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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141277 | Shoe with sensors, controller and active-response elements and method for use thereof Active-response golf shoes are disclosed. The golf shoes include a plurality of sensors, 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 determin... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8069589 | Footwear with lighted laces An article of footwear is provided having a decorative lighting arrangement wherein one or more LEDs are mounted within the interior of one or more sleeves, having the appearance of a shoelace, which are located in the toe portion of the shoe. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056269 | Article of footwear with lighting system An article of footwear with a lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system includes three lighting devices disposed on the article of footwear. The lighting system is also associated with an automatic fastening system. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7937856 | Article of footwear with illuminated chamber An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly has at least one fluid-filled chamber capable of transmitting light and a recess. A light source is positioned in the recess, and an outsole is secured to a lower su... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7908774 | Insole for a shoe and accessories therefor An insole (102) for a shoe is provided, having a display surface (116), preferably disposed on an insert, for the display of information when the insole is in place in a shoe. A shoe (10), for example a sports shoe, is also provided having a rec... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7866066 | Footwear device with scrolling light emitting diode display A footwear unit having a pre-programmable, self-programmable and reprogrammable display with a panel that is operably aligned with a window located on the outside surface of the footwear unit. The programmable display has two or more modes of operation for displayin... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7814687 | Article of footwear including a reflective outsole An article of footwear including a reflective outsole is disclosed. The article of footwear has an outsole including a reflective device that covers one or several portions of the outsole. The reflective device is composed of a thin and flexible material that does i... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7614166 | Lighted footwear In one embodiment, footwear is provided that includes a sole having a light source disposed therein. A foot sensor, disposed in the sole, detects the presence or absence of a foot in the footwear. A light sensor is adapted to detect the amount of ambient light adjac... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7497037 | Lighted footwear Footwear is provided that includes a sole having a front and a back. A light source is disposed in the front of the sole. A foot sensor, disposed in the sole, detects the presence or absence of a foot in the footwear. A light sensor, disposed in the sole, is adapted... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7481010 | Shoe having light device A shoe includes a shoe upper disposed on top of a shoe sole, a circuit board disposed in a heel portion of the shoe sole, one or more light members disposed in the front portion of the shoe sole, one or more further light member disposed in the rear portion of the s... | 01/27/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7404263 | Footwear with force sensing device An article of footwear is provided, particularly a soccer shoe, having one or more sensors mounted in the shoe upper which, when impacted by a ball, are effective to send a signal to a controller representative of the magnitude of the force with which the ball was s... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405674 | Circuit for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on an object in a sequence A circuit for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on an object in a sequence includes a water-proof enclosure embedded in the object, a motion actuated switch, a controller, and a battery. The motion actuated switch is mounted within the enclo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329019 | Clothing or footwear illumination system having electro-luminescent and LED light sources An system for illuminating clothing and footwear, utilizing electro-luminescent light strips and LEDs, which are randomly illuminated according to the movement of the person wearing the article(s). In one embodiment illumination control is accomplished by a direct-c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310895 | 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 determinati... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7277021 | Device and method for alerting a runner when a new pair of running shoes is needed A device and method are provided for determining the wear of a sole of a shoe. The device includes first and second sensors receivable in the sole of the shoe. The sensors are axially spaced and generate signals in response to corresponding impact forces acting ther... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272897 | Sandal having a variety of lacing styles A sandal comprising a sole having a plurality of lace holes, grooves, and rings used for arranging at least one lace in a variety of styles when securing the sandal to the foot of the wearer. In other embodiments, the lace can be illuminated and the sole can have mu... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262557 | Apparatus for illuminating footwear An apparatus for illuminating footwear includes a circuit combining a switch having a resilient spring and a light sensitive switch. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255468 | Illuminated shoes and illuminated fashion accessories An apparatus for illuminating shoes and fashion accessories includes a fiber optic cable, a clasp and a control circuit. The fiber optic cable has a first coupling point and a second coupling point. The clasp has a housing, a retention mechanism, a first connector a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254910 | Footwear with externally activated switch An article of footwear includes an electrical circuit having a battery, one or more integrated circuits connected to an array of LEDs and to a loudspeaker, and, a number of switches which are operative to activate the integrated circuit(s) in response to motion of t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246915 | Receptacle illuminating device An illuminating device for an enclosed receptacle, such as a purse or handbag. Because it is difficult to see the contents of a purse due to darkness, the invention includes a light-emitting membrane electrically connected to a power supply and a switch. Actuation o... