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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128947 | Textile Material Having Increased Mechanical Strength, in Particular Having Increased Resistance to Piercing or Shooting The present invention relates to a textile web material having improved mechanical strength, in particular having resistance to piercing and/or shooting, having a protective function against chemical and/or biological toxins, in particular weapon agents. The textile web... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120124866 | SHOE HAVING LACE FITTING STRUCTURE A shoe having a sole, an upper including a first opening and a second opening, and shoelace means, the upper including: a first side edge portion having a plurality of first eyelets; a second side edge portion arranged between the plurality of first eyelets and having o... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120102631 | BUCKLE DEVICE WITH ELASTIC BAND AND ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Disclosed is a buckle device that releasably locks an elastic band including a plurality of engaging portions in a lengthwise direction. The buckle device includes a buckle holder and a pair of slide buckles slidably fitted to the buckle holder. The buckle holder includ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102784 | SHOE, PARTICULARLY SPORTS SHOE The invention relates to a shoe, especially to a sports shoe, comprising a shoe upper (1) and a sole (2), wherein at least one actuator (3) is arranged in the sole (2), by means of which a region of the contact surface (4) for the foot... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102783 | Strand-Wound Bladder An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102782 | Fluid-Filled Chamber With A Stacked Tensile Member A fluid-filled chamber may have a barrier, a stacked tensile member, and a fluid. The barrier may be formed from a polymer material that is sealed to define an interior void. The stacked tensile member may be located within the interior void and includes a first tensile... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120079739 | FLIP FLOP AND SLIPPER IN ONE/CONVERTIBLE SANDAL SLIPPER A combination apparatus for footwear including a first apparatus into which an individual's foot can be inserted, and a second apparatus into which the individual's foot can be inserted. The second apparatus is adapted to be inserted into the first apparatus. The first ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079743 | Article of Footwear with Multiple Hardnesses and Method of Manufacture A method of forming an article of footwear includes injecting a first material into a first cavity of a mold assembly to form a sole assembly, injecting a second material into a second cavity of the mold assembly, a first last being suspended within the second cavity, t... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120066931 | Shoe with Composite Upper and Foam Element and Method of Making Same A bonded mesh composite panel can be used to form a three-dimensional upper shell that includes extensions used for double-lasting and/or to otherwise provide a shelf to support foam padding. The foam padding may be, e.g., a foam midsole. The extensions of the upper she... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120027972 | FAIL-CLOSED ADAPTIVE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE Porous adaptive membrane structures having movable membranes are provided. The structures can be made to change their gas, liquid and/or particulate permeability in response to surrounding environmental conditions. Applications include protective apparel that is comfort... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120017355 | COMBINATION SOCK AND SHOE A combination sock and shoe includes a shoe sole, an exterior sock that is secured to the shoe sole, an intermediate sock positioned inside the exterior sock, and an interior sock positioned inside the exterior sock and inside the intermediate sock. The intermediate soc... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120009554 | INSTRUCTIONAL SHOELACE TYING SYSTEM An instructional shoelace tying system. Identical identifiers are positioned on a right free end of a shoelace. Different identical identifiers are then positioned on the left free end of the shoelace. Another identifier might be positioned between the first set of iden... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110308115 | DYNAMIC FIT SLEEVE AND INDEPENDENT LACING SUPPORT CAGE FOR RUNNING FOOTWEAR A footwear and footwear construction method that creates the footwear upper sleeve (shoe upper) using at least two overlapping, layered panels of fabric oriented 90 degrees with respect to each other. A lacing system creates a support cage for the foot, which is indepen... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110274858 | FAIL-CLOSED ADAPTIVE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE Porous adaptive membrane structures having movable membranes are provided. The structures can be made to change their gas, liquid and/or particulate permeability in response to surrounding environmental conditions. Applications includes protective apparel that is comfor... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271418 | Customizable wearable garments and accessories Children's footwear, garments, and fashion accessories with an accompanying kit containing interchangeable design pieces which the child may attach and arrange on the footwear, garment, or fashion accessory allowing for artistic creation and self-expression.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110225845 | Shoe With A Flat Formed Shoe Upper Shoes specifically designed to facilitate production via efficient shoe manufacturing methods and systems are described. In embodiments, the shoe upper is designed by way of a flat forming process, whereby the upper pattern is kept in a two-dimensional shape for most of... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110145971 | Rotationally Adjustable Display Device A rotationally adjustable display device is described. In some embodiments, the device invention comprises a base plate that includes an interior face, an exterior face, and a channel extending through the interior and exterior faces. The device further comprises a lock... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110107771 | FOOTWEAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS Embodiments herein relate to footwear, such as a boots and shoes, and in particular to footwear having a removable element, such as a liner, that includes temperature control elements for controllably regulating and/or altering the temperature of the footwear and thus t... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110109686 | Utilizing A Printer To Customize Apparel In A Retail Facility Customized articles of footwear are produced by providing options and graphics that are selected by a customer when submitting a custom order at a retail facility. The graphics are selected from a catalog while the options, such as a shoe model or a shoe size, are selec... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110107620 | Article of Footwear with Integral Upper and Sole An article of footwear with an integral upper and sole and a method of assembling the article of footwear are disclosed. The method includes folding the article of footwear from a flat configuration and attaching top and bottom lateral edges to form the article of footw... