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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120066939 | Crampon A crampon 3 comprises a main structure 7 and means 12 for the removable connection with a boot 2, wherein the removable connection means 12 comprise engagement means 14 adapted to engage an engagement seat 15 of the boot ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120036739 | SOLE ASSEMBLY FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR EXHIBITING POSTURE-DEPENDENT CHARACTERISTICS An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly. The sole assembly includes a first member that is coupled to the upper and a second member that is moveably coupled to the first member. The first member moves relative to the second member in response to a f... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120023781 | WEAR-RESISTANT OUTSOLE An article of footwear may have an outsole with multiple contact zones. Each of those contact zones may include perimeter regions formed from a harder elastomeric material and traction elements formed from a softer elastomeric material. The traction elements within a pa... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110252664 | Cleat Spike Insole A shoe foundation assembly for receiving and retaining a number of cleats or spikes into the bottom sole of the shoe such as might be utilized in various sporting events. The shoe foundation assembly includes a unitarily molded shoe cradle component with a toe guard at ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110192056 | FOOTWEAR INCLUDING A SELF-ADJUSTING MIDSOLE An article of footwear including an outsole having a plurality of first traction members extending from the outsole and defining a plurality of openings. A plurality of second traction members extend through the openings in the outsole and are configured to move between... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110094125 | FOLDABLE FOOTWEAR AND SOLES FOR FOLDABLE FOOTWEAR A sole (10) for foldable footwear has a plurality of defined fold lines (34-40) arranged such that the sole can be folded so as to have a folded length that is less than its unfolded length. A pair of foldable shoes provided with the foldable sole (... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110061266 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR THAT IS WATERPROOF, WEAR-RESISTANT, AND LIGHTWEIGHT An article of footwear includes a sole body (2) having a front region, a mounting groove formed in a top surface thereof and having a groove bottom wall, and a retaining groove formed in the groove bottom wall. A support plate is disposed in the retaining groove.... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110061264 | FOOTWEAR WITH UNSTABLE SOLE STRUCTURE Footwear with unstable sole structure for statically optimal body posture and healthy dynamics comprising an upper and a sole structure attached to the upper, the sole structure having a wearing layer contacting the ground, a bottom layer attached to the wearing layer, ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110047829 | Spare Cleat A piece of footwear is equipped with one or more spare cleat fasteners adapted to receive one or more spare cleats on a upper of the footwear and a plurality of cleat fasteners adapted to receive a plurality of cleats on a sole of the footwear. In one implementation, th... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110047833 | Shoe sole The shoe sole has a base, a fabric layer and at least one grip. The base is made by injection molding and has a basal layer and a wall. The basal layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The wall protrudes from the top surface and is formed around the basal layer a... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110047832 | FOOTWEAR SOLE CONSTRUCTION A sole for shoes includes a planar sole base, with at least one pair of adjacent first and second traction elements extending downwardly from the sole base. Each of the traction elements includes a contact surface spaced from and generally parallel to the sole base. A s... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100319111 | NANOADHESION STRUCTURES FOR SPORTING GEAR An apparatus including a first surface configured to attach the apparatus to a second surface of another object, and a plurality of elongated nanofibers. Each nanofiber has one end connected to the first surface and an opposite end extending away from the first surface.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100281714 | Article of Footwear with Sipes A sole structure for an article of footwear is disclosed. The sole structure includes an outsole and a midsole. The outsole includes a tread pattern with a nonlinear configuration. A plurality of sipes are provided on the outsole and the midsole. The plurality of sipes ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100257755 | Article Of Footwear With Circular Tread Pattern An article of footwear is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an outsole with a circular tread pattern. The circular tread pattern provides sufficient traction in all directions but also allows the wearer to pivot about a pivot portion. The circular tread patter... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100236095 | Shoe Sole with Torque Relief Component A shoe sole includes a tread section having a cavity, and a torque relief component disposed in the cavity. A fixed part of the torque relief component is secured in the cavity, and a rotating part of the torque relief component is rotatable relative to the fixed part v... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100223810 | OUTER SOLE HAVING RESILIENT MID-SOLE WITH FLOATING HINGES An outer sole includes an upper sole, a tread layer disposed below the upper sole, and a resilient mid-sol disposed between the upper sole and the tread layer. The mid-sole resists compression under load, and comprises at least one floating hinge extending transversely ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100199523 | Article of Footwear With Heel Cushioning System An article of footwear with a heel cushioning system is disclosed. The heel cushioning system includes a sole, a curved plate and tread members. The tread members may lift a heel portion of a sole above a ground surface. The curved plate may deflect when a force is appl... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100175280 | FOOTWEAR ASSEMBLIES WITH REMOVABLE ENHANCED TRACTION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE Footwear assemblies including removable enhanced traction devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a footwear assembly includes a footwear product with an outsole that removably receives a traction enhancing device. The outsole includes a tread pattern having a ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100139125 | FOOTWEAR WITH REST SUPPORT Footwear includes a sole with a forefoot region, a heel region, and a mid-sole region positioned between the forefoot region and the heel region. A support structure is positioned within the mid-sole region. The support structure is configured to engage an object to fac... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100107448 | Article of Footwear for Dancing An article of footwear with a pivot portion including a plurality of flex grooves is disclosed. The plurality of flex grooves provides increased flexibility in different portions of a sole of the article. In addition, a periphery of the sole includes sole pods to increa... