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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120124864 | Article of Footwear With Tongue of Varying Thickness An article of footwear includes a tongue. The tongue includes a medial portion, a lateral portion, a central portion, a top portion and an upper perimeter portion. The medial portion and the top portion have similar thicknesses, which are greater than the thicknesses of... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120079742 | Easy Slip Shoe Embodiments of the present invention relate to a construction of a shoe that includes a tongue that has a first fastener attached along a portion of either a medial side or a lateral side of the tongue. Additionally, a stretchable member is attached near a portion of th... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120036737 | TONGUE AND INTERLOCKING SYSTEM FOR SHOES The present invention relates to a tongue for shoes comprising: a basic structure of an essentially non-elastic material, having a top side facing away from a foot, and a bottom side facing the foot; a retaining device on the top side of the basic structure, wherein the... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110296714 | Insole and Shoe Comprising an Electronic Chip The present invention relates to an insole, in particular for a sports shoe, and shoe comprising an electronic chip. In order to provide a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, with an electronic chip in a more cost efficient way compared to the prior art, wherein the chip... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110277350 | SHOE WITH TRANSVERSE APERTURE AND COVER A shoe is provided including a sole, an upper with a transverse aperture, and a cover piece, wherein the cover piece covers the transverse aperture and is affixed to the shoe at medial and lateral ends of the cover piece, and wherein the transverse aperture compresses w... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110252668 | SOCCER SHOE The present invention provides a soccer shoe molded in one piece, of which the sole and/or the upper are manufactured from transparent materials. The soccer shoe is manufactured from environment-friendly materials, such as thermoplastic polyurethane or polyurethane. In ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110209361 | Tongue for footwear with changeable overlays Footwear incorporating a shoe tongue, or gusset, and opposite rear tab, various overlays, one or more of structure, attached to the upper end of the tongue, and may be folded over, individually, so as to envelope the tongue and disclose different coloration, appearance,... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110179676 | Ball Control Insert An article of footwear can receive an insert having ball control elements. The ball control elements protrude through a tongue of the upper to engage other surfaces. The inserts may be purchased separately from the article of footwear and interchanged to be used in a va... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110107502 | TRAINING AND RECOVERY CLOTHING AND RELATED METHODS This disclosure relates to training and recovery clothing and related methods. In some aspects, a garment includes a fabric having about 41-54 wt % polyester, 27-43 wt % nylon, and about 16-19 wt % polyurethane-polyurea copolymer, and the fabric is constructed to increa... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110099844 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCLUDING IMPROVED LACE KEEPER An article of footwear is provided and includes a sole structure and an upper structure attached to the sole structure. The upper structure includes a vamp separated into medial and lateral portions, a tongue, and a lace. The tongue includes a main body portion and a fi... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110094126 | Shoe tongue centralizer The shoe tongue centralizer assembly includes a binding post and a centralizer band which, together prevent the tongue of any type of laced shoe, boot or other footwear from significant movement either laterally or longitudinally in the footwear. | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110088285 | Composite Shoe Upper and Method of Making Same A bonded mesh composite panel of an upper includes a substrate layer formed from a substrate material, a mesh material layer and one or more skin material layers. The mesh composite can be fabricated by first arranging panels of substrate, mesh and skin layer material i... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110078922 | THERMOFORMING UPPER PROCESS WITH REINFORCEMENT An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper having a medial side and a lateral side simultaneously formed from a single sheet of material in a thermoforming mold. The medial side and lateral side are joined to each other such that a joint between the medial... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110067270 | Hockey Foot Shield Disclosed is a hockey foot shield for covering at least in part the laced foot portion of a player wearing a hockey skate, the hockey skate having a front portion including a tongue and laced portion. The hockey foot shield covering includes a first and second layer for... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110041361 | Footware with decorative tongue The article of footwear with decorative tongue is a shoe or the like having a sole and an upper attached thereto. The upper includes a tongue. A plurality of gemstones is attached to the tongue. Any desired type of gemstone(s) may be used, including variations in size, ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041362 | Athletic Shoes Having an Upper Whose Fitting Property is Improved The present invention relates to the upper U of an athletic shoe comprising a first opening 1 out of which the foot sticks upwards during wearing and a second opening 2 which is closed with a tongue. The two openings 1, 2 are continuous with each ot... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110035961 | Unique method and system for fastening footwear having releasably locking device(s) for quick lock and quick release and loop-tension-adjusting capability A unique system has a releasably locking device for quickly and easily locking and releasing a loop-section fastener on and from a loop without the needs for taking the loop apart, respectively. The unique system comprises a plurality of opposite loop receivers of a foo... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110023325 | MODULAR FOOTWEAR The present invention relates to a modular footwear to provide a variety of footwear comprising: an outer enclosure, where the outer enclosure includes a base portion, a front portion, side portions and a rear portion, where the front portion includes an expansion joint... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110010965 | ATHLETIC SHOE An athletic shoe is disclosed that is lightweight and padded for use in mixed martial arts and other related activities. The shoe includes a soft, flexible sole, and a shoe upper adjoined to the flexible sole. Padding is attached to the shoe upper and the sole such that... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110000105 | Shoe with Retractable Lace Guard A shoe comprising a retractable lace protector for protecting the laces thereon. The lace protector has a deployed and a stowed position. In a deployed position, the lace protector can be disposed in a substantially parallel manner and adjacent to the upper side of the ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100319216 | CYCLING SHOE WITH REAR ENTRY A shoe comprising a sole and an upper secured to the sole. The upper includes a heel portion movable relative to a mid portion from an open position to a closed position. A securing mechanism (e.g., a lace and a dial for tightening the lace) is coupled between the heel ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100299961 | Article of Footwear With A Shape Correcting Member An article of footwear with a shape correcting member is disclosed. The shape correcting member includes an inner surface associated with a portion of a foot and an outer surface disposed opposite of the inner surface. The inner surface is pre-shaped to fit the contours... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100287793 | SPORTS BOOT CONSTRUCTION A sports boot and a method for constructing the sports boot are disclosed comprising a unitary body and an external upper assembly. In the current embodiment, the unitary body has a sole portion, an upper portion, and an ankle cuff portion, and comprises injection-molde... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100269369 | SPORTS SHOES HAVING UPPER PART WTIH IMPROVED FITTING PROPERTY A sports shoe has a sole S absorbing a shock of landing, an upper U covering an instep of a foot, and a fastening member 3 fitting the upper U to the instep of the foot. The upper U has a first opening 1 from which a leg extends upwardly during wearing and... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100263236 | Article of Footwear for Snowboarding An article of footwear for use in sporting activities such as snowboarding is disclosed. The article of footwear can include a flex notch and a coupled lace loop design. The article can further include an internal harness to enhance stability of the foot. The article ca... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100236100 | COMPOSITE SHOE A composite shoe includes detachably coupled first and second shoe bodies. The second shoe body, which is a close-toed and close-heeled shoe, is received in and coupled with the first shoe body, which is a close-toed and open-heeled shoe, so that an outer bottom surface... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100186264 | Article of Footwear with Two Part Midsole Assembly An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly has a shell having a first hardness and a recess. A lateral side of the recess has a first depth and a medial side of the recess has a second depth that is different tha... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100180468 | FOOTWEAR WITH TWO TONGUES According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of articles of footwear or foot-receiving devices having inner and outer tongues, such as double tongue snowboarding boots, etc. In an exemplary embodiment, an article of footwear or foot-receiving device... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100088925 | Lace and toungue configuration The present invention uses a particular configuration of intermediate stitches between eyelets and elastic connection to provide supplemental support for shoelaces. The intermediate stitches also called inter eyelet stitches provide connection between the shoe and a ton... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100077634 | FOOTWEAR UPPERS AND OTHER TEXTILE COMPONENTS INCLUDING REINFORCED AND ABUTTING EDGE JOINT SEAMS Textile Components, such as upper members for articles of footwear, include: (a) a first portion having a first edge, wherein the first edge includes a first portion of material engaged with a first seam support material via a first thermoplastic material; (b) a second ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100071230 | LACED GARMENT CLOSURE The present invention relates to a device for opening, closing, and fastening articles that are normally fastened with laces. Such articles may be, but are not limited to, garments and footwear. The device has a pair of strips articulated at one end and releasably conne... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100037489 | Athletic or Other Performance Sensing Systems Articles of footwear and other devices include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the footwear or other devices. Such devices include: (a) a housing, optionally an asymmetrical housing, for receiving an electr... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100037484 | Slip On Athleisure Shoe A construction of an oxford type, lace up athleisure shoe enables the shoe to be slipped on the wearer's foot and held securely on the foot without the need for lacing on the shoe. This provides the shoe with the appearance of a lace up shoe that is worn without lacing.... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090278707 | WEAR MONITOR FOR RECREATIONAL FOOTGEAR A wear monitor for footgear can indicate when a shoe or component may have exceeded its expected useful life. The indication can be triggered by a measure of use, such as steps taken or distance accrued in the shoes, either through estimation or actual measurements. The... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090217552 | Front-opening footwear systems The present invention relates to articles with cavities capable of receiving objects as a result of extending an opening into a cavity capable of receiving the objects. For example, the opening in an article of footwear can be extended into the toe box to allow for the ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090188130 | Slip On Athleisure Shoe A construction of an oxford type, lace up athleisure shoe enables the shoe to be slipped on the wearers foot and held securely on the foot without the need for lacing on the shoe. This provides the shoe with the appearance of a lace up shoe that is worn without lacing.... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090158620 | SHOE VAMP WITH AN OPENING HAVING AN INCLINED FRONT EDGE A shoe vamp has a front end, a rear end, a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis and an opening. The longitudinal axis extends longitudinally from the rear end to the front end. The transverse axis is perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. The opening is defined throu... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090100708 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR SHOE The present invention provides a fitted, supportive, comfortable shoe upper with a laceless closure device comprising one interlaced strap capable of rapid adjustment in multiple planes of movement.... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090100711 | KICKING SHOE An athletic shoe particularly suited for kicking sports comprises an outsole, and upper section and an insole. The insole has at least three compressible layers, the outsole has relatively straight inside and outside edges, as well as a grooved bottom surface. The inner... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090100712 | Ball Control Insert An article of footwear can receive an insert having ball control elements. The ball control elements protrude through a tongue of the upper to engage other surfaces. The inserts may be purchased separately from the article of footwear and interchanged to be used in a va... | 04/23/2009 |
