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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151492 | Scent carrying hunting boot Boots with an integrated scent carrying system are provided. The boots include a vented scented material holder that can leave a scent trail during hunting and/or to mask one's own scent during hunting. The boots are configured to effectively deliver the scent to th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8104198 | Attachment assembly for decorative shoe accessory Attaching a three-dimensional ornamental article to a shoe upper is achieved using a stiff elongated strip that is bent to form an arcuate upper portion and a J-shaped lower portion. The upper portion is fitted to follow the contours of the top and sides of the orna... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8015732 | Athletic or other performance sensing systems Articles of footwear and other devices include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the footwear or other devices. Such devices include: (a) a housing, optionally an asymmetrical housing, for receiving an el... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8001706 | Cover for embellishing footwear A decorative cover for embellishing footwear is disclosed, having a cover incorporated with a sock. The cover is worn over the footwear for covering and enhancing it with at least one embellishment. The sock encloses a user's foot and is incorporated with the cover ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7987619 | Shoe with writing surface A shoe is provided with a writing surface so that temporary expressive indicia can be applied to the shoe. The writing surface is preferably in the form of a side surface of the shoe extending between a tread and a foot contacting surface of the shoe. The side surfa... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7895774 | Shoe tags The present invention relates to a shoe tag comprising two parts. At least one part of the tag attaches with a left shoe and at least one part attaches with a right shoe. The left and the right part releasably link to one and other when the shoes are correctly orien... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891120 | Cover for a shoe tongue A shoe cover is inserted over a shoe tongue to protect the shoe tongue and to display advertisements or other fashionable designs. The cover has a sleeve with a fastener attached to an interior surface. A complementary fastener is attached to the shoe tongue. Both f... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7877905 | Plastic shoe provided with decoration and method of manufacturing using casting mold A plastic shoe provided with a decoration, a method of manufacturing the shoe, and a casting mold for manufacturing the shoe, is disclosed. The decoration is printed on a polyurethane decorative film which is applied to the surface of the upper part of the plastic s... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7854077 | Shoe having configurable message board A shoe having a configurable message board positioned therein. The configurable message board comprising apparatus for selecting a displayable character from a plurality of characters. The shoe having a plurality of windows with each having a manipulative element fo... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7841108 | Article of footwear with visible indicia An article of footwear with a sole system including a transparent heel portion is disclosed. The transparent heel portion includes a cavity configured to receive a support member comprising a plurality of support columns and an indicia member associated with the sup... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832124 | Vibratory shoe for feet A shoe incorporates reflexology and acupressure as applied to a foot when wearing the shoe. The shoe has a sole with a battery powered vibration unit that mechanically vibrates a spiked gel insole located near the underside of a foot. The rounded spikes of the insol... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823302 | Novelty footwear item with storage chest and method of using same A novelty footwear item includes a footbed and a heel-shaped storage unit which has a liftable lid. The footbed and the storage unit are mounted within a wedge-shaped cupsole so that a rear portion of the footbed overlays and conceals the storage unit and pivots up ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7802382 | Novelty footwear item and method of using same A novelty footwear item includes a flexible outsole, a flexible footbed and a flexible elongated wedge-shape midsole. The midsole has a unitary construction including a heel support area and an arch support area. An open storage compartment is disposed within the he... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7757414 | Footwear with pivotal and/or rotatable tongue A revolving tongue for application to footwear provided a central pivot point that rotatably connects to a crossbar of the footwear, the crossbar extending between the lateral openings of the shoe, at upper edges of the shoe quarter portions. The tongue may be rotat... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748145 | Footwear with banding device The banding device for application to a segment of footwear, whether it be to the heel, sole, around the vamp portion of the shoe, in any combination thereof, which due to its elasticity allows for its stretching into position to be secured either as an endless or c... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7721470 | Magnetic shoe attachment Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic attachment (10) having a first magnetic portion (12) operable to be positioned on the inside of a clothing article and a second magnetic portion (14) operable to be positioned on the outsid... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7716856 | Chalk shoe The present disclosure relates to a shoe with a piece of removable chalk embedded into the front toe portion of a shoe's sole. The forefront sole of the shoe includes an opening sized for receiving a piece of chalk, intended for the wear to go from walking to drawin... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7698836 | System and method for securing accessories to clothing A system and method for securing accessories to shoes and other articles of clothing is described. One illustrative embodiment is a system for attaching a decorative accessory to a shoe, the system comprising a shaft having first and second ends; a first shoulder se... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7661208 | Shoe with writing surface A shoe is provided with a writing surface so that temporary expressive indicia can be applied to the shoe. The writing surface is preferably in the form of a side surface of the shoe extending between a tread and a foot contacting surface of the shoe. The side surfa... