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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7614164 | Shoe with padded sole Provided is a shoe that has a multi-layered sole with embedded padding. More specifically, at least one of the layers includes a sheet of base material having a hole through its central region, such that the hole is surrounded by the base material, and a cushioning ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7152341 | Footwear having a heel and heel breast Footwear including an outsole, an insole having a heel pad located at a heel portion of the insole and a heel having a cavity sized and shaped for receiving the heel pad. A heel breast projects forward from the heel and is sized and shaped for receiving a portion of... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7007411 | Article of footwear having a flexible insole An article of footwear includes a flexible insole having a ball portion arranged below the ball of the user's foot, the bottom surface of the ball portion containing a plurality of transversely-arranged longitudinally-spaced flex grooves that define therebetween a p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6910287 | Shoe midsole A shoe midsole (1) for shoes with exceptional walking comfort, eg hiking shoes. The shoe midsole is provided with a shock absorber (6) in its heel zone (4) and a bead (8) behind and adjacent the heel zone, said bead completely or partiall... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6604303 | Steel toe shoe construction Footwear and its method of construction are provided. An insole forepart is attached to the bottom of the sock liner. An upper having a vamp lining with a toe part is provided where toe part is stitched to the sock liner such that the vamp lining and the ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6470599 | Climbing shoe with concave sole A climbing shoe includes an inner sole, an outer sole and a molded middle sole between the inner sole and the outer sole. The middle sole is concave in shape. The outer sole conforms to the concave shape of the middle sole. The concave shape allows the ou... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6374515 | Shoe having a floating insole A shoe having an expandable shoe upper includes an outsole having a rear outsole and a front outsole and an expandable insole with a rear insole and a front insole. The front insole is movable relative to a length of the rear insole as the shoe upper expa... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6178664 | Protective insole insert for footwear A puncture proof insole insert formed of multiple layers of flexible metal sheets, the insert being capable of stopping penetration by a sharp object at forces up to 60 foot pounds in the ball area of the foot and up to 80 foot pounds in the heel area of ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6151803 | Puncture resistant insole An insole is capable of withstanding penetration of nails and other foreign objects. The insole is constructed of a substantially flexible, substantially puncture resistant material, such as a polymer fiber. The perimeter of the insole is curved upward, a... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5992056 | Anti-personnel mine protective footpad The present invention discloses a footpad or inner sole to be used and worn inside the boot or shoe of military or civilian personnel exposed to dangerous environments in order to prevent injury to the user from being in the vicinity of an explosive devic... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5813145 | Perfect fitting shoe and method of manufacturing same The present invention relates to a first perfect fitting shoe (110) comprising: a first upper (114) securely fastened to a sole (12) in all areas except a ball area. The first upper (114) has an inside ball area and outside ball area which are securely fa... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5720118 | Inlay for a shoe The invention provides an inlay for a shoe. The inlay extends at least within the forefoot region and comprises one piece of a hard plate material of uniform thickness. The plate material is formed with a profiling provided transversely to the longitudina... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5572805 | Multi-density shoe sole A composite shoe bottom is disclosed comprising a lower layer of firm material and an upper softer layer superposed thereon. Each layer has an upper contoured surface such that the total compressibility of the shoe bottom, as determined by the relative th... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5435077 | Layered cushioning system for shoe soles A layered cushioning system for a shoe sole for women's pumps is characterized by a flexible polyurethane outsole containing a recess in the upper forepart thereof within which is molded a shock-absorbing foam insert. A rigid insole tuck having a steel sh... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5179791 | Torsional spring insole and method A torsional spring insole for use in footwear having an elevated heel section for supporting the heel of a foot and an inner sole in communication with the elevated heel section for providing a torsional spring capability to the insole. A step-down region... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5123180 | Composite insole Insole formed as a composite of a network of reinforcing fibers embedded in a matrix of a thermoplastic material having a softening temperature in the order of 90° C. and retains its softening for a reasonable time at a lower temperature that is not unco... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5001848 | Shoe insole Herein disclosed is an insole for use in a shoe, which comprises: a metallic core having at least its portion made of an amorphous metal sheet and shaped to match the sole of the shoe for preventing the shoe from being pricked; and a sheath enveloping the... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4729179 | Shoe insole A multi-layer shoe insole comprises a lowermost metal layer connected to a polyethylene foam layer via a film of polyethylene. An uppermost layer in the form of a felt material is connected to the polyethylene foam via a textile net embedded in a layer of... