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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7249426 | Footwear structure An improved footwear structure having an upper and a sole, associated to such upper. The footwear structure also having fitting means, which are associated to such upper and such sole for accommodating the internal volume of such footwear structure to the size of a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219446 | Footwear with sealed sole construction and method for producing same Footwear with an upper and a sole construction having an outsole, in which the upper is constructed with an outer material and with a waterproof functional layer at least partially lining the outer material on the inner side of the latter and having an upper end reg... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7162777 | Tightening strap for binding a boot to a sports apparatus Reinforcement element made of a composite material constituted of a layer of inextensible textile material and a layer of polymeric material assembled to the layer of textile material during a molding or vulcanizing step. The textile material is a woven or mesh mate... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7127833 | Shoe upper and footwear constructed therewith and process for its production A shoe upper, having an upper outer material (13) with a lower outer material end region (19) located in a lower upper end region, an upper lining material, which is arranged on the inner side of the upper outer material (13), incorporates a wat... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7010868 | Sealed shoe and process for its production The invention relates to footwear comprising a shank and a sole construction having an outsole. The shank is constructed with an upper material and with a water-tight functional layer which at least partially lines the upper material on the inner side thereof. In ad... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6944971 | Composite reinforcement element, a boot and a binding incorporating such element, and a method of manufacturing same Reinforcement element made of a composite material constituted of a layer of inextensible textile material and a layer of polymeric material assembled to the layer of textile material during a molding or vulcanizing step. The textile material is a woven or mesh mate... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6916437 | Method of fabricating shoe insoles A method of fabricating shoe insole is disclosed. The method comprises mixing the material including rice husk and wheat husk about 35 to 60%, natural rubber about 25 to 45%, artificial rubber of 10 to 20%, and occupied 92% above of the insole; mixing product of (a)... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6912801 | Shoe with insole as part sole filler and method of making same A method of manufacture of footwear and the footwear comprising the steps of providing a last with an upper thereon, providing a mold insert on the bottom of the last, providing a mold having a mold cavity for a tread sole, disposing the last and upper against the m... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6836979 | Shoe structure Shoe structure comprising a first subset apt to be a foot-containing structure and a second subset which can be coupled to the first subset and apt to isolate, at least partially, the foot sole from the ground. The first subset comprises a first insole, at least par... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6560901 | Shoe with insole as part sole filler and method of making same A method of manufacture of footwear and the footwear comprising the steps of providing a last with an upper thereon, providing a mold insert on the bottom of the last, providing a mold having a mold cavity for a tread sole, disposing the last and upper ag... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6299817 | Method for seamless construction of molded elastomer products A process which allows elastomeric materials of different colors, durometers and/or other material characteristics to chemically bond to one another so as to eliminate any possibility of delamination. Latex-based liquid elastomer solutions having differen... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6149852 | Method for obtaining a shoe, and shoe obtained with said method A method for manufacturing a shoe, which includes the steps of: arranging an upper-insole assembly about a last; coupling an intermediate member comprising a toe portion and a heel portion to a lower region of the upper-insole assembly arranged about the last; ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6115940 | Shoe having waterproof lining sleeve and water drainer A shoe includes an upper shell, a lining sleeve lining the upper shell, a sole, and a lower shell disposed between the sole and the upper shell. The lower shell consists of at least one waterproof strap which is made of a waterproof material and which has... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6065227 | Waterproof foot covering A waterproof foot covering has a breathable upper enclosure of an upper, a waterproof inner lining sleeve to line the upper enclosure, and a waterproof lower enclosing shell of a lower. The bottom open end of the upper enclosure, the bottom open end of th... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5992054 | Shoe and process for sealing the sole area of a shoe A process which serves to seal and waterproof the outsole-side end area of a waterproof shoe shaft and/or to pad the outsole-side end of a shoe by putting a liquid, curable, filling material into the space between the insole and outsole is described. The ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5784737 | Folding shoes and process for manufacturing the same This invention relates to folding shoes made with the use of shape-memory resins at least in their instep or, where a shaft is present, at least in their instep and shaft and transformable by folding into a given shape or restorable from the folded shape ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5778473 | Method of forming a boot A method of making a boot having an upper, a lower and a sole is disclosed. The method includes the step of connecting the lower to the sole in a water-tight relationship only after the lower is connected to the upper.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5727271 | Method for obtaining a shoe The method for obtaining a shoe entails the execution of a nonrigid sock or upper, which is tensioned by means of an adapted last to allow the coupling thereto of an intermediate member on which multiple through holes are formed and which has an optional ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5433021 | Waterproof foot covering A waterproof foot covering such as a shoe, boot or the like has a molded-on (foamed-on) outersole and an upper that is lined with a waterproof but water vapor-permeable layer. The lower welt region of the upper is connected to the lower welt region of the... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5285546 | Shoe characterized by a plastic welt A shoe with a waterproof lining (16) comprises a shaft (12) connected to a marginal strip (12b) made of a material which does not conduct water. The marginal strip (12b) is attached to the insole (10). A seal (24) is arranged between the marginal strip (1... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5189814 | Reinforced rubber footwear product The present invention provides a rubber footwear product having superior heel support as compared with conventional rubber footwear products, and a method of manufacturing such a product. More particularly, the invention provides a rubber footwear product... | 03/02/1993 |
| 4930175 | Water-proof snow boot The present disclosure relates to a water proof snow boot and the method of manufacturing the same. A water-proof plastic intermediate member is disposed between the outer leather covering and the inner lining of the boot to prevent water or moisture from... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4899411 | Process for applying a flocked coating to a cloth surface such as a tennis shoe A process for applying a flocking fiber to a cloth surface of a shoe includes the step of spraying a clean dry cloth shoe with an adhesive, which adheres to the cloth substrate without excess penetration, which remains pliable, and is not water soluble wh... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4707874 | Method of waterproofing an article of footwear and the waterproofed article produced therefrom The invention relates to a method of waterproofing an article of footwear, for example, a boot, and the article of footwear produced therefrom. To waterproof the article a solution of effective amounts of a polymeric material and solvent is applied to inn... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4703533 | Rubber footwear vulcanizate assembly and its manufacture The present invention provides a rubber footwear vulcanizate to which there may be separately affixed an outsole. The vulcanizate may be suitably manufactured from an assembly of an uncured rubber upper, insole, welt and a vulcanized midsole base article.... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4333192 | Method of making boots for aquatic activities This invention relates to a method of making boots for aquatic activities, more particularly for underwater diving. The method consists in the steps of forming a sock from a sheet of cellular elastomeric material and adhering an outsole assembly, includin... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4188680 | Method for manufacturing waterproof boots A method for manufacturing boots of rubber or the like wherein the successive boot building operations are carried out on lasts carried by a movable conveyor indexed to and through stations spaced along a line. An elastic sock is mounted on each last at t... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4050108 | Method of manufacturing of shoes and shoes thus manufactured In a first overmolding operation, a starting element in the form of a high-cut sock lining of flexible material such as leather is coated with a composition which permits bonding and is then overmolded with a part forming an instep shank for the sole, a r... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3975840 | Molded athletic boot and method of making same A molded athletic boot, a reinforcing insert assembly for a molded athletic boot and a method of making the boot are described. A cloth-like insert is mounted on a last and a mold is then closed about the last. A castable material, such as polyurethane is... | 08/24/1976 |