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231730 | Inner wave shoe and boot A modified athletic shoe that has a motorized massaging apparatus that moves back and forth within the base of the shoe. The massaging apparatus can be turned on and off as desired, and furthermore, is powered by rechargeable batteries that are located within the sh... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220037 | Detachable display having an electro-luminescent light source The present invention provides an article of clothing with a backlit display that emits light through a mask that allows signage to be placed on the garment. The garment has attached to its surface by clips or snaps a display module having a substantially flat envel... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207688 | Interactive shoe light device An interactive shoe light device includes at least one power source, at least one motion switch to generate an activation signal in response to an electrical engagement within the motion switch, the activation signal indicating at least duration of electrical engage... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204045 | Shoe having light emitting function A shoe includes a translucent sole, a translucent heel, a shoe body on top of the sole; and a light emitting device; the light emitting device includes a power source held in the heel, several light emitting elements held in the heel and between the sole and the sho... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188439 | Intelligent footwear systems The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjusta... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181870 | Footwear with black light LED This invention is directed to an article of footwear or other article of clothing in which designs containing phosphors are located on the article is the path of ultraviolet radiation emitted from one or more black light LEDs causing the designs to glow. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178929 | Light and sound producing system A system for producing sound and light includes a shoe or other article of footwear having multiple sources of light and at least one loudspeaker, and a unit located remotely from the shoe which is operative to transmit an RF signal to a receiver within the shoe cau... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165344 | Disposable, one-piece, self-adhesive, all-surface, sport, game, play, work, cushioning, safety “RED e” cleat A “RED e” cleat is a disposable, self-adhesive, all-surface footwear cleat having a non-skid gripping surface, designed to address all sport, game, play and work foot-traction requirements. The “RED e” cleat replaces the need for specialty footwear, which in... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162814 | Shoe with interchangeable strap system The present invention provides improved footwear that overcomes many of the limitations of the prior art. A shoe according to the present invention, includes a sole member with an upper surface for receiving a user's foot and a lower surface for contacting a support... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155846 | Article of footwear with exterior ribs An article of footwear includes a sole assembly and an upper secured to the sole assembly. A plurality of ribs is positioned on an exterior surface of at least one of the upper and the sole assembly, with each rib including a plurality of faces and each face having ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142173 | Kinetic device and method for producing visual displays A visual display device is constructed which uses the “persistence of vision” effect of human vision and responds to kinetic motions of the user as the device is held and swung by an operator. Displays may consist of alphanumeric and graphic data with image symm... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114822 | Article of footwear with remote sound activating unit An article of footwear such as a shoe having an array of light sources and at least one loudspeaker is provided in combination with a separate device having a recording unit which records sound and a transmitter which transmits an RF signal representative of the sou... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096607 | Clothing with externally activated switch An article of clothing includes an electrical circuit having a battery, one or more integrated circuits connected to a signal device such as an array of LEDs and/or a loudspeaker, and, at least one switch which is operative to activate the integrated circuit(s) in r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086747 | Low-voltage lighting apparatus for satisfying after-hours lighting requirements, emergency lighting requirements, and low light requirements An energy-efficient lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus includes a ballast cover. The ballast cover includes a plurality of ballast cover holes. The lighting apparatus also includes a circuit board comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes.... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083295 | Electroluminescent bags The present invention relates to electroluminescent bags that are comprised of a fabric material and is adapted for storing and transporting clothing, documents and the like or to be worn by the user. The electroluminescent bags are comprised of a unique electrolumi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083296 | Flashing device A flashing device includes two plates and each plate includes a plurality conductive lines printed thereon and a plurality of LEDs are connected to each of the two plates and electrically connected to the conductive lines. Two transparent isolation sheets sandwich t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080468 | Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies An improved expandable shoe and inner assembly are disclosed. The expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly is disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly has a first board portion and a second board portion in overlapping enga... | 07/25/2006 |
