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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40047 | Sports shoe cleats A golf shoe cleat has a main body member having a dome-shaped outer face and a planar inner face, a threaded stud molded integrally with the main body member and projecting outwardly from the inner face. A plurality of pseudo pyramid-shaped teeth projecting around t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7210251 | Shoe with interchangeable covers The shoe with interchangeable covers is a modified pair of women's shoes consisting of a base, a sole with a removable heel, and a cover which is attached to the base and the sole with two sets of straps joining under the sole and fastened together with hook and loo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7114269 | Athletic shoe with improved sole A shoe has an upper, a foot support region positioned below at least a portion of the upper to support the bottom of a user's foot, a sole secured below the foot support region, and a flexible member positioned below at least a portion of the foot support region and... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7093379 | Shoe sole with rounded inner and outer side surfaces An athletic shoe sole for a shoe has side portions with concavely rounded inner and outer surfaces, as viewed in at least a heel area and a midtarsal area of the shoe sole. The rounded surfaces increasing at least one of lateral and medial stability of the sole. The... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069671 | Arch bridge for athletic shoe A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe and an arch bridge integral with the plate. The arch bridge has a lower surface that is at least in part visible from outside th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069672 | Shoe with a foot massaging effect A shoe with a foot-massaging effect comprises a sole, optionally with a heel, and a top material. A cushion containing a massage element and/or active medical agents is provided in the interior of the shoe, above the sole, said cushion has a flexible base panel on t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062868 | Protective toecap, particularly for safety shoes A protective toecap particularly for safety shoes, which has the particularity that it comprises a body (1) made of aluminum alloy with an elongation coefficient of more than 15%. The body (1) delimits a space with a rear opening and a lower opening an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7047671 | Disposable shoe insert A disposable shoe insert having a soft, durable, resilient, absorbent and “high coefficient of friction” surface in contact with the human foot is provided. The material in contact with the foot comprises of a nonwoven material that has a static of dynamic coeff... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047670 | Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane or polyester film attac... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047673 | Step-in snowshoe binding system A step-in binding system (20, 220) including a binding (24, 224) and an engagement member (26, 226) for securing a snowshoe to footwear (22). In one embodiment, the binding includes a pivotable latch (78) and a fixed latch (80 | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043857 | Athletic shoe having cushioning A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe, an arch bridge integral with the plate, and a substantially air-tight enclosure having an interior chamber with a variable hori... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040040 | Midsole for athletic shoe A shoe including a midsole with at least one inflated cushion and a midsole material external thereto having at least one opening through which at least a portion of the inflated cushion is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe. The external midsole material ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040041 | Athletic shoe with plate A shoe including a plate and at least one inflated cushion. In one embodiment, the inflated cushion is spaced apart from the plate during the entire walking gait cycle of the wearer, during the entire running gait cycle of the wearer, when the shoe is in an unloaded... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036246 | Shoe with slip-resistant, shape-retaining fabric outsole An outsole for a shoe, especially a house slipper, has an outer layer constituted of a fabric material, and a backing layer constituted of a shape-retaining, moldable material. The fabric layer and the backing layer are molded integrally together to provide the outs... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032331 | Illuminating heel for a shoe A heel has a body, a circuit board, multiple illuminating elements, an integrated circuit unit, a power source, a switch, a push button and a cover. The body is permeable to light and has a recess. The circuit board is received in the recess. The illuminating elemen... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028419 | Footwear Footwear comprising a sole for supporting a foot and an upper attached to the sole for covering the foot and adjoining ankle. The sole and upper define an interior of the footwear and is sized and shaped for receiving the foot and ankle. The upper has an outer shell... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028420 | Shoe or sandal having rotatable and reversible vamp, or loop strap A shoe, sandal, beach shoe, or other form of footwear, integrates a slot within its sole structure, as this footwear is assembled, and within the slot is a continuous band, that may form part of the shoe vamp, strapping, or related structure, and which vamp or band ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028418 | Integrated and hybrid sole construction for footwear Techniques for fabricating footwear with an integrated and hybrid sole design where a non-rubber material is used to cross link with rubber. A vulcanizable polyurethane capable of being vulcanized to cross link with rubber may be used to construct the middle sole wh... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017285 | Inflatable lining for footwear with protective and comfortable coatings or surrounds The invention is an inflatable inner sole for footwear which has a flexible, inflatable enclosure with an inflation system that preferably includes an on-board air pump and a pressure relief valve. In this invention the inner sole has a sheet and/or foam cover or su... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013580 | Waterproof footwear and process for its manufacture An article of waterproof footwear is provided which contains a sole (1) joined to an insole (2) and to a welt (3) which encloses the lower edge of an upper (4), the inner surface of which is lined by a preferably semi-permeable membrane (... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010868 | Sealed shoe and process for its production The invention relates to footwear comprising a shank and a sole construction having an outsole. The shank is constructed with an upper material and with a water-tight functional layer which at least partially lines the upper material on the inner side thereof. In ad... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010867 | Articulated welt footwear construction and related method of manufacture A footwear construction including an articulated welt. The footwear includes an upper and an outsole secured together with a welt in the forward portion of the footwear. The welt terminates short of the heel region of the footwear. In one embodiment, the outsole in ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007413 | Inverse shoe cleat assembly and method of installation In a cleat connection assembly for replaceable cleats used on athletic shoes, a male engagement member is provided in the shoe-mounted connector element, and a recess in the cleat serves as a female connector element or receptacle for the male member. The male membe... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003901 | Ice crampon for mountain climbing fitted with a fastening device with a lateral operating lever An ice crampon for mountain climbing comprising a reinforcement 12B with a metal reinforcement, fitted with anchoring teeth 14, and a fastening device 30 comprising a lateral operating lever 32 forming a toggle joint for locking or unlock... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000335 | Footwear with a sole structure incorporating a lobed fluid-filled chamber A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending outward from the central ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996924 | Rear sole structure for athletic shoe A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe, an arch bridge integral with the plate, and a rear sole having an outsole layer with an interior sidewall visible from beneath ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996923 | Shock absorbing athletic shoe A shoe including a plate, an arch bridge integral with the plate, and at least one inflated cushion having an exterior sidewall that is curved along the majority of the height of the cushion. In another embodiment, the shoe includes a plate and at least one inflated... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993860 | Tongue reinforcement for a boot, a reinforced tongue and a boot provided with such tongue A boot provided with a tongue, the tongue having a lower portion and an upper portion joined by an intermediary portion. The tongue has a main flexible panel to which a semi-rigid reinforcement is affixed, the reinforcement having an elongated body that extends subs... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988329 | Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and a bladder which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane attached together via welding. The bladder incl... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983554 | Composition for clear gas barrier laminates Scrap material having both a thermoplastic polyurethane and a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol is recycled by blending the scrap material into a thermoplastic polyurethane composition and preparing a barrier membrane from the blended material. The virgin ther... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978558 | Snowboard boot strap anchor A snowboard boot strap anchor is described. The strap anchor includes a raised portion having at least three mounting locations, and a thin base portion associated with the raised portion for attachment to an upper portion of the snowboard boot. Also described is a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976320 | Method and apparatus for improved shoe construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a sandal or shoe having an outsole with a socklining on top of and in direct contact with the outsole for directly contacting a user's foot and a cushion having a thickness between approximately ⅛ and 1... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976321 | Adjustable air cushion insole with additional upper chamber An inflatable inner sole for footwear has a flexible, inflatable enclosure with an inflation system that preferably includes an on-board air pump and a pressure relief valve. This embodiment has an additional upper chamber formed by heat sealing (welding) an outer l... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976319 | Footwear construction A footwear construction comprising a flexible and resilient outsole having a front portion with a plurality of depending moguls on the bottom surface thereof. A midsole is positioned over the outsole and has a front portion with a plurality of spaced holes therethro... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973692 | Stitch and turn footwear construction A method of constructing a footwear includes the following features. An outsole having a backpart and a forepart is provided. The forepart has a standing lip around the periphery of the forepart. An upper is provided, which together with the outsole defines a volume... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973742 | Thermal foot cover The thermal foot cover is an article of footwear to be worn when the wearer's foot is subjected to cold temperatures. The thermal foot cover has an upper cover portion attached to a bottom panel to define a cavity for insertion of a wearer's shoe-encased or boot-enc... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971192 | Padded shoe A padded shoe includes a flexible, resilient sole having a substantially outer surface. A shoe upper is adjoined to the sole, the shoe upper having closed-cell foam padding disposed therein. The shoe upper includes a padded tongue including an inner tongue portion a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968635 | Athletic shoe bottom A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe, an arch bridge integral with the plate, and a rear sole having a bottom surface with a ground-engaging portion. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966130 | Plate for athletic shoe A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe. The plate includes at least one rib integral with at least a portion of the lower surface of the plate. A portion of the rib is... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966128 | Method and apparatus for improved shoe construction The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an outsole with a bottom surface for contacting the ground, and where the bottom surface has a notch adapted to receive a stitch and hinder premature wear of the stitch. A socklining is also... | 11/22/2005 |
