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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120023778 | Footwear Incorporating Angled Tensile Strand Elements An article of footwear may include various first strands and second strands. The cutting and second strands may extend from an area proximal to lace-receiving elements to an area proximal to the sole structure. The first strands may have a substantially vertical orienta... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20100313445 | SECURING MECHANISMS FOR ARTICLES Articles of footwear often have securing mechanisms that allow wearers to adjust the size of the ankle opening so that wearers may be able to easily insert and remove their foot. Such securing mechanisms may have various physical characteristics. Many wearers are intere... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100064547 | Shoe having a form fitting closure structure A form fitting closure structure and method for an internal tightening of shoe facilitated the closure system to ensure the retention of the position of the shoe wearer's foot. The system comprises (1) an outer sole which is open to allow insertion of a foot and capable... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100050479 | FOOTWEAR ACCESSORY A strap for a shoe has a first resilient and flexible fabric element extending from a first end to a second end and a clear flexible element substantially fixed at respective ends of the clear flexible element to corresponding ends of the first fabric element. Methods o... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090313853 | Method to capture and support a 3-D contour An insole for placement in or on an article of footwear to support all or a portion of a wearer's foot, comprising: a base shell support layer having an upper surface, wherein the base layer includes a heel support portion, a plurality of substantially rigid particles d... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20080235988 | SHOE GRIP A device, kit, and method for securing a shoe to a foot employing a securement comprising a one-piece, flexible, elastic, and continuous loop which is independent of the shoe and which is devoid of hooks, slots, buttons, snaps, or other mechanisms for cooperation with a... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080168683 | INFANT SHOE HAVING A PIVOTING HEEL PORTION A shoe such as an infant's shoe includes a sole and an upper with the upper formed by a forefoot portion and a heel portion. When an infant's foot is to be placed in the shoe, the heel portion is configured to be pivoted with respect to the forefoot portion to an open p... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080016723 | SPORTS SHOE, IN PARTICULAR A CYCLING SHOE, AND TIGHTENING STRAP FOR SUCH A SHOE Sports shoe, in particular a cycling shoe, comprising at least one strap for securing the instep. The strap (B) comprises at least two parts, namely a first strap part (B1) provided, at one of its ends, with a first fastening means (A1), while its other en... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070261269 | Underlay Strap System An article of footwear including three independent fastening mechanisms is disclosed. The article of footwear includes a first strap, a second strap, and a lacing system. The first strap, the second strap, and the lacing system may all be configured to adjust or tighten... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070261272 | Engaging Element Useful for Securing Objects, Such as Footwear and Other Foot-Receiving Devices Engaging elements may be included in foot-receiving devices, such as footwear, bindings, clips, or the like. Such elements may include a bimodal spring member movable between two independent stable positions and an arm that moves in response to the bimodal spring member... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20060201031 | Shoe closure system The present invention relates to a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, having a flexible upper surrounding a foot, a closure panel arranged on an instep area of the flexible upper, and a tightening element arranged at the heel of the shoe. The tightening element is conne... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060156584 | AUTOMATED TIGHTENING SHOE An automated tightening shoe where a tightening mechanism is actuated which operates in one direction to cause automatic tightening of the shoe about a wearer's foot and which releases to allow loosening of the shoe. Shoe laces are led to the interior of the tightening ... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060032090 | Shoe with adjustable fitting A shoe includes an upper having a heel portion that has a rear wall adapted to extend around the heel of a foot. At least one adjustment pad is attached loosely to the rear wall within the heel portion. The adjustment pad includes an intermediate part, first and second ... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20050183289 | Footwear fit system An article of footwear has a sole and a footwear fit system. The sole has a first side and a second side. The footwear fit system has a pair of fitting members that include a first base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion extends upwardly from the ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050126042 | Shoe with support element A shoe comprising a midsole, an outsole, an upper, a closure system and a sole stiffening member. The midsole has a midsole bottom surface and a midsole top surface. The outsole has an outsole forefoot portion and an outsole heel portion. The upper extends up from the m... | 06/16/2005 |
