Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6971135 | Inflatable stuffing for footwear An inflatable stuffing is inserted into and removed from footwear. The stuffing has an insert and a gas inlet. The inlet allows gas to be admitted into the insert. A toe region of the insert is bent to the right or the left about a pivot seal to more fully support a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6925723 | Three-dimensional template for footwear design A three-dimensional template for aesthetically and structurally designing an article of footwear is disclosed. The template includes a shell that defines an exterior surface. A marking instrument may be utilized to inscribe designs on the exterior surface. The shell... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6698050 | Shoe and last A footwear exercising device for use by a wearer in improving various aspects of the wearer's physical condition, health and overall appearance. The footwear exercising device of the present invention includes a reverse wedge for wear below the sole of a ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6467115 | Shape retainer and method for stabilizing a boot shaft A sheet of flexible and resilient polymer material is rolled into a tubular configuration and inserted into the shaft of a boot deeply enough to reach the vamp and quarters from which the shaft uses. The rolled sheet, when released, expands under the bias... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6209161 | Shoe insert An apparatus having a shoe and a shoe insert. The shoe insert is removably positioned within a toe portion of the shoe. The shoe insert is of a hollow construction and opens across a bottom of said shoe insert. The shoe insert has a shape which matches th... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6202240 | Shoe insert A shoe insert having a body formed of a recycled waste paper material. The body has a hollow interior which opens at a bottom of said body. The body has a seat formed at a rear end thereof. The seat has a through hole formed in a top planar surface of sai... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192540 | Woman's shoe insert The construction shape of a womans's shoe insert is similar to the inner portion of a shoe. An angled surface is formed at a rear end of the shoe insert which extends to a seat of a bottom end thereof. The angled surface has a locating trough which is bro... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182382 | Boot leg opening cover attachment A boot leg opening cover attachment for attachment to a pair of boots to cover the upper leg openings of the boots to prevent precipitation and debris from entering the boots. The boot leg opening cover attachment includes a pair of cover members each hav... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6148545 | Boot warmer A foot warmer which has a shape to fit into a boot and an insulating foam adjacent the top of the warmer. Below the insulating foam is a heat retaining material that can be heated in a microwave.... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5950323 | Desiccant accessory for shoes and the like A desiccant accessory for shoes and the like is provided for the removal of moisture therefrom. The accessory includes an external pouch having an internal chamber with an opening at one end, a transparent packet made of permeable material detachably conn... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5881413 | Shoe last and method of constructing a shoe A shoe last and method for forming a shoe which is particularly constructed to be worn with and matingly interface with a wearer's custom-shaped sock. The shoe last includes a body having a backpart and a forepart connected to the backpart and extending f... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5564162 | Boot tree with compressible links A boot tree has three shaped pieces: a foot piece, a front leg piece, and a back leg piece. The three pieces are mechanically connected together. The mechanical connections do not contain any hinge connecting one piece to another. The mechanical connectio... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5446936 | Boot inserts A cross-support member extends between the opposed side panels of an inverted U-shaped boot insert to prevent the side panels from collapsing toward one another. The cross-support member may be a separate structural element which is associated with the in... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5367735 | Weighted insert for footwear A weighted insert adapted to be fitted inside an athletic shoe so that the latter is caused to sink to the bottom of a washing machine bin to facilitate the cleaning thereof. The insert comprises a heel portion, a foot portion, and an axial member extendi... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5341532 | Inflatable stuffing for footwear A foot-shaped inflatable stuffing is inserted into and removed from footwear. The stuffing has a tapered insert and a gas inlet. The inlet allows gas to be admitted into the insert, and also serves as a convenient handle to effect removal of the stuffing.... | 08/30/1994 |
| 4771553 | Boot insert A boot cover fits around the top of a boot and closes the gap or space between the top edge of the boot and the cover. In one form, the cover is made from plastic and has a groove that fits around the top edge of the boot. In another form, the cover compr... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4554694 | Extensible shoe shaper In an extensible shoe shaper, the toe and heel are connected by means of a kinematic hinge element, formed of a plastic material strip of varying thickness applied by pressure, the configuration of which can be varied--in order to vary the extension of th... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4497080 | Boot tree A boot and shoe tree is described for maintaining a pair of boots or shoes in adjacent relationship for storage while being self-standing when not in use. The boot or shoe tree is constructed from a pair of adjacent members joined together at one end and ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4400840 | Boot shaper A boot shaper for treating crease or stretch marks in legged boots, comprises an inflatable sock which is inflatable through an air inlet means and is deflatable through an air pressure relief means so that the sock can be pulled from a boot after use by ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4010878 | Display form for baby bootie The display form is inserted within the baby bottie to maintain the bootie in a condition simulating the appearance of the bottle on the foot of a baby. The display form is molded of sheet plastic material with a length and width corresponding to the leng... | 03/08/1977 |
