provided with one or more passageways or chambers connecting between the outsole and the porous middle layer of the ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080052956 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BREATHABLE SHOE A breathable shoe, including: an upper assembly having a breathable upper; a membrane made of a material which is waterproof and breathable, and a sole made of perforated elastomer, which are all mutually attached such that the membrane is arranged between the upper ass... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070245595 | Shoe with an upper made of a flat composite and method of making the shoe An upper is made of a flat composite which includes a substantially flat plastic layer molded directly over a fabric layer. The plastic layer has at least one ventilation hole, an inner peripheral end defining an opening, an outer peripheral end extending around the inn... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070240339 | Surf boot with passive draining The invention is a surf booty with integral one-way flow valves. The invention operates such that when the wearer of the boot steps onto a surface, the pressure thus directly created, with no other pumping provision, drives fluid trapped within the boot out through a va... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070180730 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING AN UPPER WITH A MATRIX LAYER Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include one or more of: (a) a sole structure; (b) an upper having lateral and medial side elements engaged with the sole structure, the upper made from a polymer matrix structure that extends through at least a heel reg... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070169379 | Article of footwear having a fluid-filled chamber with flexion zones An article of footwear is disclosed that includes a fluid-filled chamber with one or more flexion zones. The flexion zones may be areas of the chamber where a tensile element, for example, is absent, or the flexion zones may be areas of the chamber where opposite surfac... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070094891 | Ventilated shoe A ventilated shoe comprising a flexible sole and shoe upper with a tongue, an air bladder in the sole heel and in the tongue, air intakes for each bladder, one-way check valves in each air intake, check valves between each bladder and each set of discharge vents in the ... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070089319 | Breathing shoe A breathing shoe is disclosed to include an air pumping mechanism formed of an air bladder and mounted in the top wall of the outsole for pumping outside cooling air into a front part inside the shoe body to force foul air out of the shoe body through air holes in the f... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070039202 | Shoe with upper and heel developed ventilation The present invention relates to shoe construction to alleviate perspiration of user's feet and to get a more confortable walking: inner ventilation air is obtained mainly both by using a suitable special shaped inner foamed oversole, with interconnected open chambers, ... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070022627 | FOOTWEAR STRUCTURE WITH TEXTILE UPPER MEMBER Articles of footwear include a textile upper member with an exterior constructed from knitted textile material, the exterior including a region with stability ribs and a second unribbed region. The region(s) having stability ribs may be located, for example: along a lat... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20060283042 | Article of footwear having an upper with a matrix layer An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure. The upper includes a matrix structure that defines a plurality of apertures. The apertures may have an elongate configuration to impart differences in the extensibility of the upper in diff... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060277785 | Chimney structures for footwear and foot coverings The present invention employs chimneys and chimneys structures to move or vent heat and moisture away from the foot and out of the microclimate of the shoe. The chimneys define pathways that utilize convection and other principles to cool and dry the foot. The chimneys ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277787 | Chimney structures for footwear The present invention employs chimneys and chimneys structures to move or vent heat and moisture away from the foot and out of the microclimate of the shoe. The chimneys define pathways that utilize convection and other principles to cool and dry the foot. The chimneys ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277786 | Chimney structures for apparel The present invention employs chimneys and chimneys structures to move or vent heat and moisture away from the foot and out of the microclimate of the shoe. The chimneys define pathways that utilize convection and other principles to cool and dry the foot. The chimneys ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060143941 | Foot pain-relieving articles and method thereof Articles that provide foot pain-relief for wearers of shoes and methods are disclosed. Foot pain relief by cooling or heating of footwear is provided by footwear comprising a length of tubing coupled to and along at least a portion of the shoe insole and an aperture for... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060059721 | Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure An article of footwear is disclosed that includes at least one of a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure. The upper may include an exterior layer and an interior layer. The exterior layer forms at least a portion of an exterior of the upper, and the exter... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060042125 | Abrasion-resistant shoe upper An upper for a shoe includes a shell body having a toe part and a heel part. At least one of the toe part and the heel part is made of a composite material which includes a fabric layer having an outer surface and an inner surface, and an abrasion-resistant coating laye... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20050241179 | Shoe with breathable shell A shoe has a shell including a front part, a rear part, and two opposite intermediate parts extending between the front and rear parts. The shell has a flexible corrugated portion which includes a plurality of crests and valleys that extend along a direction transverse ... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050198858 | Ventilated shoe with independent fresh air inflow path and foul air outflow path The present invention is to provide a ventilated shoe comprising a hollow heel formed of plastic material, which comprises an enclosed bladder being divided into a left bladder section and a right bladder section; an outsole; a vamp comprising a blood vessel-like line o... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050160622 | Ventilated shoe with protection sheet An upper of a shoe is provided with a first ventilating opening which extends through the inner and outer surfaces of the upper. A flexible protection sheet is disposed over the first ventilating opening and is fixed to the upper. A second ventilating opening is defined... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050076536 | Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure An article of footwear is disclosed that includes at least one of a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure. The upper may include an exterior layer and an interior layer. The exterior layer forms at least a portion of an exterior of the upper, and the exter... | 04/14/2005 |