"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120124711 | Covering for Providing Watertight Protection to an Appendage A covering for providing watertight protection to an appendage comprises a hollow enclosure, an adhesive band, a first liner, and a second liner. The hollow enclosure is dimensioned to slide over the appendage and defines an open end surrounded by a region of the hollow... | 05/24/2012 |
| 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 |
| 20110271560 | Safety shoe A safety shoe includes a sole unit, an upper body, a protective toe cap, and a welt unit. The upper body includes an upper open end portion, a lower open end portion connected to the sole unit, and a vamp portion disposed between the upper and lower open end portions. T... | 11/10/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110192060 | FOOTWEAR CONSTRUCTION ELIMINATING THE USE OF A FOXING OR A FOXING-LIKE BAND Embodiments of the present invention provide a footwear construction and method of constructing footwear that may include an outsole having a sidewall that defines a perimeter of the outsole. The footwear construction may also include an upper coupled to the sidewall ar... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110185594 | SHOE UPPER, THE METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND THE USE THEREOF The present invention pertains to a shoe upper, the method for preparing the same and the use thereof. This invention provides a method for preparing shoe upper by spraying polyurethane reaction system, avoids the complicated steps of cutting, shaping, stitching and bon... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110173841 | Quarter Configuration for Footwear A panel for use as quarter panel or quarter liner comprises a panel body formed of various layers of material pressed into a generally flat state. It also comprises a generally uniform outer surface for the panel body, the outer surface being flat in a malleolus region ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110131842 | Waterproof shoe An improved waterproof shoe incorporates several improvements. All layer-edges are connected to a net-typed insole. Neighboring layers are glued together to reduce leaking tunnels formed by crinkles therebetween. An ethylene vinyl acetate with a broad melt transition is... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110056096 | Interior upper with seam running across front area A shoe structure having an exterior upper, an interior upper, an insole and an outsole. The interior upper has an upper opening with a peripheral edge at the upper end of the interior upper and a lower opening with a peripheral edge at the lower sole-side end of the int... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110047823 | WATERPROOF/BREATHABLE MOISTURE TRANSFER LINER FOR SNOWBOARD BOOTS, ALPINE BOOTS, HIKING BOOTS AND THE LIKE The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for a snowboard boot includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, breathable mem... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110010966 | Shoe and Method of Making Same The present invention is directed toward a shoe including an outsole, an upper, and a lining member integrated into the shoe. The sling includes a receptacle portion and a fastener assembly portion. The receptacle portion, which generally lines the interior of the shoe,... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110000106 | SOFT SHELL BOOTS AND WATERPROOF/BREATHABLE MOISTURE TRANSFER COMPOSITES AND LINER FOR IN-LINE SKATES, ICE-SKATES, HOCKEY SKATES, SNOWBOARD BOOTS, ALPINE BOOTS, HIKING BOOTS AND THE LIKE The soft boot and liner include a moisture transfer system that includes an inner fabric layer carefully selected from technically advanced fabrics. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, spacer fabrics and breathable mem... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100319221 | Outside Opanka Shoe Construction A shoe construction and a method for making a shoe wherein an outsole is provided with a raised lip extending around a periphery of the outsole, and an upper is secured to the outsole by a stitch along the lip such that an inside surface of the upper is facing the outsi... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313447 | Lightweight And Flexible Article Of Footwear An article of footwear with an outer member including slots that increase flexibility is disclosed. The outer member also includes an inner plate including a set of protective strips. The inner plate is disposed along an inner surface of the outer member so that the pro... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100229429 | BOOT The invention relates to a boot (1) comprising a leg (2) in rubber combined with a textile lining (4), the lining (4) comprising a first textile layer (6) able to evacuate moisture (10) and a second textile layer (7) inte... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100186259 | Shoe and boot construction with attachable components The embodiment of the present invention generally relates to shoe and boot systems. More particularly the invention relates to a shoe or boot system and method for using the shoe or boot system that has one or more interchangeable components. The system includes a shoe ... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100180469 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH A CUSTOMIZABLE UPPER An article of footwear with an insert system is disclosed. The insert system can include an insert that may be introduced to a side portion of the upper. The insert is configured to adjust properties of a side portion of an upper.... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100018075 | Composite Element With A Polymer Connecting Layer A composite element includes a base layer, a thermoplastic polymer material, a thread, and a cover layer. The base layer has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The polymer material is separate from the base layer, extends into the base layer, and is at leas... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100011620 | IMPACT ABSORBING MATERIAL An impact absorbing material for a footwear article includes a first sheet having a plurality of projections for dispersing the force of an impact and a second sheet, having a lower durometer than the first sheet, that is bonded to the first sheet for absorbing the forc... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100011624 | VAPOR-PERMEABLE WATERPROOF SOLE FOR SHOES, SHOE WHICH USES SAID SOLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID SOLE AND SAID SHOE A vapor-permeable and waterproof sole for shoes, including a tread including a plurality of through holes, a multilayer pack, arranged superimposed on the region where the through holes are provided and including a membrane, permeable to water vapor and impermeable to l... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090269379 | Material Having Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties A garment or footwear based on a synthetic thermoplastic polymer material containing (a) an antibacterial agent selected from phenolic antimicrobial compounds of the formula (I) wherein n is 0 or preferably 1, R1 and R2 are hydrogen or chloro, R 10/29/2009 | |