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658020 | Eyestay ornament for footwear An eyestay ornament for a laced shoe provides a subtle but impressive way to add an aesthetic accent to the appearance of the shoe. A central marquee with multiple display faces is rotatably mounted to a pin captured in collars integrated to buckles on each end of t... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7644521 | 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... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7607243 | Athletic or other performance sensing systems Articles of footwear and other devices include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the footwear or other devices. Such devices include: (a) a housing, optionally an asymmetrical housing, for receiving an el... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600334 | Stripe changes for footwear A changeable stripe for footwear, that can be applied to any segment of the shoe, or other clothing, or even a purse or backpack, and includes a changeable stripe that is held by means of a base, or through slots provided within the shoe, so that a pull tab connecti... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7497036 | Variable color sneaker logo and trimmings This disclosure pertains to an apparatus for varying a footwear's color. The apparatus comprises a first variable filter having a first reservoir portion and a first non-reservoir portion. The first reservoir portion houses a first dye when the first variable filter... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7484320 | Fastening arrangement An attachment bracket for fastening an item to a shoe that is provided with a shoestring includes a bottom part, which can be fitted on top of the set of shoestrings, and a space for receiving the item. The attachment bracket also includes a first mounting bracket a... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7428471 | Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot A user in locomotion on foot during an outing may identify a grade of a surface with at least one device supported by the user. A performance parameter of the user may be determined with the device based upon the grade of the surface, which may be based upon a measu... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428472 | Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot A device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing may monitor a performance parameter of the user. The performance parameter may comprise a pace and/or a speed of the user. Prior to the outing, the device may be configured to spec... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421806 | Shoe with transparent panels The present invention relates to a footwear system that is comprised of a pair of footwear with at least one transparent, semi-transparent or translucent special display area(s) (SDA) and system of innerliners. The system of innerliners can be comprised of either at... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418793 | Novelty footwear item with stash A novelty footwear item includes a mid-sole foot platform for supporting from below the foot of a user, an outer sole for providing the footwear item with turning traction and a stash assembly sandwiched between the mid-sole foot platform and the outer sole, wherein... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412785 | Decorative vamp system A decorative vamp system for shoes. The decorative vamp system allows the appearance of the vamp of a shoe to be changed to match the clothing of the wearer. The decorative vamp system includes the shoe with a fixed vamp, a removable vamp insert, a tongue flap and a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409784 | Electricity-producing shoe An electricity-producing shoe comprises a shoe body including an electricity-producing module and an electricity generator mounted therein. The electricity-producing module includes a rack, first and second gears, and a spring buffer that mounts between the first an... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404242 | Lace securing apparatus The invention is for a lace gripper comprising an upper body and a lower body that may be joined together whereby a tied lace is secured between the two bodies. Preferable the upper body is designed to receive inserts, charms, lights, recording devices, alarm and lo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7380349 | Novelty footwear and method of using same A novelty footwear item includes an upper, a lower and an opener for protecting the foot of a user and for facilitating unsealing a sealed container with the footwear item. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363732 | Weight sporters athletic shoe Weight sporters is a shoe that *utilizes the rubber sole of the shoe to hold five weights of different circular sizes, by means of circular cavities manufactured along the side of the rubber sole. Weights are attached and secured by means of a turning knob on each t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363731 | Security footwear A substantially transparent article of footwear includes a substantially transparent resilient sole having a gripping surface and a substantially transparent shoe upper integrally extending from the resilient sole. The upper includes an element for aeration of a foo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353986 | Electronic pedometer An electronic pedometer has a walk detecting sensor to detect a walking movement of a user and to output a walk signal corresponding to the walking movement. A walk judging circuit judges, based on a walk signal from the walk detecting circuit, whether or not the us... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347010 | Shoe having a variety of lacing styles An article of footwear comprises a first sole including a lip having a plurality of bores from top to bottom of the first sole, the plurality of bores of the lip are spaced apart and disposed around its perimeter, wherein the plurality of bores receive a lace that e... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347360 | Foldable transaction card systems for non-traditionally-sized transaction cards Transaction cards having one or more folds therein for compact and easily stored transaction cards are provided. Moreover, foldable transaction cards are provided having one or more holes or apertures therein for holding key chains, or other devices for attaching th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337680 | System and method for measuring plantar foot pressure A measuring device (10) is used for generating an imprint of a patient's foot. The imprint includes a first set of at least two differentiable color density markings. The first set of differentiable density markings each correspond to a different pressure exe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334354 | Adjustable ankle support for an article of footwear An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper, an ankle support, and a sole structure. The upper receives a foot of an individual and includes a tab that is convertible from a folded first position to an extended second position. The ankle support is co... | 02/26/2008 |
