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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168184 | Shoes A shoe incorporates a flexible member which, by itself, is capable of a variety of configurations. A heel incorporates a stiffening member which mechanically interlocks with the flexible member to both shape it and provide it with sufficient rigidity to support a fo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7032330 | Grind rail apparatus A grind rail apparatus coupleable to an underside of a footwear for grinding is provided. The grind rail apparatus includes a body having an upper side and a lower side, the upper side of the body coupled to the underside of the footwear. The grind rail apparatus al... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6915598 | Insole with arch spring An insole for use with footwear includes a first layer including a heel portion of a first thickness, a mid portion connected to a front section of the heel portion and having a substantially constant thickness which is much less than the first thickness, and having... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6195918 | Grinding apparatus with flexible plate Grind shoe device of the present invention includes a shoe sole having downwardly facing heel and forefoot tread surfaces and a downwardly opening recess formed with longitudinal and transverse recess sections. A grind plate device is formed with transver... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6115946 | Method for making footwear grinding apparatus A method of making a grinding shoe involving constructing a sole of high friction material having a downwardly facing high friction surface interrupted medially by an upwardly raised recess having opposite sides curved outwardly to form flares and making ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6108943 | Article of footwear having medial and lateral sides with differing characteristics An improved article of footwear, specifically for use in the sport of tennis. The article of footwear addresses motions prevalent in the sport of tennis by enhancing performance and preventing injuries. The article of footwear is asymmetrical and the late... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6006451 | Footwear apparatus with grinding plate and method of making same An article of athletic footwear with a sole incorporating low friction surfaces for sliding across a protruding feature on a supporting surface and walking surfaces for other athletic pursuits, and a method of making same.... | 12/28/1999 |
| 4783910 | Casual shoe A shoe includes a midsole with an anti-G-force heel capsule that nests in a corresponding aperture in the heel. The heel capsule interacts with an anti-torsion member, the rearmost portion of which lies proximate to the heel plug, and with an energy-effic... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4340626 | Diffusion pumping apparatus self-inflating device An elastomeric enclosure is initially inflated to a desired pressure by a gas having large molecules incapable of diffusing outwardly from the enclosure, except at a relatively slow rate. When the enclosure is surrounded by ambient air at atmospheric pres... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4118034 | Golfer's stance block Wedge-shaped golf training devices are provided with elements to removably affix the devices to the bottom of a conventional or a modified shoe. Several embodiments of the affixing elements are described, including a dovetail joint-like configuration, a w... | 10/03/1978 |
