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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316083 | Footwear having an outer shell of foam The invention relates to a lasted footwear for enclosing a human foot having a heel, an ankle and medial and lateral sides. The footwear comprises an outer shell for receiving the foot and an inner lining mounted in the outer shell. The inner lining is less rigid th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 6941682 | Footwear with integrated stitchdown/athletic bottom construction An upper/insole assembly for use in constructing an article of footwear includes an upper and an insole. The upper has an inner surface, an outer surface, a lateral peripheral flange, and a medial peripheral flange. The insole has a top surface, a bottom surface, a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916027 | Adjustable skate A skate comprises a chassis with a variable length boot disposed thereon. The variable length boot includes a toe portion fixedly disposed upon the chassis and a heel portion slidably disposed upon the chassis. The heel portion is slidable in relation to the toe por... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6769203 | Skate boot A skate boot for ice skate or in-line roller skate comprising an upper having portions thereof made of compressed foam material. In a preferred embodiment, the skate boot is constructed with two preformed quarter panels made of compressed foam material having wherei... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6757990 | Footwear with integrated stitchdown/athletic bottom construction An upper/insole assembly for use in constructing an article of footwear includes an upper and an insole. The upper has an inner surface, an outer surface, a lateral peripheral flange, and a medial peripheral flange. The insole has a top surface, a bottom surface, a ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6670029 | Composite footwear upper and method of manufacturing a composite footwear upper A method of manufacturing a multi-layer, composite footwear upper having a three-dimensional geometry includes the steps of forming a substantially planar composite sheet from two or more layers, heating the composite sheet, and compression molding the co... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6558784 | Composite footwear upper and method of manufacturing a composite footwear upper A method of manufacturing a multi-layer, composite footwear upper having a three-dimensional geometry includes the steps of forming a substantially planar composite sheet from two or more layers, heating the composite sheet, and compression molding the co... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6484420 | Footwear with integrated stitchdown/athletic bottom construction An upper/insole assembly for use in constructing an article of footwear includes an upper and an insole. The upper has an inner surface, an outer surface, a lateral peripheral flange, and a medial peripheral flange. The insole has a top surface, a bottom ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 5932056 | Method for making stretch leather laminates and finished articles containing such laminates A method for making a stretch leather laminate of stretch fabric and stretchable leather so that the high-stretch directions of the fabric and the leather are substantially aligned in a preselected region of the leather. Finished articles containing such ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5893186 | Method for construction of footwear A method for construction of footwear includes providing an upper defining a volume for receiving a wearer's foot, the upper having a peripheral lasting edge; sewing an inner liner to an inner surface of the upper; sewing a front bottom lining to a periph... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5351352 | Method of forming a seamless shoe A shoe having a seamless exterior upper in contact with a seamless interior liner each fashioned from a single piece of material affixed to a sole and having a heel attached to the sole, the shoe being fashioned that, if an oxford type shoe is desired, th... | 10/04/1994 |
| 4311734 | Poromeric sheet material with deporomerized areas A poromeric sheet material is provided with deporomerized areas selectively disposed at points where better mechanical strength is desired and where in addition better hydrostatic resistance is desired. Better mechanical strength means better abrasion res... | 01/19/1982 |
| 3986279 | Manufacture of safety shoes having rigid box toes A safety shoe having a rigid box toe (such as steel) is assembled by a method in which the steel box is incorporated into the shoe upper before the upper is assembled with the last. The steel box is attached to the upper in a position such that when the u... | 10/19/1976 |
