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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430818 | Item of footwear having a rigid shell and flexible pad An item of footwear, particularly a motorcycle boot (1), includes a rigid shell (4) which defines a body that is designed to surround the foot of the user. The body consists of a lower sole-forming part (20), an upper vamp-forming part (22 | 10/07/2008 |
| 7363731 | Security footwear A substantially transparent article of footwear includes a substantially transparent resilient sole having a gripping surface and a substantially transparent shoe upper integrally extending from the resilient sole. The upper includes an element for aeration of a foo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7325334 | Method and apparatus for providing a shoe with improved structural integrity The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an outsole with a top surface and a bottom surface, an anchoring mechanism placed between the top surface and the bottom surface, an upper connected to the outsole, and a fastener extending fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7203985 | Shoe bottom having interspersed materials A shoe (and fabrication techniques therefor) on which is provided a bottom portion that includes a sole portion and a heel portion and that has a bottom surface and an upper portion extending upwardly from the bottom portion. The bottom surface of the bottom portion... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7089691 | Technique for decorating a shoe and a shoe decorated using the technique A technique is provided in which a shoe is decorated by placing a stick-on tattoo on the outer surface of the shoe. The present invention also provides a shoe having an outer portion made from one or more base materials, as well as a plain smooth plastic strip which... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6957504 | Footwear with surrounding ornamentation A shoe upper has an outside surface having a first ornamental theme, the first theme being formed in three dimensions, with artwork coincident with the three dimensional effect. An outsole below the shoe upper includes a bottom surface for engagement with a walking ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6877257 | Boot A boot that includes a sole and an outer upper having an impervious portion, with at least one outer reinforcing element assembled to the upper by cementing at least in the impervious portion thereof. Preferably, the reinforcing element includes a heel reinforcement... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6871424 | Skate boot A lasted skate boot for ice skates or in-line roller skates, the lasted skate boot comprising an upper having an outer shell molded of synthetic material and an inner lining mounted inside the outer shell. The outer shell comprises a heel counter, an ankle portion, ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6817114 | S-B-S compositions Use of compositions prepared with organic coupling agents carrying epoxy groups for preparing applications requiring simultaneously improved mechanical properties and low viscosity. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6670029 | Composite footwear upper and method of manufacturing a composite footwear upper A method of manufacturing a multi-layer, composite footwear upper having a three-dimensional geometry includes the steps of forming a substantially planar composite sheet from two or more layers, heating the composite sheet, and compression molding the co... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6558784 | Composite footwear upper and method of manufacturing a composite footwear upper A method of manufacturing a multi-layer, composite footwear upper having a three-dimensional geometry includes the steps of forming a substantially planar composite sheet from two or more layers, heating the composite sheet, and compression molding the co... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6499234 | Shoe system A shoe system with a sole having a top surface and a bottom surface and a generally vertical peripheral side wall therebetween. The sole has a generally horizontal forward region. A plurality of transverse slots extend through holes in the side walls and ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6202324 | Footwear system for hunting An article of footwear comprises an upper connected to a sole that is formed of an odorless, nonabsorbent material such that there is no detectable material odor upon contact with a ground surface. In addition, the transfer of scent, such as human scent, ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6180703 | Rubber composition Rubber compositions for footwear, conveyor belt covers, rolls, hoses, cables, rubberized fabrics, and grips containing (A) an elastomer, (B) 5 to 150 parts by weight of a filler, and (C) a polysiloxane represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5974698 | Overshoe construction An article of footwear (e.g., shoe, boot or overshoe) includes an upper including at least a portion formed of a compression-molded body. The body generally is formed as a laminate having a thermally insulating foam layer. The compression molded body can ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5947918 | Impact energy absorbing composite materials An impact energy absorbing composite material of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) and an elastomer is disclosed. The composite is comprised of at least one layer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and at least one layer of an elastomer. The ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5940991 | Non-planar article formed from thermoplastic composite material and method of forming non-planar article A thermoplastic composite material is formed from a fabric, preferably woven, impregnated and preferably covered with a thermoplastic material (e.g. acrylic) constituting a monomer solvent and polymer mixture preferably in an approximately 2:1 ratio. The ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5896680 | Shoes comprising three-dimensional formed fiber product Shoes for use in demanding applications, primarily athletics, are made from a three-dimensional fiber network that is semi-rigid and resilient. The fiber network is made from a textile fabric that has an array of projections made from the same fabric risi... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5872182 | Water-based polyurethanes for footwear A water-based sulfonated polyurethane composition and footwear manufactured using the composition as as an adhesive, coating and primer. The sulfonated polyurethane is a reaction product of a) at least one polyisocyanate; b) at least one alkylene diol; c) at l... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5843851 | Composites A flexible composite comprising a high tensile strength fibrous component dispersed within a flexible or resilient polymeric matrix, the matrix and fibrous component being essentially unbonded to each other so that the composite retains essentially the fl... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5681649 | Footwear member A shoe member is formed of a polymer composition comprising (A) a composite material having a low molecular weight material retained in a medium material and (B) a polymer material. The low molecular weight material has a viscosity of up to 5×105 | 10/28/1997 |
