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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712231 | Shoe A midsole of a shoe has a low elastic part 20, a high elastic part 22 and an inclined surface 24. The low elastic part 20 and the high elastic part 22 include air bubbles. An ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) is used as a base... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7415782 | Shoe providing vertical/horizontal heel pressure diminishment The modified oxford shoe (10) providing vertical and horizontal heel pressure diminishment including an optional means of adjusting pronation is an inventive device which diminishes pressures to the heel with a floating collar and supple counter assembly with... | 08/26/2008 |
| RE40215 | Stabilizer athletic shoes An athletic shoe is provided which contributes a dynamic stability of the shoe during several athletic activities. The athletic shoe comprises a tapered lateral wedge section and may further include a lateral heel stabilizer, a medial heel wedge and a tapered latera... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7278227 | Conditioning shoe and method of use An conditioning article of footwear for exercise, strength training, or physical therapy having a foot support platform with either straps or an upper shoe portion or the like to engage the foot, a sole having front and rear ends corresponding with the toes and heel... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7254907 | Midsole including cushioning structure A midsole includes a thick plate-shaped or column-shaped cushioning portion. A plurality of grooves is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cushioning portion. The respective grooves are helically formed around a substantially vertical line. The respective g... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7163518 | Walking leg support Apparatus attaches to the leg at or below the knee to take the shock of walking off the foot and ankle. The foot is encased in a boot. Two spaced-apart tubes extend upward from a subfloor mounted below the boot. The boot is mounted for sliding up and down on the tub... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6920705 | Shoe cartridge cushioning system The present invention relates to a shoe sole, in particular for a sports shoe, where the sole includes a cartridge cushioning system that includes a load distribution plate and deformation elements disposed in a forefoot region of the sole to provide support and/or ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6751891 | Article of footwear incorporating a shock absorption and energy return assembly for shoes A shock absorption and energy return assembly for increasing the stability, shock absorption and energy return capabilities of a shoe. The assembly generally includes lower and upper guide members having a plurality of spring retainers, a plurality of springs positi... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6665956 | Foot guided shoe sole and footbed An inner sole assembly for a shoe. The inner sole assembly comprises an upper body with an upper surface for engaging with a foot of a wearer. A foot bed composite supporting the lower surface of the upper body, and the foot bed composite comprising at le... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6622401 | Modified oxford shoe providing vertical and horizontal heel pressure diminishment including an optional means of adjusting pronation The modified oxford shoe providing vertical and horizontal heel pressure diminishment including an optional means of adjusting pronation is an inventive device which diminishes pressures to the heel with a floating collar and supple counter assembly with ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6497058 | Shoe with external torsion stability element An article of footwear is disclosed, in particular a sports shoe with a sole ensemble and a stability element constructed of a material and configured for the selective support of single parts of the sole ensemble. The stability element includes a base el... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6477791 | Shoe with stability element An article of footwear including a sole with a stability element constructed of a material and configured for controlling, in a preselected manner, the rotation of the forefoot portion of the article of footwear around the longitudinal axis with respect t... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474006 | Stabilizer athletic shoes An athletic shoe is provided which contributes to dynamic stability of the shoe during several athletic activities. The athletic shoe comprises a tapered lateral wedge section and may further include a lateral heel stabilizer, a medial heel wedge and a ta... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470600 | Martial arts shoe The martial arts shoe is comprised of a sole and an upper attached thereon. The sole has a raised rim. A rib is attached to the sole on an outer side of the shoe for providing better grip and for protecting the outer edge of the foot. A rigid insert is em... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6430847 | Asymmetric shoes The present invention relates to athletic shoes used in sports that require asymmetric movement of the feet, such as fencing. The asymmetric shoes of the present invention include a trailing shoe and a leading shoe that are each specially adapted to the p... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6349487 | Foot leverage system and method An adjustable dynamic, removable, mechanical foot leverage orthotic system is disclosed having a plate member positioned on top of one or more fulcrum member that are placed inside of a shoe. The plate is free to move within the shoe about the fulcrum to ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6286232 | Pregnancy/maternity insoles A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a forefoot portion for extending at least to metatarsals of a foot; a cupped heel portion having a varus of approximately 7 degrees for the left foot and approximately 5 degrees for the right foot, ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6199303 | Shoe with stability element An article of footwear including a sole with a stability element constructed of a material and configured for controlling, in a pre-selected manner, the rotation of the forefoot portion of the article of footwear around the longitudinal axis with respect ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5921009 | Foot leverage system and method An adjustable dynamic, removable, mechanical foot leverage orthotic system is disclosed having a plate member positioned on top of a fulcrum member that are placed inside of a shoe. The plate is free to move within the shoe about the fulcrum to provide th... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5875569 | Athletic shoe with anti-inversion protection An athletic shoe with anti-inversion protection includes an upper attached along its lower extent to a sole portion. The sole portion includes an integrally formed wing member projecting outwardly from the lateral side of the sole portion. The wing member... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5867923 | Orthotic shoe with torsion sole A sole for a shoe is discosed which is constructed with a relatively rigid top layer or insole and a relatively rigid bottom layer or outsole which are mounted for relative rotation about an axis perpendicular to and extending through the center of the so... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5625965 | Stand easy shoe insert A shoe and shoe sole insert having a heel portion slanted downwardly at a small acute angle from the medial side to the lateral side relative to the horizontal support surface, a forefoot portion slanted downwardly at a small acute angle from the lateral ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5363526 | Last for use in making cycling shoes, last and cycling shoe sole, and a method for making shoes using a last A last for use in making cycling shoes includes a sole supporting surface opposed to a shoe sole. The shoe sole defines a mounting bore for attaching a cleat or a shoe plate. The sole supporting surface includes position setting projections for engaging t... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5348532 | Orthopedic redressment splint Described is an orthopedic redressment splint for correcting the adduction of the forefoot and metatarsus with an anterior half sole enclosing at least laterally the deformed portion of the foot and a posterior half sole (10, 11) which are flexibly and sw... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5162041 | Footwear device allowing a wearer of orthopedic apparatus to go without conventional shoes A article of footwear for receiving and holding an orthopedic apparatus such as a heel lift or arch support which enables the user of such apparatus to wear it without wearing conventional shoes. The article of footwear has receiving means for receiving a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4945659 | Ski boot having an interchangeable sole portion for controlling global wedging angle of the boot A ski boot for use with a ski having a top surface includes a rigid shell base having an upper wedged thereon at an orientation angle alpha with respect to the normal to a mating surface carried by a tenon on the toe end of the base. A separate sole porti... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4642911 | Dual-compression forefoot compensated footwear An article of footwear is provided. The article includes a sole which has forefoot and rearfoot portions. The sole forefoot portion has both a medial and a lateral aspect. The sole forefoot portion is comprised of different compressibilities of materials ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4393876 | Shoe orthosis or shoe orthosis parts A shoe orthosis device for corrective treatment of foot deformities such as flat-foot, bent foot, splay-foot, hammer toes, hallux valgus, and others, comprising a sole member having a force transmitting mechanism and a foot pressure plate mounted thereon ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4217907 | Orthopedic shoe construction Certain foot deformities may be corrected by attaching an orthopedic appliance (16) to the heel (12) of a shoe (10) to establish a moment in the shoe to cause rotation thereof in response to ground engagement of the appliance under the weight of the shoe ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4120102 | Heel pad with radial ribs An insert to fit inside a shoe below the heel of the foot is a pad of resilient material such as artificial rubber. The top surface of the pad is smooth. The under surface has a plurality of ribs which extend out from a center area under the middle of the... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4056106 | Orthopedic shoe construction The application of a member in the desired place to the sole of a child's shoe to create a friction surface on one place on the sole causing the shoe to rotate in the proper and necessary direction to effect correction.... | 11/01/1977 |
