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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7020987 | Method and apparatus for a shoe having improved shoe construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having a sole with a top surface, a fore area, and a rear area. The shoe also includes a lip extending above the top surface and around a periphery of the fore area of the sole and around a periphe... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6647644 | Welted shoe A welted shoe includes an insole disposed within an upper. A welt member underlies a lower peripheral edge portion of the upper and together with a peripheral portion of the insole to form a sandwiched structure which is fastened by uprightly extending fa... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6601319 | Article of footware including shortened midsole construction An article of footwear of shortened midsole construction includes a heel wedge member that extends forwardly from the rear portion of the article a distance of about three-fourths the length of the article, thereby to increase the flexibility of the artic... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6574886 | Footwear and its method of construction Footwear and a method for its construction including the following features is provided. An upper which defines a volume for receiving a wearer's foot. A midsole which has an inner surface, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and an upstanding... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6205604 | Precemented welt A precemented welt for shoe construction, and methods of making such a welt. The welt comprises a body section, and a solid adhesive surface layer which can be activated to form a bond. The adhesive does not activate at typical truck trailer temperatures,... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6192605 | Welted shoe construction and method A welted shoe construction and method stitches a molded midsole having an integrally molded welt and a molded midsole flange to an insole mounted within a shoe upper. An outsole having an outsole flange is connected to the midsole by stitching through the... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5911491 | Welt shoe comfort system A shoe or boot manufactured with the Goodyear welt system and a method for manufacturing same which increases the comfort and flexibility of such shoe or boot to levels which were previously unattainable in a shoe or boot manufactured according to the Goo... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5768801 | Welt shoe comfort system A shoe or boot manufactured with the Goodyear welt system and a method for manufacturing same which increases the comfort and flexibility of such shoe or boot to levels which were previously unattainable in a shoe or boot manufactured according to the Goo... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5146697 | Flexible shoe A shoe having increased flexibility and ability to twist and bend in a variety of directions is disclosed. The shoe is constructed by an overlap slip last construction in which the last allowance of the upper of the shoe is stitched to the sole or mid-sol... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4450632 | Footwear A method of making an article of footwear includes attaching a connecting strip to the peripheral lower edge portion of a pre-formed upper so that the connecting strip surrounds the upper. The connecting strip has a profiled section providing a projecting... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4358903 | Wedge bonded shoe welting A wedge bonded shoe welting is provided comprising fibrous and non-fibrous component members which has the strength, pliability, and appearance of genuine leather welting and the ability to be trimmed and finished as leather welting but at lower cost.... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4343057 | Method of making footwear A method of making an article of footwear includes attaching a connecting strip to the peripheral lower edge portion of a pre-formed upper so that the connecting strip surrounds the upper. The connecting strip has a profiled section providing a projecting... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4326313 | Method of making footwear A method of making an article of footwear includes attaching a connecting strip to the peripheral lower edge portion of a pre-formed upper so that the connecting strip surrounds the upper. The connecting strip has a profiled section providing a projecting... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4261072 | Method for providing a stitched foxing tape on an article of footwear A method and apparatus for manufacturing an article of footwear in which an upper and a sole meet at a juncture which is covered by a foxing tape applied to the upper and sole. The foxing tape is constituted of a curable elastomeric material and is applie... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4003145 | Footwear Improvements in the safety and comfort of footwear having the appearance of having very thick soles.... | 01/18/1977 |