| 5604997 | Shoe upper and method of making same The invention is directed to a shoe upper formed from a blank of material. The upper has a toe portion, a pair of side portions, a heel portion, and a bottom portion. The bottom portion of the upper is formed from the blank by folding the blank about a fo... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5426870 | Antistatic shoe sole A shoe sole construction comprises a polyurethane outer sole having an electrical resistance of approximately 40 MOhms in a standard wet/dry test and an electrical resistance of approximately 20 MOhms in a standard wet/wet test in a test conducted accordi... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5378531 | Gamma radiation treated sheet material for use as orthopedic splints and casts and the like Orthopedic splint materials made with thermoplastic polyester, particularly poly (epsilon-caprolactone) with a molecular weight of over 5,000 and melting between 50° C. and 100° C. have improved properties when subjected to gamma radiation in the range ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5106445 | Method of manufacturing a shoe A light, comfortable, lined shoe made of soft synthetic resin that employs another more durable hot-melt bond synthetic resin in the critical heel and foot entry opening regions to prevent shape distortion over the long term is provided. An extremely simp... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4881330 | Ski boot A ski boot consisting of an outer shell and an innerboot installed inside the outer shell. The outer shell is formed out of thermoplastic synthetic resin material mixed with a desired weight ratio of whisker. Mixing of whisker not only increases the flexu... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4856207 | Shoe and gaiter A boot or shoe has a gaiter, the lower end of which is permanently affixed by a waterproof join to the boot or shoe's outer surface, circumscribing the said boot or shoe above the sole. The gaiter has an opening extending down from the top, and a fastener... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4825564 | Temporary cold weather boots A temporary covering for feet in cold and wet weather conditions is formed by two identical boots each having a pair of foot shaped plastics members sealed together along substantially their entire periphery leaving only foot entry openings. Together the ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4826183 | Skate Skate comprises a shoe portion (1) a ground touching device (11) and a transition portion (3) which connects the ground touching device (11) to the shoe portion (1). The shoe portion (1) and the transition portion (3) are made in one piece and form a shel... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4777741 | Molded athletic footwear An article of molded athletic footwear is provided in the form of a skate, running shoe or the like. The article of footwear comprises a molded, substantially rigid, lower shell portion which is adapted to receive and substantially encase the sole, toe an... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4766680 | Shoe with transparent sole and scuff pads The specification disclosed a plastic shoe for being worn on a human foot. The shoe includes a transparent plastic sole and an upper for securing the sole to the foot. At least one opaque scuff pad is disposed on the lower surface of the transparent sole ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4594367 | Antistatic composition and articles made therefrom An antistatic polymer blend composition and articles made therefrom are disclosed. The composition comprises, based on parts by weight: (a) polyvinyl chloride: 100 parts; (b) carboxylated nitrile terpolymer: 30-40 parts; (c) nonionic antistatic agent: 5-8... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4535554 | Molded footwear An article of footwear is formed of a molded plastic body member, a molded plastic foot support member which supports the wearer's foot, and a flexible harness which retains the body member on the wearer's foot. The body member has a sole portion, a toe c... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4476600 | One-piece, washable and sterilizable plastic shoe A one-piece, washable and sterilizable plastic shoe comprising a lower part with a top on which the foot bears and a bottom enveloping an outsole and a heel, and an upper part having ventilating openings in a substantially vertical lateral area, these ope... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4447967 | Shoe with its vamp zonally covered with injected plastics material securely bonded to the fabric A shoe comprises a sock formed of fabric material and a reinforcing structure of plastic material which is directly injected onto the sock. The reinforcing structure covers predetermined parts of the sock to form a toe region, a reinforcement for the heel... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4424259 | Articles from alkadiene-vinyl arene copolymers heat-bonded to vinyl chloride polymers Shaped articles are formed from a composition comprising a mixture of (1) a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer of at least one conjugated diene and at least one vinyl arene, preferably a butadiene-styrene block copolymer and (2) at least one poly(vinyl are... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4331731 | Exothermic body The present invention provides an exothermic body for use of an insole of shoes and so forth with elasticity, softness and flexibility, the exothermic heat of which is distributed uniformly along the entire area thereof. The exothermic body includes a foa... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4229338 | Suede-look shoe soles A footwear composition having a simulated suede appearance is prepared by melt blending a monoalkenyl arene/diene block copolymer, oil, silica filler, styrene polymer, pigment and synthetic fiber at a temperature below the melting point of the fiber. The ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4216131 | Smooth-look footwear composition A non-delaminating polymeric composition having a smooth appearance along with improved solvent resistance comprises a mixture of particular linear and radial monoalkenyl arene-diene block copolymers, a low density polyethylene, ethylene/vinyl acetate cop... | 08/05/1980 |
