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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7107235 | Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear The present invention teaches a method of conducting retail and Internet business including making and delivering a custom article of footwear. The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, st... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100308 | Footwear with a heel plate assembly A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an upper plate and a heel plate assembly secured to the upper plate. The heel plate assembly extends downwardly from the upper plate such that the heel plate assembly forms an acute angle with the upper plate. A m... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7016867 | Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, stability, and running economy. Unlike the conventional foam materials presently being used by the footwear industry, a preferred spring element i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7003902 | Shoe having a wrapping enclosing a welt strip A shoe includes a false welt member which extends along and is secured to a peripheral region of an outsole. The welt member includes an interior strip, a wrapping sheet enclosing the interior strip, and a sewing line extending along the wrapping sheet. An upper has... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978560 | Shoe having an upper with a welt-like fold line A shoe includes an upper with an open bottom portion which is a welt-like fold line unit. The fold line unit is defined by an outward turning part and an inward turning part which are sewn together through a sewing line unit. An interior strip unit is received insid... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6660205 | Fabric covered shoe welt A fabric-covered shoe welt, and methods of making such a welt and using it to make shoes. The welt is an extruded polymer, and has fabric attached to at least one surface. The fabric is then bonded to the sole of the shoe. The fabric is selected to adhere... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6266899 | Sports boot A sports boot that includes an upper, an outer sole and at least one fastening member adapted to cooperate with an associated fastening member of a sports article, such as a snowboard, ski, or skate. The upper is provided at its lower end with a continuou... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5921004 | Footwear with stabilizers A sole having the ability to provide both stability and cushioning includes at least one stabilizer positioned at selected locations around the perimeter of the sole. Stabilizers are positioned at perimeter locations where sudden impacts are unlikely and ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5875566 | Boot and process for assembling a boot A boot and a process for assembling the boot, the boot including a flexible upper and a rigid sole. The process includes the assembling of the flexible upper and the rigid sole with the use of an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion obtained by ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 4858338 | Kinetic energy returning shoe An insert for a shoe sole is provided which includes a strip made of an elastic material disposed between an outer sole portion and an upper sole portion of the sole of a shoe. The strip extends from the outer heel area of the shoe to the border of the la... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4777740 | Temperature-proof shoes A temperature-proof shoe formed by adhering a hollowed shape forming guide plate, which is circumferentially larger than an insole board that is the same size as the bottom surface of a form block, to the underside of a closed cell polyurethane foam layer... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4651443 | Welting for a shoe A welt is disclosed for shoes having outer soles formed by means of a foaming process. The welt includes a substantially horizontal outsole attaching member having a bottom surface for joining to a shoe outsole. An inseam portion is provided integral with... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4428129 | Molded shoe sole construction A molded shoe sole construction is provided together with a method for making an entire range of shoe sizes using only a few different molds. A trim piece including a heel and integral outsole edging is molded. The edging is sufficiently resilient to enab... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4358903 | Wedge bonded shoe welting A wedge bonded shoe welting is provided comprising fibrous and non-fibrous component members which has the strength, pliability, and appearance of genuine leather welting and the ability to be trimmed and finished as leather welting but at lower cost.... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4146934 | Curved finishing band for garments A fabric, annular band, used for trimming or finishing the terminal edges of a garment, which garment usually has raw outer edges. In many cases, such as waistbands on trousers or skirts, the waistband must be curved, or contoured to adequately complement... | 04/03/1979 |
