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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6938363 | Orthopedic shoe appliance and method An apparatus for orthopedic treatment including a top surface, a bottom surface, and an angle of inclination formed between the top surface and the bottom surface is disclosed. In addition, the apparatus, in some embodiments, may be integrally formed as part of a pi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6886276 | Plantar fascia support apparatus A support apparatus for supporting the plantar fascia of a foot. The support apparatus is made of an elastic material expandable in the width and longitudinal axis of the foot. When in operative position on the foot, the apparatus frictionally remains in place mid t... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6854198 | Footwear Footwear comprising a sole. The sole has a heel section for supporting a heel of the foot. The heel section has medial and lateral regions. At least a portion of the lateral region has a first compressive resilience for attenuating the shock of impact to the wearer ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6782643 | Orthotic insert having heel post with contoured lower surface An orthotic insert having an angled lateral surface that engages the insole so as to pivot the insert in a lateral direction and invert the rearfoot at heel strike, and a medial bottom surface that freely interfits within the heel counter and insole of the shoe so a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6732456 | Shoe inserts with built-in step indicating device A shoe insert of the orthotic type made of a flexible material to enable repeated flexing without cracking and having a built-in step indicating device made of a stiff material that indicates to the user the posture or orientation of the foot at initial heel-to-grou... | 05/11/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6502330 | Sole for footwear A sole includes a strengthener in the form of a closed loop which surrounds the zone on which the heel rests and is extended forward in the form of two branches extending along the two edges of the sole at least as far as the zone of the first and fifth m... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6453578 | Orthopedic sole structure An orthopedic sole structure includes an insole made from a first polymeric material with a first stiffness, and an insert made from a second polymeric material with a second stiffness. The insole includes a metatarsals support portion, a tarsals support ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6253469 | Relaxation sole and shoe equipped therewith A relaxation insole having, in combination: a supination-providing heel cup; a heel-bone support; a support beneath the first two metatarsals; and a support beneath the last three metatarsal heads.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6247250 | Conformable shoe insert with a support layer A shoe insert includes a support layer having a bottom surface and a top surface opposing the bottom surface. The shoe insert further includes a cushion layer fixedly superposed onto the top surface of the support layer. The bottom surface includes a gene... | 06/19/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6173511 | Orthosis for footwear with positional self-adjustment The orthosis is formed of a monolithic semi-rigid resilient shell and is engaged inside a footwear to conformingly fit against the plantar portion of a person's foot, extending from the anterior metatarsal region to the heel portion. The rear end portion ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6038793 | Orthotic system An orthotic system includes a combination partial insole, heel cup and metatarsal pad. The combination partial insole is comprised of the heel cup, a modified metatarsal pad, a midfoot support and a longitudinal arch support. The heel cup and metatarsal p... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6026599 | Pseudo-planar insole insert A flexible insole insert comprises a body having a planar first member and a planar second member secured to the first member. The second member has a heel portion, with a medial portion and a lateral portion, and an arch portion. A foremost extremity of ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5964046 | Footwear Footwear comprising a sole formed from a first resilient material for attenuating the shock of impact to a wearer during running or walking, and a second material harder than the first material for providing firm support for a foot. The sole has heel, arc... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5842294 | Golf orthotic A golf orthotic for stabilizing a foot of a patient against both supination and pronation includes a main body portion configured to conform to a substantial portion of the plantar aspect of the patient's fool, including the heel and arch, and generally f... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5611153 | Insole for heel pain relief An insole and a method for relieving bottom-of-heel pain (ie. plantar heel pain) and/or arch pain associated with bottom-of-heel pain is described.... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5463824 | Arch support system and method for manufacture and use An arch support having an upper surface portion, a formed elastomeric lower cushion portion, and a stretch-resisting mat of interwoven nonelastic fibers integrally attached between the upper surface and lower cushion portions to resist lateral and longitu... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5404659 | Shoe insole/midsole for foot rehabilitation having a dome shaped structure A shoe insole-midsole device configured to fit the profile of the human foot with a distinctive toe end and a distinctive heel. The midfoot section of the insole/midsole device is characterized by an asymmetrical domed structure that is presented to the p... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5394626 | Orthotic and method of making of the same A relatively rigid cap is made of a material which is deformable at moderately elevated temperatures. A flexible blank contoured to fit a person's foot is placed against the cap which is at the elevated temperature, and these two are placed against the pl... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5373650 | High-heeled shoe orthotic device An orthotic device for insertion into a high-heeled shoe is provided. An orthotic device made in accordance with the instant invention virtually eliminates the problems associated with the wearing of high-heeled shoes, particularly pronation effects, gene... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5285584 | Mechanical custom molding of footgear An apparatus for providing footgear with comfortable individualized custom support, said apparatus comprising mechanical means to selectively and seperately change the position of multiple areas of the inner sole of said footgear, said areas corresponding... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5184409 | Orthotic insert and method of making of the same An orthotic appliance adapted to be placed in an article of footwear, the orthotic including a first upper, relatively flexible blank portion and an underlying, relatively rigid cap portion. The blank portion has a longitudinally-extending zone of dispara... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5172494 | Foot cushioning device A foot cushioning device to absorb shock primarily shock due to heel strike which device is insertable in or may be incorporated in footwear. The exterior of the body of the device carries primary shock absorbers extending at least from the portion of the... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5170572 | Tripod support insole Cushion to provide tripodal support at the three gait points of the human foot to alleviate pedal dysfunction and associated leg discomfort resulting from pregnancy, obesity, spinal deformity and the like. The cushion comprises support cushions positioned... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5162041 | Footwear device allowing a wearer of orthopedic apparatus to go without conventional shoes A article of footwear for receiving and holding an orthopedic apparatus such as a heel lift or arch support which enables the user of such apparatus to wear it without wearing conventional shoes. The article of footwear has receiving means for receiving a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4962593 | Orthotic and method of making of the same A relatively rigid cap is made of a material which is deformable at moderately elevated temperatures. A flexible blank contoured to fit a person's foot is placed against the cap which is at the elevated temperature, and these two are placed against the pl... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4854057 | Dynamic support for an athletic shoe An athletic running shoe having a polymeric foamed midsole and a special stiffening formation formed separately of the midsole and received between two layers of the midsole to reduce non-uniform midsole degradation.... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4718179 | Orthotic and method of making of the same A relatively rigid cap is made of a material which is deformable at moderately elevated temperatures. A flexible blank contoured to fit a person's foot is placed against the cap which is at the elevated temperature, and these two are placed against the pl... | 01/12/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4628936 | Segmented triplanar orthopedic appliance A foot orthosis for correctably realigning and repositioning specific anatomic segments of the human foot consists of three functional components, namely, a heel complex segment and two longitudinal forefoot segments--namely, a medial segment and a latera... | 12/16/1986 |
| 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 |