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20100289971 | Customizing Footwear A system and method for customizing the look of footwear. The footwear of the system includes a display that can show high resolution images and covers a large portion of the footwear surface. A user can create and transfer designs to be displayed. Designs can be bought... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100205716 | RESILIENT PAD COMPOSITE HAVING BOUND REINFORCING STRUCTURE The present application discloses a composite pad structure that includes a substrate bonded to a plurality of discrete, spaced-apart, resilient elements engaged to at least one reinforcing structure.... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100199406 | Thermoplastic Non-Woven Textile Elements A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A va... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100199519 | Valve for Magnetorheologic Fluids A valve for magnetorheological fluids is formed with a control duct in which the magnetic field of a magnetic device, consisting of a permanent magnet and coil, acts on the fluid. The viscosity of the fluid is directly proportional to the magnetic field strength, with t... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100143651 | FUNCTIONALIZED OLEFIN POLYMERS, COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES PREPARED THEREFROM, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME The invention provides polyolefin blend compositions of polar and/or non-polar polymers, with at least one functionalized polyolefin polymer selected from the group consisting of: amine functionalized, hydroxyl functionalized, imide functionalized, anhydride functionali... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100115792 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WATERPROOF AND VAPOR-PERMEABLE SHOE AND SHOE OBTAINED WITH THE METHOD A method for manufacturing a waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe, including preparing a semi-manufactured component of an upper for a shoe, to be arranged spread out on one or two flat surfaces, arranging on the inner part of the semi-manufactured component of an upper ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100042182 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PREVENTING ANKLE SPRAIN INJURIES Devices and methods for preventing ankle sprain injuries. To protect the ankle joint from acute ankle supination or inversion sprain injuries, the device comprises a sensing part configured to sense data of an ankle motion; an analyzing part configured to analyze the da... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090205116 | ARTICLE, LAMINATE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS An article includes a membrane having pores and a selectively permeable coating supported by the membrane. The selectively permeable coating includes an antimicrobial agent in an amount that is sufficient to chemically react with a chemical or microbial agent to reduce ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090158503 | Combination Sock and Shoe A combination sock and shoe includes a shoe sole, an exterior sock that is secured to the shoe sole, an intermediate sock positioned inside the exterior sock, and an interior sock positioned inside the exterior sock and inside the intermediate sock. The intermediate soc... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090139006 | ABCITE REINFORCED LEATHER PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME An abcite reinforced leather and a method for producing the abcite reinforced leather for use in making shoes, gloves and garments. Abcite pellets are ground into a fine powder and floated in a carrier so that they penetrate the fiber structure of a tanned skin. The abc... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090126228 | SHOE A shoe includes a sole, a potential generating unit, a first conductive unit and a second conductive unit. The sole has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The potential generating unit has a high potential outputting terminal and a low p... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090100565 | Elastic, Soft And Punctiformly Bound Non-Woven Fabric Provided With Filler Particles And Method For Production And The Use Thereof The invention relates to a nonwoven fabric which is bonded at selected points by use of a binder containing particles composed of filler material (a phase change material, among others) and which is not bonded at other selected points. The nonwoven fabric is characteriz... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090025257 | WATERPROOF FOOTWEAR APPLICATION A waterproof article of footwear, comprising an upper consisted of one or more cut-shaped portions of a flexible waterproof material and a sole coupled to said upper, characterized in that said upper is assembled by stitches applied between peripheral edges of said cut-... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080216352 | Article of Footwear with Multiple Cleat Sizes An article of footwear including different cleat sizes is disclosed. The article of footwear includes cleats of a first size along the medial side of the outsole and cleats of a second size along the lateral side of the outsole. The cleats also include spherical indenta... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080176061 | SUBSTRATES AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE COATED WITH A WATERBORNE 2K COATING COMPOSITION A compressible substrate coated at least in part with a waterborne coating composition comprising at least one base neutralized active hydrogen containing film-forming resin and a water dispersible carbodiimide crosslinker capable of reacting with the film-forming resin... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080147219 | Method of Making an Article of Footwear A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of designing an article of footwear via a website, converting a footwear representation into a set of two-dimensional portions, printing the two dimensional portions onto a sheet mater... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080141433 | APPAREL HAVING VARIABLE COLOR LOGO AND TRIMMINGS Discloses is an apparatuses and methods for varying a color of a portion of apparel. The apparatuses include a first reservoir comprising a first portion comprising a first dye when the first reservoir is in a first state, and a second portion comprising the first dye w... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080066347 | Internal Material of Sole, Shoe Insole and Boot A web comprising a matrix fiber containing a non-elastic polyester based short fiber and an elastic composite fiber which is made of a thermoplastic elastomer having a melting point of at least 40° C. lower than a melting point of a polyester polymer constituting the s... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080052961 | Chain Mail Protective Insole A protective insole comprised of chain mail which is placed in between the lower and upper soles of a construction boot, thereby preventing nails or other sharp objects found on construction sites from penetrating the shoe and causing painful injury to the worker. The i... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080000105 | Genie disposable slipper The Genie disposable pedicure slipper is formed from a single piece of material that consist of polyurethane foam fabric. The pedicure slipper is intended to be worn as slipper on the users foot. The sole of the slipper is designed to conform to the outline of the human... | 01/03/2008 |