Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325334 | Method and apparatus for providing a shoe with improved structural integrity The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an outsole with a top surface and a bottom surface, an anchoring mechanism placed between the top surface and the bottom surface, an upper connected to the outsole, and a fastener extending fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7234248 | Footwear Footwear having a shoe upper and a sandal type sole are made from an upper having a lower marginal edge with a plurality of spaced fingers extending from the lower marginal edge, a footbed having a peripheral edge and a plurality of spaced slots therethrough adjacen... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7159337 | Footwear item and method of making the same A footwear item includes an upper and a lap element. The lap element is formed of a moldable resilient plastic material with a predetermined shape and forms the sole or insole of the footwear item. The lap element includes opposing surfaces defining a channel for re... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134223 | Elastomeric sole for use with converted flatbed sewing machine The present invention addresses an elastomeric sole having a sidewall with a height less that 0.625 inch, forming a cavity and a horizontally disposed rim extending from the top surface of the sidewall. The sole includes at least two upstanding regions extending upw... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6978559 | Lining of footwear having functions of ventilation and waterproof A lining has a vamp member, a sole member and an inner sole. The vamp member is stitched to the body portion of the sole member directly. The vamp member further has a periphery portion bent inwards under and attached on a bottom side of the sole member at where a p... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976320 | Method and apparatus for improved shoe construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a sandal or shoe having an outsole with a socklining on top of and in direct contact with the outsole for directly contacting a user's foot and a cushion having a thickness between approximately ⅛ and 1... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971191 | Method and apparatus for a shoe having improved construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an outsole having a top surface and a lip, where the lip extends around a portion of a periphery of the outsole and is above the top surface. The lip also has an inner surface facing inwardl... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966128 | Method and apparatus for improved shoe construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an outsole with a bottom surface for contacting the ground, and where the bottom surface has a notch adapted to receive a stitch and hinder premature wear of the stitch. A socklining is also... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6931763 | Slipper insole, slipper, and method for manufacturing a slipper An insole is described that can be placed with an insole receiving area of a slipper. The insole can be prepared by molding a structure comprising a foam layer having a first foam side and a second foam side. The insole includes a heel region, an arch region, and a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6877253 | Method and apparatus for providing a shoe using San Crispino and vulcanization constructions The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an upper with a first surface and a foot placement mechanism for placing a foot and having a top surface and a bottom surface. The foot placement mechanism also includes an extension extendi... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6662473 | Shoe with ergonomic insole unit A shoe includes an ergonomic insole unit, and an upper with a bottom margin connected directly to a periphery of the insole unit. The insole unit has a heel part which includes a planar bottom face, a rear upward flange extending upward from the heel part... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662469 | Footwear construction and method for manufacturing same A "wrap-around" shoe construction having a generally horizontal seam that joins the upper and bottom. The sole includes separate heel and forefoot sole portions that expose the "wrap-around" upper. The horizontal seam preferably extends substantially para... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6560900 | Slipper and method for manufacturing slipper A slipper and a method of manufacturing a slipper is described where the slipper includes an outsole having a sidewall extending along a perimeter of the outsole. The outsole also includes a supporting sole structure including a platform surface. The supp... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6560899 | Waterproof shoe having stitch seam for drainage (I) A waterproof shoe includes a hollow sole pad having an intermediate opening, an inner marginal end confining the opening, an outer marginal portion spaced from and extending around the inner marginal end, and an upstanding flange which projects from the s... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6438868 | Method for making shoes and the shoes obtained using said method A method for making shoes comprises the stages of molding a base of the shoe according to a preset curve, folding the edges of the base outwards, folding the flaps of an upper outwards and of joining the upper to the base at the outer edge of the base. Th... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6412193 | Waterproof shoe having stitch seam for drainage (I) A waterproof shoe includes a hollow sole pad having an intermediate opening, an inner marginal end confining the opening, an outer marginal portion spaced from and extending around the inner marginal end, and an upstanding flange which projects from the s... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408541 | Waterproof and moisture-permeable shoe and method for manufacture thereof A waterproof and moisture-permeable shoe which includes: a moisture-permeable and waterproof upper assembly having a lower outwardly-folded edge; an insole having an outer peripheral component to which the lower outwardly-folded edge of the upper assembly... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6226894 | Slipper and method for manufacturing slipper A slipper and a method of manufacturing a slipper is described where the slipper includes an outsole having a sidewall extending along a perimeter of the outsole. The outsole also includes a supporting sole structure including a platform surface. The supp... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6088935 | Waterproof shoe with an inner shaft extension A shoe structure includes an outer shaft, an inner shaft and a sole. The inner shaft includes at least one waterproof, water-vapor permeable functional layer and at least one layer of lining material which faces the inside of the shoe structure. An extens... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6029373 | Stitch-down safety shoe The present invention is directed to a safety shoe having improved characteristics of flexibility, weight and style. The shoe, which is of stitch-down construction incorporates a metal toe box retainer which fits within the metal toe box and holds the met... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5943791 | Waterproof shoe structure with adhesively secured sole A shoe structure which includes at least part of a shoe and consists of: an upper, a first insole, a second insole and an outsole. The upper includes at least one outer layer and lining. The lining lines the inside of the outer layer and includes a waterp... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5850703 | Cushioned insole A cushioned insole (10) has an upper layer (12) and a lower layer (14). The layers have a toe area, a heel area, an upper surface and a lower surface. The insole has a cushion (28) disposed between the lower surface of the upper layer and the upper surfac... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5644856 | Wedge slipper A wedge slipper includes an all fabric construction with a flat rubber outsole. A wedge cover is stitched to the outsole with a bottom peripheral edge of the wedge cover turned inwardly to avoid presenting exposed stitching. The insole and the wedge cover... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5381610 | Convertible footwear Footwear having a pair of slipper or footwear/shoe members joined together. Each member is formed of a flexible upper body and a sole secured thereto about the perimeter. The two slipper or footwear/shoe members are further joined with their soles abuttin... | 01/17/1995 |
| 4685223 | California-type shoe A California-type shoe having an upper with a folded-over edge, a sock-lining and a sole having a stitching edge. The folded-over edge captures the sock-lining to form a three-layer seam, which seam is sewn directly to the stitching edge of the sole.... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4494266 | Molded shoe A shoe upper is directly joined to a shoe sole and contoured to a last by stitching a socklining to an upper and providing a mold engaging lip between the lower periphery of the upper and the stitched seam. The stitched socklining and upper are then mount... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4333193 | Shoe molding process A shoe upper is directly joined to a shoe sole and contoured to a last by stitching a socklining to an upper and providing a mold engaging lip between the lower periphery of the upper and the stitched seam. The stitched socklining and upper are then mount... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4308671 | Stitched-down shoe A stitched-down shoe in which the upper or the upper material has an outwardly-turned edge which is sewn directly to a base. The base has a lateral seam groove extending around the periphery thereof and near the top of the base, and pre-formed stitch hole... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4250638 | Thread lasted shoes A thread-lasted shoe has an upper which is stitched to a stitching edge of the sole of the shoe. In the area of the heel of the shoe, the stitching edge has stitching holes extending substantially parallel to the plane of the sole of the shoe whereas the ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4182055 | Shoe construction with pre-formed sole A shoe construction including a pre-formed unitary sole member made from a flexible, resilient material and including a concave top face pre-shaped to fit the bottom of the wearer's foot. The outer marginal portion of the bottom face of the sole member is... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4001954 | Shoe construction A shoe construction including an upper having a forepart marginal flange secured to the corresponding marginal portion of the forepart of an insole, and an elongated binding tape extending the length of the periphery of the forepart of the shoe folded ove... | 01/11/1977 |
