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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056260 | Goodyear waterproof shoe A Goodyear waterproof shoe includes a main body stitched with a shoe collar and having a bottom portion coupled sequentially with a filler plate, a thin sole, and an outsole. An outer welt is stitched to a lower outer rim of the main body by a thread and stitched to... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7861438 | Footwear with free floating upper A novel shoe construction provides a unique fit and feel to the shoe wearer's foot. The shoe construction is a variation in what is typically called vulcanized shoe construction. Wherein the conventional vulcanized shoe construction bands of flexible material are pe... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7836609 | Method and apparatus for a shoe with improved construction The invention relates to a shoe having a sole with a first part, a second part, and a top surface extending from the first part to the second part. The shoe also includes a welt attached to a localized area of a perimeter of the second part and an upper having an in... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7793427 | Platform footwear construction and related method A footwear construction including an upper secured to a platform defining an aperture, a cushion at least partially in the aperture, a California construction joined with the upper that wraps the platform, and an outsole. The California construction can terminate sh... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7350321 | Shoe upper and methods of manufacture The present invention relates to a shoe and the manufacture thereof that includes an inner shoe with an upper side and a lower side and a stitch-free shell. The stitch-free shell encompasses the upper side of the inner shoe. The shell may be produced in two or more ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322128 | Method and apparatus for a shoe having improved shoe construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having a sole with a top surface, a fore area, and a rear area. The shoe also includes a lip extending above the top surface and around a periphery of the fore area of the sole and around a periphe... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7159337 | Footwear item and method of making the same A footwear item includes an upper and a lap element. The lap element is formed of a moldable resilient plastic material with a predetermined shape and forms the sole or insole of the footwear item. The lap element includes opposing surfaces defining a channel for re... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7096602 | Integrated footwear construction and related method of manufacture An integrated article of footwear including a waterproofing membrane direct attached to an upper of the footwear. An outsole is further secured to the membrane and/or the upper. In one embodiment, the membrane includes a visible aesthetic bead in the footwear forefo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7076889 | Integrated footwear construction and related method of manufacture An integrated article of footwear including a waterproofing membrane direct attached to an upper of the footwear. An outsole is further secured to the membrane and/or the upper. In one embodiment, the membrane includes a visible aesthetic bead in the footwear forefo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7020987 | Method and apparatus for a shoe having improved shoe construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having a sole with a top surface, a fore area, and a rear area. The shoe also includes a lip extending above the top surface and around a periphery of the fore area of the sole and around a periphe... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010867 | 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 ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007411 | Article of footwear having a flexible insole An article of footwear includes a flexible insole having a ball portion arranged below the ball of the user's foot, the bottom surface of the ball portion containing a plurality of transversely-arranged longitudinally-spaced flex grooves that define therebetween a p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6966128 | Method and apparatus for improved shoe construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an outsole with a bottom surface for contacting the ground, and where the bottom surface has a notch adapted to receive a stitch and hinder premature wear of the stitch. A socklining is also... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6802138 | Cushioning system for footwear and related method of manufacture A footwear cushioning system including an insole platform and an insert that cooperate with one another. The insole platform includes a recess defined in the heel and/or forefoot area. The insert includes a footbed and heel and/or forefoot cushion extending from the... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6772539 | Shoes Each shoe in accordance with the present invention has a shoe sole, an upper, reinforcing pieces, a welt and nails. The shoe sole has a top surface, a bottom surface, a round side, slots and reinforcing pieces. The slots are defined through the top surface near the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6763609 | Injection molded and welted footwear and construction method thereof Injection molded welted construction footwear according to the present invention includes a perforated midsole welted to an upper. The perforated midsole permits molten outer sole material to flow through the midsole during the molding process and fill the space bet... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6678970 | Welted shoe A welted shoe includes a tab member joined with a bent portion of an upper at one end thereof, an insole superimposed on and engaged with the bent portion, and a welt member having a surrounding seat which is interposed between the bent portion and the ta... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6660205 | Fabric covered shoe welt A fabric-covered shoe welt, and methods of making such a welt and using it to make shoes. The welt is an extruded polymer, and has fabric attached to at least one surface. The fabric is then bonded to the sole of the shoe. The fabric is selected to adhere... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6647644 | Welted shoe A welted shoe includes an insole disposed within an upper. A welt member underlies a lower peripheral edge portion of the upper and together with a peripheral portion of the insole to form a sandwiched structure which is fastened by uprightly extending fa... