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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5523598 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device The gate electrodes of the driver MISFETs, transfer MISFETs and load MISFETS of the static random access memory (SRAM) are formed of the first-level conductive layer deposited over the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The gate electrodes, powe... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5412234 | Integrated semiconductor circuit having improved breakdown voltage characteristics It is possible to limit the voltage across a diode to the level of the pinch-off voltage of a JFET in an integrated circuit by connecting the diode in series with the JFET. As a result, the voltage offered through the JFET can be higher than the breakdown... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5410160 | Interband tunneling field effect transistor A field effect semiconductor device having multiple vertically stacked channels (12, 14, 16) separated by barrier layers comprising wide bandgap material (18) is provided. The channels (12, 14, 16) are formed on a wide bandgap buffer layer (11) and each c... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5401992 | High-density nonvolatile semiconductor memory A nonvolatile semiconductor memory has active regions that form parallel strips extending in a first direction in a semiconductor substrate. Each active region has source areas, drain areas, and channel areas for a series of memory cells. Floating gates a... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5384486 | Integrated circuit device having signal wiring structure of ultrahigh-speed performance An integrated circuit device has a substrate, a plurality of circuit elements or units arranged on the substrate and having terminals, a plurality of signal lines connected between the terminals of the circuit elements or units, or between the terminals a... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5300800 | Low leakage substrate plate DRAM cell Disclosed is a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) cell which includes a storage capacitor disposed in a trench formed in a semiconductor substrate and an access transistor disposed in a well which is opposite in conductivity type to that of the substrate... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5001852 | Tap-shoe tap-sound amplifying device In a preferred embodiment, a pair of tap shoes each having toe and heel taps, associated with each tap there being an audio-pickup transducer mounted one adjacent each tap, connected by signal-carrying wiring to a common electronic radio-wave transmitter ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4760654 | Apparatus for locating an orthotic in a ski boot shell A ski boot is provided with indexing means for accurately locating an orthotic in the boot.... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4736530 | Shoe with heat engine and reversible heat engine There is disclosed a shoe with an internal warming mechanism that includes a heat engine and, in particular, a heat engine operating on a substantially or quasi-Carnot cycle. The warming mechanism has a compressor for compressing a gas, a condenser for co... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4731939 | Athletic shoe with external counter and cushion assembly In an athletic shoe, an external counter and cushion assembly includes a substantially rigid external counter extending medially to approximately the front flex line, and a rearfoot cushion member is mounted within the rigid counter. This assembly mounts ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4724628 | Heel jewelry A shoe having jewelry removably attached to the heel is disclosed. The preferred attachment includes a hollow tube which is inserted into a hole in the heel. The tube has an inner helical surface for receiving an anchor. The anchor is an elongate element ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4724624 | Slip resistant shoe A shoe that includes an outsole having a plurality of gripping portions, the locus of the gripping portions defining a path extending from the outermost portion of the shoe below the small toe generally toward the ball of the foot at the large toe, with t... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4718135 | Shoe tree with horn A shoe tree (10) having toe and heel engaging portions (12, 14) connected together for articulated movement between an extended generally longitudinally aligned condition and a retracted non-aligned condition. A shoe horn (50) secured to and extending fro... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4718179 | Orthotic and method of making of the same A relatively rigid cap is made of a material which is deformable at moderately elevated temperatures. A flexible blank contoured to fit a person's foot is placed against the cap which is at the elevated temperature, and these two are placed against the pl... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4715130 | Cushion system for shoes The cushioning assembly for the shoe is located in the rear part and comprises at least one spring positioned between the outer sole and the shoe upper, the shoe comprising an intersole positioned between the outer sole and the upper. The outer sole has a... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4715131 | Orthopedic supporting member, particularly orthopedic shoe inserts, and method of its manufacture An orthopedic support part of synthetic plastic material is composed of polyethylene terephthalate and has zones of different stiffnesses. A method of manufacturing of the orthopedic support part includes injection casting of polyethylene terephthalate, a... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4713895 | Sports shoe cover A gaiter for sports shoes having a first flexible sheet portion adapted to completely cover the upper and heel of a sports shoe and a second flexible sheet portion adapted to cover the ankle and lower calf of the wearer. A first hook and pile type fastene... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4712317 | Athletic shoe An athletic shoe having a generally planar ball-impacting surface formed in the recessed part of the instep and/or lateral aspect regions of the shoe. When formed in the instep region, for example, the surface extends across the region between the curvili... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4712314 | Footwear sole construction A footwear sole has an outer ply with at least one aperture formed therein. A transparent insert backed with a lenticular element having a distinctive figure and/or text illustrated thereon is mounted within the aperture and behind the transparent insert.... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4709434 | Device for controlling movement of a copying roller A device for improving the control of the correction movement of the copying roller of a machine for roughening a margin of a tightened shoe upper comprises a holder of the copying roller which is slidably seated in the basic body of a treating head and c... