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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293370 | Fitting system for children's footwear An object of footwear for children which allows adults to visually determine whether the shoe proper fits the child and can be adjusted in its effective size when it is determined that the shoe has become too small. The article of footwear comprises a fitting system... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7080468 | Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies An improved expandable shoe and inner assembly are disclosed. The expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly is disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly has a first board portion and a second board portion in overlapping enga... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7055268 | Length-adjustable shoe A length-adjustable shoe is disclosed. The shoe includes an outsole, an insole attached on the outsole, an upper attached on the insole, means for adjusting a length of the insole, which is provided at the insole, an upper tension member provided at the upper, a low... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6957165 | Method for measuring a shape of a foot The present invention relates to a method for measuring the shape of a foot by means of comparing the shape of the foot with the shape of the reference foot. This is done by fitting a reference shoe to the foot, locating the area wherein the foot and the reference s... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6922916 | Footwear with outsole wear indicator The invention is a wear indicator for a footwear outsole. The wear indicator includes a plurality of strata that each have different properties, such as color. As portions of an individual stratum are worn away, corresponding portions of an underlying stratum are re... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6883254 | Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies An improved expandable shoe and inner assembly are disclosed. The expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly is disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly has a first board portion and a second board portion in overlapping enga... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6879945 | System and method for sizing footwear over a computer network A system and method for receiving footwear size and past product fit information for a user at a host computer from a client computer over a computer network, such as the Internet, is disclosed. Foot size information for the user (preferably measured in millimeters)... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6848200 | Custom conformable device A custom conformable device that supports and cushions a user's anatomical part, such the foot. The device is self-inflating, conforms to the shape of the user's foot, utilizes an inflatable bladder with a valve, and contains an expandable material such as an open c... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6817116 | Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies An expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly has a control to adjust a dimension of the inner assembly and thereby a corresponding dimension of the shoe. A visualization window provid... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6807754 | Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies An improved expandable shoe and inner assembly are disclosed. The expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly is disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly has a first board portion and a second board portion in overlapping enga... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6748673 | Method, system and shoe enabling the determination of fit from outside of the shoe The invention relates to a method, system and shoe for determining the fit of a shoe from outside the shoe wherein the shoe has an outsole with reference marks such that when the bottom of a person's foot is placed against the outsole, the reference marks can be use... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6651349 | Outer-sole shoe fitting guide The invention relates to a method, system and shoe for determining the fit of a shoe from outside the shoe wherein the shoe has an outsole that has a reference gauge for placing a person's heel and a reference mark indicating how far a person's toes shoul... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6574888 | Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies An improved expandable shoe and inner assembly are disclosed. The expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly is disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly has a first board portion and a second board portion in overl... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6526676 | Disposable sandal A disposable sandal is formed from a single piece of sheet material consisting of a fabric laminated to polyurethane foam. The sole of the sandal is shaped to generally conform to the outline of a human foot. A strap portion is formed as a band of the she... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6438872 | Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies An expandable shoe and last board are disclosed. For the shoe, a front outer assembly and a rear outer assembly are attached to a flexible, expandable segment. An adjustable inner assembly has a manually urgable control to adjust a dimension of the inner ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6415530 | Method, system and shoe enabling the determination of fit from outside of the shoe The invention relates to a method, system and shoe for determining the fit of a shoe from outside the shoe wherein the shoe has an outsole that has a reference gauge for placing a person's heel and a reference mark indicating how far a person's toes shoul... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6279251 | Self-adjusting shoe A shoe that includes an expansible inner lining that snugly conforms to the wearer's foot and that permits the wearer's foot to grow at least one shoe size, and preferably approximately two shoe sizes. The shoe may optionally include a midsole disposed be... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5894682 | Shoe with built-in diagnostic indicator of biomechanical compatibility, wear patterns and functional life of shoe, and method of construction thereof The invention provides a shoe having a built-in wear-indicator device capable of signalling (a) extent of shoe wear, (b) biomechanical compatibility with the user, (c) loss of the ability to cushion and absorb shock, and (d) a need for shoe replacement. T... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5669161 | Shock-absorbing cushion Shock absorbing cushion structures are disclosed which are formed by upper and lower sheets peripherally sealed and formed to define a series of intercommunicating air chambers therebetween. In particular there is disclosed a shock absorbing shoe insole o... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5163237 | Foot support system for shoes A shoe construction is provided with means for inclusion or orthotic and/or planar adjustment members in a shoe, without adversely affecting thereby the fit of the shoe on the foot or the distance of the foot from the walking surface.... | 11/17/1992 |
| 4897938 | Shoe freely fitting to a foot and a foot bed A combination of a shoe and a foot bed in which a predetermined foot girth is obtained by inserting a foot bed having a three dimensional shape adaptable to the shape of a bottom of a foot, for which the degree of fitness has been confirmed by placing a f... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4599811 | Easy to put on wrap-around shoe which is adaptable to the shape of the foot Shoe having an upper part made of supple material and which consists of two side pieces (3,4) attached to the two side edges of the sole (1), and a tongue (5) attached to the front edge of the sole, quick fastening means (7,8,9,10,12,13) being provided to... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4387516 | Universal insole A universally sized insole of a cushioned material having pattern markings printed therein for trimming to the appropriate size. Men's and women's size markings are oppositely displaced on the insole to minimize interference between the two to facilitate ... | 06/14/1983 |
