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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4628936 | Segmented triplanar orthopedic appliance A foot orthosis for correctably realigning and repositioning specific anatomic segments of the human foot consists of three functional components, namely, a heel complex segment and two longitudinal forefoot segments--namely, a medial segment and a latera... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4624061 | Running shoes An improved construction of sole unit for running shoes features a longitudinally asymmetrical recess across the width of the heel area of the midsole and interchangeable inserts, differentiated by their durometer hardness, inserted to fill the recess, su... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4615126 | Footwear for physical exercise Improved footwear for physical exercise, such as running or jogging, in which a segment of the shoe extending beneath the third, fourth and fifth metatarsal-phalangeal joints on the lateral side of the shoe is comprised of a crepe or spongy rubber materia... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4608988 | Method of treating functional hallux limitus A human shoe sole has a foot engaging surface, that area of the sole immediately underlying the first metatarsal head being designed so that the first metatarsal head is free to plantarflex under load thus permitting and encouraging the first metatarsal t... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4603698 | System of podiatric appliances independently adjustably securable on inner sole-like base plate An inner sole-like base plate is provided of stiffly flexible material provided with a grid of a multiplicity of mounting sites, e.g. small holes. A plurality of different podiatric appliances are provided, each in a range of graduated sizes or intensitie... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4573457 | Toe lifting shoe A flexible strip divides a shoe sole into toe and instep sections. Toe deflection means lifts the toe section when the shoe is in a weighted state. Toe deflection means includes a toe plate coupled to the toe section of the sole and an instep plate couple... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4564966 | Construction for an athletic shoe and process of making A process and configuration for constructing the lower part of a spikeless type athletic shoe having molded studs on its undersurface to improve its wear-resistance is disclosed wherein portions of the sole and heel are premolded of an extra-durable mater... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4561195 | Midsole assembly for an athletic shoe A midsole assembly for an athletic shoe in which a corrugated sheet is integrally arranged in the midsole thereof. The corrugated sheet provides a proper stiffness of the midsole made of rubber or expandable synthetic resin as well as a proper cushioning ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4554749 | Slipper A slipper including an upper defining a cover for substantially encompassing a foot which is formed at least partially of elastomeric material, and a sole divided into discrete, spaced fore and aft sections secured to a base portion of the cover.... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4547979 | Athletic shoe sole An athletic shoe sole constructed to provide good cushioning and durability and to preclude overpronation of the foot. An outersole body progressively increases in thickness toward the inside edge of the sole from a longitudinal midline axis of thereof in... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4546559 | Athletic shoe for track and field use An athletic shoe for track and field use, especially a running shoe, is formed in such a way that a flexible running sole is provided only in the area of its running surface and, thus, largely does not exist in the area of the longitudinal arch of the foo... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4542598 | Athletic type shoe for tennis and other court games An athletic type tennis or court shoe wherein spaced apart forefoot and rearfoot sole units are connected together only through a flexible soleless coupling to allow the wearer's forefoot and rearfoot to act independently of each other, wherein each sole ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4527345 | Soles for sport shoes A pair of soles for sport shoes having a dividing line between the heel and toe dividing the soles into inner and outer portions. The inner portion of the first sole along with the outer portion of the second sole having shallow recesses in a substantiall... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4510702 | Sole for shoes and process for producing said sole The sole for shoes comprises at least a substantially rigid rear portion and a flexible front portion connected with said rear portion approximately at the area of the ball of the foot. One of said both portions, preferably the rear portion, consists of a... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4506462 | Running shoe sole with pronation limiting heel A running shoe sole having a relatively thin outer sole layer of hard, wear-resistant material, a midsole layer resilient cushioning material and a heel sole layer, provided between the outer sole and midsole layers along approximately the rear half of th... