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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40363 | Footgear with pressure relief zones Footgear with an inner sole (66) having a grid of removable resilient elements to permit removal of selected elements (68) to provide relief to ulcerated or injured areas of the foot. An air bladder (64) may underlie sole (66), preferably with additional cushioning ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 6881196 | Symptomatic relief for soft corns A system, method and device for the symptomatic relief for soft corns by injecting a medical grade molding substance between the toes between which a corn is located, forming a molded-in-place, custom-shaped high definition mold, unique to the individual's physical ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6792699 | Low shear customized footgear An orthopaedic shoe has an outsole and a special insole including an array of independently vertically movable sections or elements which are heat moldable to retain the contour of the users foot and which serve to reduce or avoid peak pressures and evenly distribut... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6671981 | Footwear Footwear including a sole for supporting a foot and an upper attached to the sole for covering the foot. The sole and upper define an interior of the footwear sized and shaped for receiving the foot. The upper has an inner surface adapted for engaging the... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6361515 | Walker The invention comprises a walker having a frame which provides a bottom and sides. Apertures are provided in the bottom, and a sole piece is positionable adjacent the outer surface of the bottom of the frame in a manner such that parts of the sole piece e... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6155998 | Walker The invention comprises a walker having a frame which provides a bottom and sides. Apertures are provided in the bottom, and a sole piece is positionable adjacent the outer surface of the bottom of the frame in a manner such that parts of the sole piece e... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6112435 | Sports boot The sports boot has a plastic shell (1) and an inner boot (8), the shell having at least one zone (12) which is less rigid than the less of the shell. The less rigid zone is a relatively flexible zone located on the side of the shell corresponding to the ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6014822 | Foot cover inserts for sandals A foot cover insert (1) adapted to be slid over a wearer's foot (2) and to cover the instep and sides of the foot for keeping feet inside straps (3) of sandal shoes (4). The foot cover insert having an upper (5) consisting of a clear, smooth, firm, pliabl... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5966834 | Machine and method for producing a material web A machine and method for producing a material web, e.g., a paper or cardboard web. The machine includes a dryer group having a plurality of dryer cylinders and web guide rolls. A dryer (or guide) belt may guide the material web around the dryer cylinders ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5761834 | Footgear with pressure relief zones Footgear with an inner sole (66) having a grid of removable resilient elements to permit removal of selected elements (68) to provide relief to ulcerated or injured areas of the foot. An air bladder (64) may underlie sole (66), preferably with additional ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5621986 | Callous removing shoe A slip-on shoe is shaped so that it can be worn on either foot of a user, and it includes a pumice stone which is attached to a top surface of the shoe. A wearer can wear the shoe on one foot and then rub the other bare foot over the pumice stone to remov... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5329705 | Footgear with pressure relief zones Footgear is provided with an inner sole having a grid of removable resilient elements to permit removal of selected elements to provide relief to ulcerated or otherwise injured areas of the foot. An air bladder may underlie the inner sole, preferably with... | 07/19/1994 |
| 4928404 | Heel cushion A heel cushion composed of silicone rubber having a region which can be centrally or eccentrically located directly below the heel spur and composed of a softer silicone rubber than the balance of the heel cushion so that in heel regions subjected to high... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4583303 | Bunion brace This invention is a pad for wearing inside a shoe, and positioning against a bunion; the pad being contoured on one side to fit the bunion, and contoured on its other side to fit the shoe.... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4168585 | Heel cushion A one-piece heel cushion formed of homogeneous elastomeric material adapted to conform to the insole of a wearer's shoe to relieve the pain of a heel spur. The cushion tapers toward its forward end and has an elongate cavity in the lower surface thereof e... | 09/25/1979 |
| 3987559 | Foot treatment shoe and method of using same A foot treatment shoe for use to soften rough skin, calluses, bunions, corns, and the like includes an abrasive surface, such as a layer of fine abrasive material on the interior surface or selected portions of a bottom wall and side walls of the shoe. Th... | 10/26/1976 |
