Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5829168 | Step shock-absorbing, fashionably raised heel for ladies' and gentlemen's footwear A step shock-absorbing raised shoe heel assembly, fashionably raised for ladies' and gentlemen's footwear, of a high-heeled shape or having a wedge shape, which consists of an inelastic, nonpliable rigid inner core body (1) and a springy elastic, rubber-f... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5052129 | Heel repair patches A heel repair patch is provided that includes adhesive material so that it can be applied to the heel of the shoe. In a modification a built-in heel lift and tab which fits over the seam at heel breast for better holding thereto are included.... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4115933 | Removable shield for footwear A replaceable shield, especially to decoratively overlie the platform riser of a shoe, and comprised of a supple laminiform cover having interfacial engagement with the exterior of the shoe by a continuous anchor means at the margins of said cover to rele... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4048732 | Shoe and method of making the same An improved shoe is disclosed having a relatively flexible shank portion utilizing no shank reinforcement. The shoe comprises a substantially flexible insole attached to an upper. A wedge heel is attached to the insole at the heel seat thereof, and a wedg... | 09/20/1977 |