| 20090090024 | BOOTS FOR MINIMIZING INJURY FROM EXPLOSIVES A boot for reducing injury from a close range explosion includes a sole unit, an upper, and a shin guard. The sole unit includes at least an outer sole, a shank sheet composite, a shank filler and an insole. At least the shank sheet composite includes a plurality of lay... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090044425 | Footwear and Related Methods of Manufacturing Same Footwear and related methods of manufacturing the same are provided herein. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of manufacture of footwear is provided. The method includes providing a upper, the upper defining a lower perimeter. An outsole is provided,... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090013555 | WATERPROOF SAFETY FOOTWEAR A waterproof safety article of footwear and preferably, but not exclusively, constructed with an outer shell formed from EVA (ethyl vinyl acetate) material, is described. It is comprised of an outer boot shell formed of waterproof material capable of being injection mol... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080216358 | Waterproof Vapor- Permeable A waterproof and water vapor-permeable shoe, including a bottom shoe part with a sole perforated through from the tread toward a foot resting region, a top part surrounding the foot and including a vapor-permeable or perforated lining, a waterproof and vapor-permeable m... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080163515 | Scent carrying hunting boot Boots with an integrated scent carrying system are provided. The boots include a vented scented material holder that can leave a scent trail during hunting and/or to mask one's own scent during hunting. The boots are configured to effectively deliver the scent to the hu... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080110051 | Article of footwear with attachment skirt An article of footwear comprising a liner defining an interior area configured to removably receive a wearer's foot, an upper stitched to an upper portion of the liner, a lower foot portion adjacent to the upper; and an attachment skirt stitched to the upper. The attach... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080098620 | Shoe Having an Inflatable Bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane or polyester film attached ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20070227037 | Shoe A shoe includes an outer shoe body, and a disposable shoe lining intended to be used by single person; the outer shoe body includes a vamp, and a sole; the shoe lining includes a face part and a base, and has substantially the same shape as the outer shoe body; the shoe... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070204482 | Sock-Like Footwear With A Padded Sole And Method For Making The Same In the present invention relates to sock-like items of footwear commonly used in conjunction with outer articles of footwear such as shoes, boots and the like as an inner liner, in particular the liner is constructed with a durable padded sole, methods of constructing s... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070193066 | Softboots and waterproof / breathable moisture transfer composite and liner for in-line skates, ice-skates, hockey skates, snowboard boots, alpine boots, hiking boots and the like The soft boot and liner includes moisture transfer system that includes an inner fabric layer carefully selected from technically advanced fabrics. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, spacer fabrics and breathable memb... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070186444 | Waterproof and breathable insole A waterproof and breathable insole includes a shoe lining with two bottom side edges respectively curved inwards, an insole, which is peripherally stitched to the border area of the shoe lining and has two projections longitudinally arranged at two sides respectively at... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070062067 | Boot with interchangeable booties The invention relates to a boot having a sole, an upper placed above the sole, an outer bootie placed between the sole and the upper, a first interchangeable inner bootie removably attachable within the outer bootie, and a second interchangeable inner bootie removably a... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060177645 | Waterproof/breathable, moisture transfer, soft shell Alpine boots, and snowboard boots, insert liners and footbeds The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for alpine, snowboard and hiking includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material and insula... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060174517 | Shoe having a waterproof underlining A shoe having waterproof underlining is designed for protection the users' foot from moisture immersion. In rainy or snowy circumstances, invaded water may immerse the leather shoes or sneakers, add a waterproof underlining to slip on can keep foot dry and clean. Simple... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060137223 | Footwear item having a flexible impermeable liner in contact with a foot and method of implementing the footwear item The present invention relates to an item of footwear comprising a liner made of a flexible impermeable material and an outer layer. The liner is arranged to contact a foot and the liner and the outer layer are connected only at a cuff. In some aspects, the flexible impe... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060130367 | Heat-insulating lining for a footwear article and a footwear article including the same A heat-insulating lining for a footwear article includes an enclosure body made from an air-impermeable thermoplastic material and defining an inner space, and a porous layer disposed in the inner space such that the enclosure body encloses the porous layer intimately. ... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060112595 | Removable or reversible lining for footwear The present invention relates to removable and/or replaceable liners for use in a wide variety of footwear. Liners may be permanently connected to the collar of the shoe, or may be semi-permanently attached for easy removal from the collar. The liners can be quickly rem... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20050210708 | Shoe having an upper made of a waterproof breathable laminate A shoe includes an upper made of a waterproof breathable laminate which is composed of at least one outer layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a waterproof vapor-permeable membrane laminated to the inner surface of the outer layer; and an inner sole w... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050193593 | Lining of footwear having functions of ventilation and waterproof A lining has a vamp member, a sole member and an inner sole. The vamp member is stitched to the body portion of the sole member directly. The vamp member further has a periphery portion bent inwards under and attached on a bottom side of the sole member at where a porti... | 09/08/2005 |