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4704808 | Shoe having a rigid back part and flexible forepart A walking shoe having a uniquely shaped platform along the rear peripheral edge of the insole, which is constructed of a rigid backpart material and flexible forepart material. By combining it with a construction of a specially molded outflange counter an... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4688338 | Orthotic insert for high heeled shoes A rigid orthotic insert made of a plurality of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers comprising parallel fibers, some of which are graphite. Along an outside edge of the insert, there is a layer of reinforcing graphite fibers. This arrange... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4654984 | Reinforced heel orthotic insert A rigid orthotic insert having a reinforcing structure for the heel made up of a plurality of layers, each layer having graphite fibers positioned parallel to one another and oriented along an axis skewed from the longitudinal axis of the insert.... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4651445 | Composite sole for a shoe A sole for a shoe is described formed from a composite material. The composite material includes a plurality of plies with each ply having a plurality of high modulus, preferably unidirectional, fibers oriented at an angle from about &#b1;40° to about &#... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4628621 | Orthotic for running A rigid orthotic insert made up of a plurality of layers, bonded to one another, with each layer made of a plurality of parallel graphite fibers. Some of the layers are aligned longitudinally, while other of the layers have the fibers offset from the long... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4612713 | Orthotic for athletic use A rigid orthotic insert made of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers being made of graphite fibers positioned parallel to one another. At least one of the inserts is made of several sections, with some of the sections having the fibers or... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4611413 | Reinforced orthotic insert A rigid orthotic insert having an elongate reinforcing member at a localized position in the orthotic. The reinforcing member comprises a fiberglass reinforced plastic core, around which is wrapped several layers of a sheet made of graphite fibers impregn... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610101 | Orthotic insert An orthotic insert formed of a plurality of layers bonded to one another. Some of the layers are made from fiberglass reinforced plastic, having the fibers oriented at 45° from the longitudinal axis. At least one of the layers is made of parallel graphit... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4461101 | Molded shanks A spring-type shank for a shoe sole is formed on the bottom of a shoe assembly during manufacture of the shoe. The heel end of the shank is formed so that it is raised slightly from the heel seat region of the insole to provide a "spring shank". The shank... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4439934 | Orthotic insert An orthotic insert for use in various types of foot gear consisting of a first blank and a second blank fused together. The first blank is a flexible pad generally contoured to the bottom of a person's foot and the second blank is more rigid and contoured... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4430767 | Techniques for stiffening shoe insoles A system for stiffening the shank of an insole uses a stiffener which is formed from an initially flexible and deformable strip of thermosetting resin, preferably mixed with reinforcing fibers such as fiberglass. A length of such shank strip material is a... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4420894 | Snap shoe A shoe having an insole with an upper and an outsole, the insole and outsole permanently fixed together by attaching members extending from the insole, which members are retained in corresponding receiving sockets in the outsole.... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4404757 | Heel filler and assembly for boots Improvements in protective footwear, including work boots or shoes, are disclosed. The improvements include a new heel filler for the heel portion of the sole, the filler being formed of a light-weight moulded plastic material. The heel filler may be easi... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4404702 | Shanked innersole construction A shanked innersole with laminated construction having a rigid street side layer, shank attached to foot side surface of the street side layer, shank board layer extending from heel to ball of innersole and a flexible layer attached to rigid street side a... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4361921 | Method for stiffening shoe insoles A method and apparatus for forming a shoe stiffener directly on a selected surface of a shoe assembly (such as a shoe shank on the bottom of an insole) from a strip of initially flexible, uncured thermosetting material encased in a sleeve. The apparatus s... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4287628 | Apparatus for stiffening shoe insoles A method and apparatus for forming a shoe stiffener directly on a selected surface of a shoe assembly (such as a shoe shank on the bottom of an insole) from a strip of initially flexible, uncured thermosetting material encased in a sleeve. The apparatus s... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4231169 | Insole and method of producing the same A light insole, with a high modulus of elasticity, which has a shank comprising a fiber-reinforced resin sheet and which is produced by putting a shank element on an insole element and heating under pressure to mold the sheet and adhere the sheet to the i... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4229851 | Method for stiffening shoe insoles An apparatus for forming a shoe shank directly on the bottom of a shoe insole from a strip of initially flexible, uncured thermosetting material includes a radiant heater and resilient means for engaging the shank strip to orient, retain and resiliently u... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4133117 | Stiffener for shoes or the like A strip which will form a rigid shoe stiffener, such as a shoe shank, is applied to the surface of a shoe to be stiffened, such as to the bottom of an insole. The shank strip is flexible and includes a carrier sleeve or envelope containing a plurality of ... | 01/09/1979 |