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637131 | Waterproof shoe A waterproof shoe includes an upper having a bottom open end which has an outer surface and an inner surface, an outer welt extending along the outer surface of the bottom open end, and an inner welt extending along the inner surface. The bottom open end ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6601319 | Article of footware including shortened midsole construction An article of footwear of shortened midsole construction includes a heel wedge member that extends forwardly from the rear portion of the article a distance of about three-fourths the length of the article, thereby to increase the flexibility of the artic... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6581305 | Footwear with fixedly secured insole for structural support The present invention is directed to a footwear construction having an insert of unitary structure and made of a single flexible material for providing increased structural support and strength of the footwear while maintaining flexibility of the footwear... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6574886 | Footwear and its method of construction Footwear and a method for its construction including the following features is provided. An upper which defines a volume for receiving a wearer's foot. A midsole which has an inner surface, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and an upstanding... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6560899 | Waterproof shoe having stitch seam for drainage (I) A waterproof shoe includes a hollow sole pad having an intermediate opening, an inner marginal end confining the opening, an outer marginal portion spaced from and extending around the inner marginal end, and an upstanding flange which projects from the s... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6467116 | Sealant system for waterproofing welted footwear A laminated waterproof footwear assembly. Where the footwear components are stitched together a gel-like sealant is placed on at least one surface of the footwear components to be joined together. A needle carrying a thread passes through the footwear com... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6412193 | Waterproof shoe having stitch seam for drainage (I) A waterproof shoe includes a hollow sole pad having an intermediate opening, an inner marginal end confining the opening, an outer marginal portion spaced from and extending around the inner marginal end, and an upstanding flange which projects from the s... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6226895 | Footwear construction A shoe construction having a sole with an outsole shell that is filled with a filling material, such as polyurethane foam, and secured to the upper by a welt. The sole includes an insole having a downwardly extending rib, an outer shell defining a void co... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6205604 | Precemented welt A precemented welt for shoe construction, and methods of making such a welt. The welt comprises a body section, and a solid adhesive surface layer which can be activated to form a bond. The adhesive does not activate at typical truck trailer temperatures,... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6192605 | Welted shoe construction and method A welted shoe construction and method stitches a molded midsole having an integrally molded welt and a molded midsole flange to an insole mounted within a shoe upper. An outsole having an outsole flange is connected to the midsole by stitching through the... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6092307 | Self-locating sole A self aligning sole for use in shoes, especially sports shoes of welted construction. The outer sole has a shaped raised portion. The mid-sole has a cutout with a shape complementary to the raised portion shape. During assembly of the shoe, the outer sol... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5943791 | Waterproof shoe structure with adhesively secured sole A shoe structure which includes at least part of a shoe and consists of: an upper, a first insole, a second insole and an outsole. The upper includes at least one outer layer and lining. The lining lines the inside of the outer layer and includes a waterp... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5911491 | Welt shoe comfort system A shoe or boot manufactured with the Goodyear welt system and a method for manufacturing same which increases the comfort and flexibility of such shoe or boot to levels which were previously unattainable in a shoe or boot manufactured according to the Goo... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5850703 | Cushioned insole A cushioned insole (10) has an upper layer (12) and a lower layer (14). The layers have a toe area, a heel area, an upper surface and a lower surface. The insole has a cushion (28) disposed between the lower surface of the upper layer and the upper surfac... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5768801 | Welt shoe comfort system A shoe or boot manufactured with the Goodyear welt system and a method for manufacturing same which increases the comfort and flexibility of such shoe or boot to levels which were previously unattainable in a shoe or boot manufactured according to the Goo... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5743027 | Rubber footwear and method of making same A rubber footwear product and method of making such products is provided. The rubber footwear product includes a molded rubber midsole having an integrally formed raised rubber welt portion around its periphery. By molding in a compression mold, injection... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5732429 | Sealant system for waterproofing welted footwear Method for waterproofing a welted footwear construction. The footwear includes an insole rib joined to an insole. The method includes applying a sealant gel to the outer surface of the insole rib and attaching a welt and an upper to the rib by stitching w... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5477577 | Method of constructing footwear having a composite sole with a molded midsole and an outsole adhered thereto A method for forming a composite sole to an upper of a shoe includes molding a blank midsole to an upper of a shoe while protecting the material of the upper from the heat involved in molding the midsole to the upper, and subsequently adhering an outsole ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5289644 | Waterproof footwear An article of waterproof footwear and its method of manufacture are disclosed. The article of waterproof footwear has an upper containing a water-impermeable layer. The distal edge of the upper has a polymeric binding covering the distal edge and the insi... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5222311 | Shoe with cushioning wedge A shoe includes an outsole which has a flat tread portion and a peripheral member that extends upwardly from the periphery of the tread portion. The peripheral member has an upper section and a lower section. The tread portion and the lower section of the... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5195255 | Insole rib welting material An insole rib wherein the fabric encapsulating the rib is formed of a twill weave such that the rib will lie flat when adhered to the contour of an insole without puckering or crimping.... | 03/23/1993 |