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709433 | Heel molder flanger A machine to mold and flange the heel region of an upper whose heel region has been heated to soften the same. The heel region includes a thermal plastic material which softens when heated and is fairly rigid at and below room temperature. The machine inc... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709489 | Shock absorbing assembly for an athletic shoe A shock absorbing assembly for an athletic shoe having a resilient metal plate in the form of a beam which is supported at its end portions by a pair of laterally spaced relatively non-compressible supports. Included between the spaced supports is an open... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4707934 | Jumping shoe attachment This jumping shoe is worn as a pair for simulating trampoline motion. Primarily, it consists of a frame with a canvas stretched at the top with a shoe secured to it for a wearer, and aircraft-type rubber cords are provided and attached to the canvas for p... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707874 | Method of waterproofing an article of footwear and the waterproofed article produced therefrom The invention relates to a method of waterproofing an article of footwear, for example, a boot, and the article of footwear produced therefrom. To waterproof the article a solution of effective amounts of a polymeric material and solvent is applied to inn... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4706392 | Interchangeable shoe and slipper combination An interchangeable shoe and slipper combination includes an upper having a front upper portion secured on a sole and a rear upper portion. A slide fastener couples or uncouples the front upper portion and the rear upper portion so as to assemble a shoe, o... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4706394 | Golf spike holder A replaceable retention system for mounting golf spikes, cleats, and the like to the bottom of a shoe sole including a transverse plate and a holder. The holder is adapted to be insertable into a prepared cavity in the sole of the shoe and also includes a... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4706316 | Method for producing footwear A method for the production of footwear is disclosed which comprises providing and attaching a midsole member with integrated toe and heel counters. The process provides for efficient use of labor and machinery by reducing the number of steps required in ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4704810 | Bowling shoe protector A bowling shoe protector includes a sole portion and an upper portion designed to fit snuggly about a conventional bowling shoe. The bowling shoe protector is made from a waterproof material such as rubber, vinyl or plastic. The surface of the inner sole ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4703532 | Process for stretching the vamp of moccasins and a device with which to implement the process The process is defined by a cyclic succession of identical phases, through each of which the part of the skin subjected to stretching is gradually wound from one extremity to the other, and vice versa, by means of a continuous or discrete surface that exe... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4703533 | Rubber footwear vulcanizate assembly and its manufacture The present invention provides a rubber footwear vulcanizate to which there may be separately affixed an outsole. The vulcanizate may be suitably manufactured from an assembly of an uncured rubber upper, insole, welt and a vulcanized midsole base article.... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4702021 | Shoe traction apparatus An improved shoe traction apparatus (10) comprising an elongated strap member (15) provided with releasable engaging means (12) on the ends, an upper frictional unit (13) and a lower composite frictional unit (14) formed intermediate the ends; whereby the... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4698924 | Gripping studs for sports shoes A gripping stud for sports shoes comprises a stud body and a ceramic insert connected to the stud body thereby to form the ground-engaging surface thereof. The stud body comprises a central metal portion and a base portion disposed therearound while the c... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4698921 | Shoe tabs for chains This is a leather shoe tab for sewing on both the inside and outside of the vamp or quarter of a boot. The tab has one or more parallel essentially straight sided U-shaped cuts along the interior of the tab and completely therethrough. This makes one or m... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4697361 | Base for an article of footwear The elastically deformable base of an article of footwear has a substantially plane lower surface which is formed with a deep recess below the heel, with an elongated shallow recess below the outer portion of the instep, with a two-part recess below the b... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4694591 | Toe off athletic shoe An athletic shoe having a midsole subassembly formed of a lower layer and an upper layer, the lower layer having a rear higher density portion terminating short of the front end and integrally bonded with a lower density toe off pad portion into which the... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4693022 | Garden tool An agricultural or garden tool attachment for shoes or boots including a bracket, a garden tool adjustably attached to the bracket and an encompassing structure for extending under and around the toe or heel of a boot or shoe. Strap are provided for attac... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693019 | Sports shoe protector This invention is a sports shoe protector having a sole and a means for securing the sole to a sports shoe having spikes. The sole includes at least one U-shaped shoulder extending from a peripheral portion of the base of the sole to provide peripheral su... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693021 | Ventilated item of sport footwear, particularly for motorcyclists The footwear item comprises an upper having a structure associated internally therewith. The structure is composed of a perforated liner, and a mesh. A grid is inserted therebetween and has enlarged knots provided with spacer elements. The liner is placed... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4691398 | Shoe making machine A shoe making machine is disclosed. It comprises a base; a slide table movably mounted on the base; a supporting member fixedly mounted on the slide table and having a clamping device for clamping the heel portion of a shoe body; a pair of guide shafts br... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4689898 | Running shoe A running shoe structure which complements the natural shock absorption function of the arches of the foot by redirecting downward forces through the foot both forward and backward during running and preventing the shortening and bunching up of the feet o... | 09/01/1987 |