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4490928 | Mid-sole of a shoe A mid-sole comprises a sole body of resilient foam material and a horseshoe-shaped rigid synthetic resin plate placed on the upper surface of the heel section of the sole body along the periphery thereof. At least one leg extends downwardly from the under... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4489510 | Friction soled shoe slipper A shoe slipper cover has an inexpensive top plastic shell and a bottom friction pad structure which includes a plurality of relatively thin friction fibrous pads mounted in telescoped and overlapping relationship. A bottom plastic sole member is secured a... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4476638 | Flexible wooden insole and underlying support A flexible shoe insole consisting of strips of narrow bands of wood spaced from each other and fixed to a pliable underlying support. The strips are oriented with the length of the strip being transverse to the longitudinal axis of the foot and the operat... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4400894 | Sole construction for shoes A sole construction for shoes is disclosed which includes at least two independently prefabricated wooden parts which are interconnected by at least one foamed polyurethane intermediate part. The interfacing surfaces between the wooden parts and the inter... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4398357 | Outsole Outsole for a shoe including a first sole component molded of a relatively dense natural or synthetic rubber composition and having a cut-out shank region and a second sole component of a relatively less dense organic plastic material filling the cut-out ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4377041 | Athletic shoe sole This invention relates to an improved design associated with the fabrication and construction of an athletic shoe sole capable of minimizing stress and strain to the functioning portions of the human body associated with any athletic endeavor that utilize... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4364188 | Running shoe with rear stabilization means A running shoe having an outer sole and a midsole. The midsole comprises a forefoot portion, an arch portion and a heel portion all formed of a resilient material having a first durometer sufficiently low to provide good cushioning and impact absorption. ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4364189 | Running shoe with differential cushioning A sports running shoe constructed to minimize impact shock and to maximize lateral stability. The shoe's midsole is formed with a medial layer portion having one overall firmness, and a lateral layer portion having a lesser overall firmness.... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4320892 | Knife sharpener A portable knife sharpener comprising two duplicate bar or narrow plate-like clamp members connected together adjacent to but spaced from their one ends for pivotal movement about axes generally parallel with the planes thereof and having facing planar su... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4309832 | Articulated shoe sole A flexible shoe, preferably of the sport shoe variety, includes a resilient sole which incorporates one or two transverse hinge joints. The principal hinge joint extends across the ball of the foot and preferably passes under the first metatarso-phalangea... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4307521 | Shoe sole A shoe sole having at least one strip of protuberant wall or ridge formed on its ground-contacting surface so as to divide said surface into at least two sections, said adjacent sections being made from different shoe sole materials in color or in quality... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4302892 | Athletic shoe and sole therefor An athletic shoe having an upper, an outer sole, and an intermediate sole, the intermediate sole being made essentially of a peripheral portion extending the full length of the shoe and underlying the inner and outer peripheral sides and the periphery of ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4262435 | Athletic shoe An improved athletic shoe in which the solepiece has a wedge to facilitate supporting the runner's foot when contacting the ground; the toe box section being provided with pleats to allow expansion for toe movement when the foot flexes; the solepiece is p... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4245409 | Ski boot This ski boot is intended for properly and automatically positioning same on the ski without any preliminary adjustment of the safety binding in the longitudinal direction, irrespective of the boot size. The boot comprises a sole truncated at either end s... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4240214 | Foot-supporting sole To improve the walking motion of the foot in the area of the big toe, a foot-supporting sole features a rigid section which, in the area of the little toe extends further forward than in the area of the hallux ball.... | 12/23/1980 |
| 3984925 | Hybrid sole for shoes A solid "wedge-type" sole for shoes is provided, having a sponge-like and relatively resilient material in the toe and arch regions of the sole in combination with a lift of a comparatively rigid material in the heel regions of the sole.... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3952429 | Sectional shoe mid-sole A composite mid-sole especially adapted for incorporation into platform shoes and consisting of a rigid heel and shank part interconnected with a flexible forepart. The mid-sole parts are composed of moldable plastic material of differing densities, the c... | 04/27/1976 |
