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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7089152 | System and method for assisting shoe selection A system for assisting shoe selection can select and present a shoe type that fits a customer by estimating the anatomical characteristics of a foot from the state of the foot. The system includes the following: a measured data input portion for measuring and inputt... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6925723 | Three-dimensional template for footwear design A three-dimensional template for aesthetically and structurally designing an article of footwear is disclosed. The template includes a shell that defines an exterior surface. A marking instrument may be utilized to inscribe designs on the exterior surface. The shell... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6042759 | Method of making molded orthotics A method of making functional orthotics from a multiplicity of uniquely designed injection molds which have been constructed by studying large numbers of replicas produced from uncorrected replicas that replicate the contour of the feet of a multiplicity ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6000081 | Method of manufacturing a last A method of manufacturing a last for a first article of footwear. The last comprising a cast shaped and dimensioned to customize, in use, one end of the first article of footwear for one end of an individual's foot, and an end piece adapted to engage, in ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5933897 | Method of forming waterproof stitched connections during shoe manufacture A stitched waterproof joint can be formed between the vamp and top plug of a shoe by applying waterproof coatings to the interior facing surfaces of the vamp and plug, stitching the vamp and plug together to merge the waterproof coatings, heating the vamp... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5746952 | Method of making injection molded orthotics A method of making functional orthotics from a multiplicity of uniquely designed injection molds which have been constructed by studying large numbers of replicas produced from uncorrected replicas that replicate the contour of the feet of a multiplicity ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5718013 | Shoe last and footwear manufactured therewith A footwear last usable in the mass production of footwear comprises a solid body having a top, bottom, toe and heel portion with a smooth contoured sole surface connecting the toe and heel portion including an inner longitudinal arch formed on the sole su... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5661864 | Last for an article of footwear and footwear made therefrom An improved last, and article of footwear derived therefrom, for providing improved function, fit, and comfort for use in various athletic activities, and in particular for running. The last has dimensions defined by a plurality of cross-sectional contour... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5339252 | Integrated system for foot measurement, last and footwear manufacture A system is provided for integrated foot measurement and last manufacture which comprises a foot sizing device for determining foot sizing data by empirically measuring a foot to determine proper fit of a predetermined footwear style, a data processing de... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5231723 | Foot sizing method and last produced thereby A last having an outer footwear shaping surface is provided wherein the outer footwear shaping surface is constructed and arranged to have a foot length component corresponding to the length measurement of the foot, a width component corresponding to the ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228164 | Last for preparing custom footwear A kit for use in preparing a last, i.e., an anatomical model of the human foot for use in the contruction of custom footwear, as well as a method of preparing lasts, the lasts prepared by such a method, and the custom footwear constructed by the use of su... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5094538 | Digitizing the surface of an irregularly shaped article An optical system and method for digitizing a last or other irregularly shaped article comprises a laser device fixed on a base directing a light beam at a last supported for rotation about an axis, perpendicular to which the light beam is directed. Two c... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4884309 | Method and apparatus for making shoe lasts and/or shoe components A method and apparatus for making shoe lasts, involves digitizing on the fly a large number of sample points on the outer surface of a model last representing a particular shoe style to produce a model last digital file representing the three-dimensional ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4817222 | Method and apparatus for making shoe lasts and/or shoe components A method and apparatus for making shoe lasts, involves digitizing on the fly a large number of sample points on the outer surface of a model last representing a particular shoe style to produce a model last digital file representing the three-dimensional ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4745290 | Method and apparatus for use in making custom shoes The disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for making a custom shoe based on non-contact measurements of a particular subject's foot. A foot is placed at an inspection position, and a laser beam is directed at the foot, and scanned in a predeter... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4517696 | System and method for forming custom-made shoe inserts An automatic system for forming custon-made shoe inserts for a person's feet from a pair of blanks is provided with a foot impression mechanism including a pair of pin arrays for simultaneously forming an impression of the contour of the undersurface of e... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4510636 | System and method for forming custom-made shoe inserts An automatic system for forming custom-made shoe inserts for a person's feet from a pair of blanks is provided with a foot impression mechanism for simultaneously forming an impression of the contour of the undersurface of each of the person's feet and fo... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4454618 | System and method for forming custom-made shoe insert A system and method for forming a custom-made resilient insert for a given person's shoe in which the contour of the support surface of the insert conforms to the contour of the undersurface of a person's foot.... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4449264 | System for forming custom-made shoe inserts An automatic system for forming custom-made shoe inserts for a person's feet from a pair of blanks is provided with a foot impression mechanism including a pair of pin arrays for simultaneously forming an impression of the contour of the undersurface of e... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4412364 | Process for the normalized manufacture of shoes A process for the normalized manufacture of shoes includes defining the measurements of the sole of a last, to determine the transverse contour thereof, by defining an axis transverse to the length of the sole at a position spaced one third of the length ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4306361 | Shoe of natural shape A shoe of natural shape having a flexible material forming the upper part of the shoe, replacing the insole, and extending all over the sole surface to comprise a stocking-like part which extends over the last to envelop the foot on all sides, there being... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4044417 | Molding footwear lasts Footwear lasts are molded by preparing an oversized model of the last to be molded; isolating, applying mold release to, and covering with liquid ISP at least first and second surface portions of the model; allowing the ISP cure to form at least first and... | 08/30/1977 |
