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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082684 | Footwear with bridged decoupling A sole unit for a shoe having at least one decoupling track between regions of sole unit allowing for the decoupling of the regions in response to forces from foot-ground contact; a plurality of bridge elements connecting opposite sides of the track so that when for... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079159 | Footwear A shoe has a sole including a platform for supporting a wearer's foot upon a surface. The shoe includes a heel pedestal extending from the platform beneath a wearer's heel, a lateral stabilizer pedestal extending from the platform at least partially beneath a wearer... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074377 | Shoe sole with reinforcement structure A shoe sole of the present invention includes a first member 10 including a first deformable portion 11, and a second member 20 including a second deformable portion 21. In a non-worn state, a first lower surface 10d of the ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069584 | Anti-static sole An anti-static sole is provided with a pad body between a midsole and an insole. In the pad body is provided a chip resistor. The chip resistor includes a connecting pin at each of two opposite ends thereof. The two connecting pins of the chip resistor are electrica... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061059 | Article of footwear for increasing stability and lateral performance An article of footwear with multiple cross sectional profile shapes disposed on an outer peripheral edge of a sole is disclosed. The multiple cross sectional profile shapes on the outer peripheral edge of the sole can help increase the lateral performance and latera... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051582 | Medially or laterally textured footbed Footbeds (e.g., in footwear, socks, etc.) for engaging a plantar surface of a wearer's foot include one of the lateral or medial sides having a smooth or substantially smooth feel or surface while the opposite side has a textured feel or surface, e.g., by providing ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7997010 | Shoe suspension system The present invention relates to a shoe suspension system. In one embodiment, the present invention is a sole of a shoe including a first spine with a first side and a second side, a first suspension portion connected to the first side of the first spine, and a seco... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7946058 | Article of footwear having a sole structure with an articulated midsole and outsole An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a midsole and an outsole. The midsole has an upper surface and an opposite lower surface. The upper surface defines a plurality of depressions, and the lo... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941939 | Midsole element for an article of footwear An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole element that defines a void, and the void may extend substantially vertically through a central area of the midsole element. The vo... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941938 | Article of footwear with lightweight sole assembly An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly includes a first portion having a lower ground engaging surface, an upper surface, and a recess formed in the upper surface. The upper surface of the first portion i... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941940 | Shoe A shoe having a toe region, a middle region, a heel region, and a multi-layer, multi-density midsole wherein an upper layer of the midsole has a bottom surface that has a longitudinal convexity and a longitudinal concavity, the longitudinal convexity typically occup... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926204 | Article of footwear with tubular sole assembly and method of manufacture An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly includes a mat formed of at least one randomly dispersed extruded tubular member, each tubular member being hollow in an in-use condition in which the mat provides s... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7886460 | Shoe A shoe having a toe region, a middle region, a heel region, and a multi-layer, multi-density midsole; the midsole being comprised of at least a shank and a lower layer; the bottom surface of the shank having at least one longitudinal concavity and at least one longi... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877897 | Shoe A shoe having a toe region, a middle region, a heel region, and a multi-layer, multi-density midsole wherein an upper layer of the midsole has a bottom surface that has a longitudinal convexity and a longitudinal concavity, the longitudinal convexity typically occup... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7827703 | Footwear structure and method of forming the same A footwear structure including an outsole, an upper and a midsole, each including a shank interlock portion. The midsole may include a base portion including at least one receptacle and an insert disposed in the receptacle. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7818897 | Integral spine structure for footwear A support structure for footwear includes a longitudinally extending member to which a plurality of laterally extending supports members are secured at spaced apart locations along a length of the longitudinal member. The support structure may extend along the entir... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7793430 | Removable rounded midsole structures and chambers with computer processor-controlled variable pressure This invention relates generally to footwear such as a shoe, including an athletic shoe, with a shoe sole, including at least one removable midsole section formed by a midsole portion, wherein the removable midsole section is non-orthotic. The removable midsole sect... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793428 | Footwear with removable midsole having projections An article of footwear includes an upper and an upper plate secured to the upper and having a plurality of apertures formed therein. A removable midsole has a plurality of projections extending from a lower surface thereof, with each projection extending through one... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793429 | Shoe sole orthotic structures and computer controlled compartments A shoe including an insertable midsole orthotic located within a structure formed by a combination of a bottom sole and a portion of a shoe upper attached to the bottom sole. Both the inner and outer surfaces of the sole include rounded portions which together defin... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7779557 | Shoe A shoe having a toe region, a middle region, a heel region, and a multi-layer, multi-density midsole wherein an upper layer of the midsole has a bottom surface that has a longitudinal convexity and a longitudinal concavity, the longitudinal convexity typically occup... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7765720 | Outsole for an article of footwear An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly includes a lower ground engaging surface portion and an upper surface portion. The upper surface of the first portion is in contact with the upper. At least part of ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765719 | Medially or laterally textured footbeds for controlling lower extremity kinematics and kinetics Footbeds (e.g., in footwear, socks, etc.) for engaging a plantar surface of a wearer's foot include one of the lateral or medial sides having a smooth or substantially smooth feel or surface while the opposite side has a textured feel or surface, e.g., by providing ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7707742 | Shoe sole orthotic structures and computer controlled compartments This invention relates generally to footwear with a shoe sole, including at least one insertable midsole orthotic. The insertable midsole orthotic is removably inserted within the shoe upper, the sides of which hold it in position. The shoe sole includes a concavely... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694437 | Suspended orthotic shoe and methods of making same A shoe provides a suspended orthotic system that includes at least a contoured, three-dimensional chassis configured with a heel cup. The chassis provides the primary support and determines the shape and form of the shoe. The chassis receives a footbed, which includ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7685741 | Multilayered footwear A shoe comprising a foot retaining portion having a heel area and having an interior side, the interior side sized and shaped to hold a foot and including an upper portion, the upper portion optionally lined with a pliable material; a first exterior insole layer hav... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7665229 | Foot-supporting structures for articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices Support structures for foot-receiving devices (such as midsole and/or outsole structures for articles of footwear) include one or more of the following: (a) a base member (e.g., including an impact-attenuating material); (b) a generally U-shaped moderator element en... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7640679 | Midsole element for an article of footwear An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole element that defines a void, and the void may extend substantially vertically through a central area of the midsole element. The vo... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637033 | Midsole element for an article of footwear An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole element that defines a void, and the void may extend substantially vertically through a central area of the midsole element. The vo... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7610695 | Shoe sole with foot guidance A sole for a shoe with a foot guiding mechanism which has the particularity that the sole comprises a sole body which has, on an outer face thereof, at least one protrusion. The at least one protrusion is flexible in order to produce a desired movement of the protru... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7603794 | Rear balance walking shoes The present invention relates to a rear balance walking shoe having a sole in which double earth axes are formed on the sole at a rear side with respect to the middle of the sole, and the heel and the toe of the sole are elevated from respective double earth axes an... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7596888 | Shoe with flexible plate A shoe including an upper; a bottom located below the upper and facing the ground; and a flexible plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an interior portion and peripheral portions is disclosed. The flexible plate is positioned between at least a portio... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7591083 | Footwear structure and method of forming the same A footwear structure including an outsole, an upper and a midsole, each including a shank interlock portion. The upper may include separate top and bottom portions. The bottom portion upper may be disposed between the midsole and outsole and may include separate fir... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7562468 | Removable rounded midsole structures and chambers with computer processor-controlled variable pressure This invention relates generally to footwear such as a shoe, including an athletic shoe, with a shoe sole, including at least one removable midsole section formed by a midsole portion, wherein the removable midsole section is non-orthotic. The removable midsole sect... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7540099 | Heel support for athletic shoe A shoe including a heel support integrally formed of a material different from the midsole material of a rear sole for supporting the foot of a user. The heel support includes a wall along at least one of the medial side of the shoe, the lateral side of the shoe and... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7536809 | Athletic shoe with visible arch bridge An athletic shoe that in one embodiment includes an arch bridge that is visible from beneath the shoe. ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533476 | Foot guided shoe sole and footbed A sole assembly for a shoe. The sole assembly comprises an exterior sole for engaging with a ground surface with the exterior sole having an upwardly facing surface. A foot bed having an undersurface, facing the upwardly facing surface of the exterior sole, and an u... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530181 | Protective footwear An article of protective footwear in the form of a boot (10) protects a foot (12) of a user against effects of a landmine explosion. A composite sole volume (16) between an outer sole (18) and an inner sole (20) incorporates shock ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7444764 | Method of and structure for shedding, or protecting shoe uppers from sole-ejected water spray and the like A novel technique for preventing ground-water wetting and spraying of footwear uppers during walking or running, through use of special downwardly opened cavities or recesses provided in the sole. ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444765 | Foot guided shoe sole and footbed A footwear sole structure for dynamically directing interacting forces between a user's foot and the footwear during a stride, including an inner sole located adjacent the user's foot, a mid-sole located between the inner sole and the footwear, and a rib ribbon forc... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441346 | Athletic shoe with independent supports An athletic shoe sole construction having a suspension system designed to resiliently support a foot and deflect downwardly upon foot imposed forces is provided. The athletic shoe includes a plurality of independent supports arrayed about the periphery of the suspen... | 10/28/2008 |
