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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7614169 | Method of manufacturing an article of footwear A method of forming an article of footwear includes the steps of providing an upper having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, a heel portion, and a pocket positioned beneath the forefoot portion; placing the upper on a last; inserting a first midsole portion int... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7430820 | Foot orthosis and method of use thereof A foot orthosis device which may be used with footwear to provide arch support for the purpose of relief of physical discomfort such as pain of the foot due to such conditions as over use of longitudinally directed muscles, tendons, and ligaments located between the... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426794 | Insole support system A foot support insole having four different versions, each providing differing degrees of arch support for use in any shoe or boot. The insole is biomechanically shaped to support the medial arch, the lateral arch, the metatarsal arch, and the heel. In each of these... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7299567 | Article of footwear with sole plate An article of footwear includes a sole assembly and an upper secured to the sole assembly. A sole plate is positioned between the upper and the sole assembly. The sole plate includes a midfoot member comprising a medial member having a base plate and at least one me... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284342 | Heel insert A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a forefoot portion, a heel portion, and an arch portion connecting together the forefoot and heel portions. At least one of the forefoot portion, heel portion and arch portion is formed by a lower layer of a r... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264604 | Curable off-loading footwear and methods Custom footbed devices, methods of constructing the devices and kits for constructing custom footbeds are disclosed that may be particularly advantageous in the treatment of plantar ulcers. The devices offer the advantage of off-loading pressure from the plantar ulc... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7171768 | Modular shoe system A modular shoe system having interchangeable uppers and outsoles, comprising an internal support structure, a plurality of interchangeable first removable covers and a plurality of interchangeable second removable covers. The internal support structure includes a mi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168188 | Article footwear with removable heel pad An article of footwear includes a sole assembly, an upper secured to the sole assembly, a heel counter secured to the upper, and a heel pad removably attached to an inner surface of the heel counter. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159342 | Ball of foot shoe inserts A removable ball of the foot insert for placement into footwear at a position in correspondence with a forefoot portion of the footwear includes a substantially planar member made from a viscoelastic gel, the planar member including a lower surface and an upper surf... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140130 | Insole with a neuroma pad Footwear including an insole formed for relieving pressure on a common digital nerve of a foot. The insole has heel, mid and forefoot sections. The forefoot section of the insole is formed with a pad having a neuroma pad section which underlies the third and fourth ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111414 | Footwear construction and method of manufacture A footwear construction including a midsole joined with an upper and an outsole secured to a bottom surface of the midsole. The midsole is direct attached to the upper with a process that forms flashing along the length of the shoe substantially only on the bottom s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107705 | Insole with improved cushioning and anatomical centering device An insole having a molded base and a top sheet. The insole includes directional air ports for facilitating airflow above and below the insole. In addition, the insole has a shock absorbing pad positioned on the bottom of the base to provide cushioning to the area of... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100307 | Footwear to enhance natural gait An article of footwear that acts to strengthen the foot through biofeedback, reduces stresses on the foot that occur during impact through midsole/outsole design characteristics, and enhances the foot's ability to pre-stabilize itself prior to striking the ground by... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082702 | Article of footwear An article of footwear that includes a bottom assembly, the bottom assembling including at least a wear sole and an element for reinforcing the bottom assembly, and an upper including a reinforcement element coupled to the reinforcement element of the bottom assembl... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7069665 | Correcting foot alignment A component system of footwear corrective alignment insoles provides adjustment of the alignment of a human foot based upon evaluation and measurement of structural anomalies in the foot. A subtalar joint goniometer measures the angular alignment of the foot with a ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062865 | Orthotic An orthotic device comprising a generally foot shaped body including depressable relief segments that underlie the metatarsal-phalangeal aspect of the foot and, optionally, the heel of the foot. The relief segments are provided by relieved areas cut or otherwise pro... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041075 | Orthotic foot devices for bare feet and methods for stabilizing feet An orthotic foot device that can be fastened to a person's bare foot is provided. The orthotic has a U-shaped hindfoot supporting region and an arched midfoot supporting region. A method for stabilizing and supporting a bare foot with the orthotic is also provided. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6976322 | Molded orthotic insert A one-piece molded orthotic insert having a shape for controlling and directing the motions of the foot. The insert has a unitary body that is formed of a rigid, resiliently flexible, substantially noncompressible material, so that the insert will flex with the shoe... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968637 | Sole-mounted footwear stability system The present invention is an article of footwear having a stabilizing element incorporated into a sole structure. The stabilizing element is located primarily in the midfoot region of the footwear but extends into both the forefoot and heel regions. In one embodiment... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966131 | Adjustable arch support orthosis including variably tensioned arch curve and method of utilizing orthosis An arch support orthosis includes an arch curve being variably tensioned for supporting a user's arch and foot. The arch support orthosis includes a metatarsal curve, a curved heel portion and a continuous medial longitudinal arch curve. An anterior slope and poster... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6954998 | Chassis construction for an article of footwear An article of footwear including a sole with a chassis constructed to provide, in a pre-selected manner, comfort, flexibility, support, and power transfer by varying the configuration, thickness, and/or material of the chassis in various areas of the chassis, thereb... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6854199 | Layered arch support An arch support device has a lower layer of a semi-rigid material shaped to conform to the arch of a wearer's foot and to provide an arch supporting function when inserted in a shoe, a second layer of cushioning material such as foam secured to the upper face of the... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6817115 | Textured arch support device and method of manufacture An arch support device has a periphery shaped to conform to at least part of the periphery of the sole of a wearer's footwear, an upper surface, a lower surface, a heel region, an arch region, and a toe region, each region being designed to lie under the correspondi... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6804902 | Adjustable arch support orthosis including variably tensioned arch curve and method of utilizing orthosis An arch support orthosis includes an arch curve being variably tensioned for supporting a user's arch and foot. The arch support orthosis includes a metatarsal curve, a curved heel portion and a continuous medial longitudinal arch curve. An anterior slope and poster... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6694648 | Metatarsal arch support A metatarsal arch support is described, in which the support has a raised section of such a size and shape as to roughly match and fill the open space that exists between the insole of the shoe and the portion of the foot that spans the second, third, and... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6631568 | Insole for fitness and recreational walking An insole includes a forefoot portion having a lower first recess; a cupped heel portion having a lower second recess; a mid-foot portion connecting together the forefoot portion and the heel portion, the mid-foot portion including a medial arch portion, ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6594922 | Medial/lateral counter foot stabilizer The invention relates to an apparatus and methods for incorporating a medial/lateral counter foot stabilizer into shoes. In an embodiment, the medial/lateral counter foot stabilizer of the invention comprises a plantar aspect which extends the length of t... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6557273 | Layered arch support and method of manufacture An arch support device has a lower layer of a rigid or semirigid material shaped to conform to the arch of a wearer's foot and to provide an arch supporting function when inserted in a shoe, a second layer of cushioning material such as foam secured to th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6393736 | Adjustable brace orthotic and method of treating plantar fasciitis and related foot disorders An arch brace orthotic includes an adjustable arch curve having a plurality of extensions separated by incisions which separate the arch curve surface into multiple resiliently cantilevered extensions. The extensions adjust the arch curve height and slope... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6345455 | Orthotic arch support including self-adjusting arch curve and method of using orthotic An orthotic arch support including an intrinsically self-adjusting medial longitudinal arch curve including a plurality of generally adjacent incisions being generally transverse across the medial longitudinal arch curve. The incisions originate at a medi... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6315786 | Device for treating heel pain An orthotic device for treating heel pain associated with Plantar Fasciitis is disclosed, comprised of a flexible heel cup shoe insert with a bar-shaped member extending laterally across the bottom sole portion of the device and located under the heel-arc... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6301805 | Full length insole for obese people A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a forefoot portion extending at least to metatarsals of a foot, with a second recess at an undersurface thereof with a plurality of cylindrical protuberances in the recess; a cupped heel portion inc... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6286232 | Pregnancy/maternity insoles A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a forefoot portion for extending at least to metatarsals of a foot; a cupped heel portion having a varus of approximately 7 degrees for the left foot and approximately 5 degrees for the right foot, ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6277088 | Partial insole to accommodate a common metatarsalgia An dispersive pad to accommodate a common metatarsalgia has a unitary pad of a flexible material such as neoprene. The pad is shaped to fit in a toe box of a shoe. The pad has a thin arch part, a thin toe part, and a thinner valley between the arch part a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6192607 | Insole assembly for footwear An insole assembly for footwear includes a cushioning member and an underlying resilient support member. The cushioning member has an undersurface with a first region beneath a wearer's heel and a second region extending beneath a wearer's arch. The resil... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6141890 | Sole pad unit with the effects supporting the metatarsal bone and airing and massaging the center of the sole of foot The subject invention is aimed at providing a sole pad unit with the effects of supporting the metatarsal bone and airing and massaging the center of the sole of foot, comprising mainly of a massage block, roughly in an "L" shape, located on the sole pad ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131311 | Insole insert for footwear An insole insert comprises a body having a bottom portion, a heel edge, a lateral side edge, a medial side edge, a depression portion spaced generally centrally beneath the user's first metatarsal phalangeal joint, a heel portion formed along the heel lat... | 10/17/2000 |
