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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6939502 | Method of making custom insoles and point of purchase display The present invention teaches a conformable device (20) including a light cure material (37) for customizing a portion of an article of footwear (53) in order to enhance conformance or fit, support, comfort, and cushioning, in partial or complet... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938362 | Reinforcement for a boot, in particular a sports boot, more specifically a cross-country ski boot, and a boot having such a reinforcement A reinforcement for a boot, in particular a sports boot, more particularly a cross-country ski boot. The boot reinforcement makes it possible to improve the torsional stiffness, efficiency, durability, lightness, cost, foot protection, and industrial workability. To... | 09/06/2005 |
| 5918338 | Sports footwear with a sole unit comprising at least one composite material layer partly involving the sole unit itself Footwear, in particular sports footwear, which includes a vamp associated with a substantially flat foot-supporting lower part or sole unit. This latter includes at least one portion formed of woven composite material having a part positioned in correspon... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5529826 | Fabric-faced thermoplastic composite panel Polymer matrix composite materials containing a thermoplastic composite core bonded integrally with a fabric layer are provided. The fabric layer has a greater elasticity than the core, so that the fabric layer can conform smoothly to the core during ther... | 06/25/1996 |
| 4688338 | Orthotic insert for high heeled shoes A rigid orthotic insert made of a plurality of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers comprising parallel fibers, some of which are graphite. Along an outside edge of the insert, there is a layer of reinforcing graphite fibers. This arrange... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4612713 | Orthotic for athletic use A rigid orthotic insert made of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers being made of graphite fibers positioned parallel to one another. At least one of the inserts is made of several sections, with some of the sections having the fibers or... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4611413 | Reinforced orthotic insert A rigid orthotic insert having an elongate reinforcing member at a localized position in the orthotic. The reinforcing member comprises a fiberglass reinforced plastic core, around which is wrapped several layers of a sheet made of graphite fibers impregn... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610101 | Orthotic insert An orthotic insert formed of a plurality of layers bonded to one another. Some of the layers are made from fiberglass reinforced plastic, having the fibers oriented at 45° from the longitudinal axis. At least one of the layers is made of parallel graphit... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4461101 | Molded shanks A spring-type shank for a shoe sole is formed on the bottom of a shoe assembly during manufacture of the shoe. The heel end of the shank is formed so that it is raised slightly from the heel seat region of the insole to provide a "spring shank". The shank... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4439934 | Orthotic insert An orthotic insert for use in various types of foot gear consisting of a first blank and a second blank fused together. The first blank is a flexible pad generally contoured to the bottom of a person's foot and the second blank is more rigid and contoured... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4430767 | Techniques for stiffening shoe insoles A system for stiffening the shank of an insole uses a stiffener which is formed from an initially flexible and deformable strip of thermosetting resin, preferably mixed with reinforcing fibers such as fiberglass. A length of such shank strip material is a... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4404702 | Shanked innersole construction A shanked innersole with laminated construction having a rigid street side layer, shank attached to foot side surface of the street side layer, shank board layer extending from heel to ball of innersole and a flexible layer attached to rigid street side a... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4403361 | Techniques for stripping a sleeve from resin impregnated fibrous rovings A method and apparatus for stripping a sleeve from a length of resin-impregnated fiberglass rovings and for cutting a length of the impregnated fibers. The invention severs and separates the sleeve in a manner which assures that the fibers will remain com... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4392266 | Molded shanks A spring-type shank for a shoe sole is formed on the bottom of a shoe assembly during manufacture of the shoe. The heel end of the shank is formed so that it is raised slightly from the heel seat region of the insole to provide a "spring shank". The shank... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4361921 | Method for stiffening shoe insoles A method and apparatus for forming a shoe stiffener directly on a selected surface of a shoe assembly (such as a shoe shank on the bottom of an insole) from a strip of initially flexible, uncured thermosetting material encased in a sleeve. The apparatus s... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4287628 | Apparatus for stiffening shoe insoles A method and apparatus for forming a shoe stiffener directly on a selected surface of a shoe assembly (such as a shoe shank on the bottom of an insole) from a strip of initially flexible, uncured thermosetting material encased in a sleeve. The apparatus s... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4258449 | Stiffener for shoes or the like A strip which will form a rigid shoe stiffener, such as a shoe shank, is applied to the surface of a shoe to be stiffened, such as to the bottom of an insole. The shank strip is flexible and includes a carrier sleeve or envelope containing a plurality of ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4236268 | Technique and articles for forming shoe shanks A strip which will form a rigid shoe shank is applied to the bottom of an insole. The shank strip is flexible and includes a carrier sleeve which contains a plurality of fiberglass strands in a thermosetting plastic matrix. After the shank strip is in pla... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4231169 | Insole and method of producing the same A light insole, with a high modulus of elasticity, which has a shank comprising a fiber-reinforced resin sheet and which is produced by putting a shank element on an insole element and heating under pressure to mold the sheet and adhere the sheet to the i... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4229851 | Method for stiffening shoe insoles An apparatus for forming a shoe shank directly on the bottom of a shoe insole from a strip of initially flexible, uncured thermosetting material includes a radiant heater and resilient means for engaging the shank strip to orient, retain and resiliently u... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4162583 | Shoe stiffener A strip which will form a rigid shoe stiffener, such as a shoe shank, is applied to the surface of a shoe to be stiffened, such as to the bottom of the insole. The shank strip is flexible and includes a carrier sleeve containing a plurality of fiberglass ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4161048 | Method and apparatus for stiffening shoe insoles A method and apparatus for forming a shoe shank directly on the bottom of a shoe insole from a strip of initially flexible, uncured thermosetting material encased in a sleeve. The machine includes a shoe jack for supporting the shoe assembly, bottom up, t... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4133117 | Stiffener for shoes or the like A strip which will form a rigid shoe stiffener, such as a shoe shank, is applied to the surface of a shoe to be stiffened, such as to the bottom of an insole. The shank strip is flexible and includes a carrier sleeve or envelope containing a plurality of ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4122573 | Apparatus for stiffening shoe insoles An apparatus for forming a shoe shank directly on the bottom of a shoe insole from a strip of initially flexible, uncured thermosetting material includes a radiant heater and resilient means for engaging the shank strip to orient, retain and resiliently u... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4081917 | Technique and articles for forming shoe shanks A strip which will form a rigid shoe shank is applied to the bottom of an insole. The shank strip is flexible and includes a carrier sleeve which contains a plurality of fiberglass strands in a thermosetting plastic matrix. After the shank strip is in pla... | 04/04/1978 |
| 3981037 | Process for installing an arch support in a conventional shoe A hole is drilled into the sole of a conventional shoe. The user's foot is then placed into the shoe and a curable plastic material is injected into the shoe. The hole is located directly below the metatarsal arch of the user's foot. The foot is removed a... | 09/21/1976 |
