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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110265348 | Self-Customized, Moldable, Weight-Distributing Insert for Ballet Pointe Shoes A customizable pointe shoe insert is provided. Such an insert achieves a “perfect fit” that is customized to each dancer's foot by using a moldable material to substantially fill the voids within the box of the shoe, so weight is optimally distributed across a great... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110265347 | Form-Fitting Articles and Method for Customizing Articles to be Form-Fitted Customized, form-fitting athletic articles with a heat moldable material that a wearer may heat to soften after purchase to conform the heat moldable material so the contours of the wearer's body may provide many advantages for consumers, such as increased comfort, perf... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110192052 | Sports Footwear Having a Custom Fitting Device The present invention refers to sports footwear having a custom fitting device comprising a plurality of expandable bladders arranged within the footwear at a respective plurality of regions of the wearer's foot; an actuation unit can be associated to the footwear in fl... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110083340 | Form-Fitting Articles and Method for Customizing Articles to be Form-Fitted Customized, form-fitting athletic articles with a heat moldable material that a wearer may heat to soften after purchase to conform the heat moldable material so the contours of the wearer's body may provide many advantages for consumers, such as increased comfort, perf... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20100018078 | ANATOMICAL FOOTWEAR TOEPIECE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME In one embodiment, the present invention comprises an anatomical toepiece that is adapted for insertion into the footbed of a footwear article to provide increased comfort and control. The toepiece comprises a core comprising an anchoring flange for embedded attachment ... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090293318 | HEAT MOLDABLE SPORT SHOES A sport shoe comprises a sole and an upper portion attached to the sole and defining an inner space with the sole, and having an entrance opening for receiving a user's foot therethrough, into the inner space, and an attachment system to secure the user's foot therein, ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090090027 | Footwear with a Foot Stabilizer An article of footwear which includes a midsole and foot stabilizer. The foot stabilizer includes a longitudinally extending spine portion and a plurality of ribs extending laterally therefrom from opposing lateral and medial sides. The plurality of ribs being positione... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090049713 | FUNCTIONAL FOOTWEAR The present invention relates to a functional footwear which comprises an insole having a toe-seating portion, whose height is higher than that of the remaining portion thereof other than the toe-seating portion, for allowing a user's toe to be seated thereon. The toe-s... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090031583 | Foot Support For Alleviating Knee Pain A foot support is disclosed. The foot support may be a shoe insert including a depression underlying the first proximal phalange and/or the first metatarsal head, a raised medial arch support, and a medial heel post.... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080271342 | STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR A SHOE SOLE The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a foot. Further, the heel part can include a plurality of side walls arran... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080216353 | Article of Footwear for Use with a Left Foot and a Right Foot An article of footwear intended for use with a left foot and a right foot is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an interior space configured to fit a left for and a right foot. Additionally, the article of footwear may be associated with an insert that deforms ... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080127517 | ADVANCED TORQUE STABILITY FOOTBED The present invention provides a footbed made of cotton fabric, polyurethane, ethyl vinyl acetate, polyester and thermoplastic gel rubber. The invention also provides footwear which includes a footbed as described herein.... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20070283598 | Cushioning foot insert A foot insert is provided that is capable of providing protective cushioning to an area at the front of a wearer's foot including an area extending from the front tips of the toes to the metatarsal region of the ball portion of the foot. The foot insert includes a half-... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070209237 | Shoe insert A shoe insert (10) which includes a sheet-like pad (12). The pad (12) defines an upper surface (18) and a lower surface (20) and has a generally pointed shape for insertion into an front foot portion (16) of footwear such as a s... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20060130369 | Air passage device for inflatable shoe bladders An inflatable bladder for use in an article of footwear including a first sheet of a flexible fluid-impervious material and a second sheet of flexible fluid-impervious material. The first sheet and the second sheet are sealed along air-tight weld lines forming at least ... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060130370 | Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The article of footwear also includes a inflation mechanism located under... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060112593 | Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and a bladder which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane attached together via welding. The bladder includes... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060112600 | Orthopedic device for distributing pressure The present invention alleviates pain and discomfort from a limb of a patient by redistributing pressure on the limb. The present invention involves an orthopedic device for redistribution of pressure exerted on a limb of a patient. The device comprises a pressure-absor... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060064903 | Customized footwear and process for manufacturing such footwear An article of footwear for distributing pressure evenly on various regions of the foot comprising an upper and at least one moldable foam piece attached to an inner surface of the upper is provided, together with an article of footwear manufactured by a process comprisi... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060048415 | Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane or polyester film attached ... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060048414 | Shoes Footwear includes an upper leather member and a shoe sole bonded at an upper portion thereof to the upper leather. The upper leather member is shaped to enclose the instep of a foot, and has a bottom opening rim closely corresponding to the outer shape of the sole of th... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060016103 | Instant custom moldable insole A custom moldable insole comprising a first chamber containing a silicone base and a second chamber containing a catalyst. Both fluids are forced to pass though a shared static mixing channel where they will thoroughly mix and flow into a third chamber. The third chambe... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050188566 | Shoe with sensors, controller and active-response elements and method for use thereof Active-response golf shoes are disclosed. The golf shoes include at least one sensor, a controller, and at least one active-response element. The sensor and controller operate to rapidly determine if a golfer is walking or swinging a golf club. Once this determination i... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050183219 | Method of fabricating custom-fitted footbed A method and article of manufacture for fabricating a footbed for an article of footwear includes the use of a moldable gel material which is shaped by having the wearer place his/her foot on the upper surface of the footbed. The thus-molded gel material is then subject... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050150133 | Orthopedic device for distributing pressure The present invention alleviates pain and discomfort from a limb of a patient by redistributing pressure on the limb. The present invention involves an orthopedic device for redistribution of pressure exerted on a limb of a patient. The device comprises a pressure-absor... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050144810 | Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and a bladder which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane attached together via welding. The bladder includes... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050132615 | Footwear with a bladder type stabilizer A stability device that increases foot security on the footbed of a shoe, provides lateral or medial stability, shock dampening, and optimizes flexibility. The stability device includes a resilient bladder insert having a horizontal sole portion underneath a wearer's fo... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050097779 | Athletic shoe with inflatable tongue An athletic shoe having an inflatable tongue which can be slightly deflated or inflated after lacing up or otherwise closing the shoe to conform to the user's foot and the lacing to provide a more comfortable fit of the shoe. The tongue includes an inner bladder of an e... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050039349 | Ball of foot shoe inserts A removable ball of the foot insert for placement into footwear at a position in correspondence with a forefoot portion of the footwear includes a substantially planar member made from a viscoelastic gel, the planar member including a lower surface and an upper surface,... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050028404 | Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The article of footwear also includes a inflation mechanism located under... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050022425 | Articulated welt footwear construction and related method of manufacture A footwear construction including an articulated welt. The footwear includes an upper and an outsole secured together with a welt in the forward portion of the footwear. The welt terminates short of the heel region of the footwear. In one embodiment, the outsole in the ... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050016021 | Bellowed chamber for a shoe An inflatable cushioning device, comprising an fluid-tight, enclosed area, wherein said enclosed area is bordered by a first generally flat surface, a second generally flat surface and at least one bellowed surface, such that said bellowed surface will collapse when a f... | 01/27/2005 |