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100071233 | MULTI-POSITION HEEL A multi-position heel assembly is structured and arranged to be integrally formed with or mechanically connected to a shoe. The assembly includes: a chassis; a heel connected to the chassis and rotatable relative to the chassis about an axis; and a locking mechanism inc... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100058615 | TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE A removable traction device for wearing over an article of footwear includes an outer peripheral band, a forefoot pod member disposed interior of the outer peripheral band, a heel pod member disposed interior of the outer peripheral band, and a plurality of resilient co... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100050471 | Air Cushion shoe sole An air cushion shoe has an air chamber at an upper surface of a front side of a main body. An air passageway extends from the air chamber to an air inlet. Air pockets are formed in the main body at predetermined positions below the air passageway. First air vents are fo... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100043255 | EXTERNAL SOLE LINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAME Footwear includes an external sole liner having a tread surface and an exposed adhesive layer. A cleat is bonded to the tread surface, and tapers in response to being bonded to the tread surface. The external sole liner can include multiple layers of liners which are se... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090307932 | SHOE WITH TRACTION OUTSOLE A shoe with an outsole having at least one traction zone, the traction zone including a base surface in a first plane, a plurality of ground engaging members in a second plane and a plurality of intersecting grooves defined by a pair of opposing walls and a groove surfa... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090293314 | OUTSOLE HAVING GROOVES FORMING DISCRETE LUGS Various arrangements for an article of footwear including an outsole having grooves forming discrete lugs are presented. The outsoles generally include a plurality of grooves formed in at least a portion of the outsole that extend from a lateral side of the outsole to a... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090277047 | VAPOR-PERMEABLE ELEMENT TO BE USED IN COMPOSING SOLES FOR SHOES, SOLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH VAPOR-PERMEABLE ELEMENT, AND SHOE PROVIDED WITH SUCH SOLE A vapor-permeable element to be used in a composition of soles for shoes, including: a supporting frame, which delimits substantially at least one through hole; a membrane impermeable to water and permeable to water vapor and arranged above the supporting frame so as to... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090249652 | Sports shoe sole with functional topography A pair of sports shoes, each having a different sole, includes: (a.) a first sports shoe, the first sports shoe having a sole with a predetermined function-enhancing anchoring pattern of spikes on the bottom of its sole, the predetermined pattern of spikes including spi... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090211119 | Waterproof and breathable sole for shoes A waterproof and breathable sole for shoes, including a lower layer, including at least one large through hole. Above the lower layer, a mesh is provided, arranged to overlap at least the large through hole. A membrane made of a material that is impermeable to water and... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090199438 | VAPOR-PERMEABLE AND WATERPROOF SOLE FOR SHOES, SHOE MANUFACTURED WITH THE SOLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SOLE AND THE SHOE A vapor-permeable and waterproof sole for shoes, including at least one first load-bearing component, including at least one vapor-permeable or perforated portion, including a vapor-permeable or perforated filler, at least one second component, predominantly arranged be... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090188132 | Slip-resistant shoe sole The slip resistant shoe sole 1 of the invention comprises a plurality of ground contact projections 3 formed on the ground contact side of the sole base 2 with a predetermined gap between adjacent ground contact projections 3 in the longitudi... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090172971 | Composite Shoe Sole, Footwear Constituted Thereof and Method for Producing the Same A water-vapor permeable shoe-sole combination (15) with an upper side (5) having at least on through hole (31) extending through the thickness of the shoe-sole combination, a barrier unit (35) with an upper side forming at least part of the u... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090100706 | HEEL SHOE FOR SQUATTING EXERCISES An elevated heel sole exercising device for securely receiving the heel portion of a user's shoe, comprising a sole member, an upper member, a means for providing grip to the user's shoe, a means for providing traction to the device during use and a means for securing t... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090094862 | Heel stabilizer The present invention relates to heel stabilizing technology that can be used on many kinds of footwear. This heel stabilizing technology can be incorporated during manufacture of the footwear. This heel stabilizing technology can also be manufactured as a separate comp... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090090031 | Anti-slip footwear A moisture repellant tread is provided for a positive displacement of moisture to secure the traction in the bottom of a shoe. The tread comprises a base plate and multiple short bundles of absorbent fibers. The base plate has a top surface locally bonded to the outsole... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090083994 | Article of Footwear for Water Sports An article of footwear for water sports, especially canoeing, is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an upper attached to a sole forming a first live hinge and a strap system attached to the sole forming a second live hinge. The second live hinge is disposed dis... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090083998 | Article of Footwear for Water Sports An article of footwear for water sports disclosed. The article includes straps that fasten an upper into place. The straps are configured to maintain a fastened position when water is splashed from below the article. The article further includes padded members to protec... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090083996 | Article of Footwear for Sailing An article of footwear for water sports disclosed. The article may be worn by a helmsman on a sailboat. The article may include provisions to facilitate increased traction and support for a foot of the helmsman.... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090071040 | FELT SOLE WITH IMPROVED TRACTION An improved traction felt sole for footwear. The felt sole having integral downwardly extending protrusions located over the bottom surface of the felt sole. The downwardly extending protrusions may all have the same shape or they may have different shapes arranged in a... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090071034 | SOLE ATTACHMENT FOR FOOTWEAR A sole device or attachment for shoes, boots, athletic shoes, and similar footwear. The device comprises an undershoe attachment made of a lightweight material, including but not limited to rubber or foam, or a combination thereof. The device may come in various sizes t... | 03/19/2009 |
