| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D555333 |
Double tongue athleisure shoe |
November 20, 2007 |
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| D555332 |
Double upper athleisure shoe |
November 20, 2007 |
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| D543687 |
Portion of a shoe |
June 5, 2007 |
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| D520726 |
Portion of a shoe |
May 16, 2006 |
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| D520725 |
Portion of a shoe |
May 16, 2006 |
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| D519726 |
Portion of a shoe |
May 2, 2006 |
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| D326557 |
Outsole |
June 2, 1992 |
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| D302351 |
Outsole |
July 25, 1989 |
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| D301181 |
Outsole |
May 23, 1989 |
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| D299584 |
Outsole |
January 31, 1989 |
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| D290782 |
Athletic shoe outsole |
July 14, 1987 |
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| D290781 |
Athletic shoe outsole |
July 14, 1987 |
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| D290543 |
Athletic shoe outsole |
June 30, 1987 |
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| D290542 |
Athletic shoe |
June 30, 1987 |
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| D290541 |
High-top athletic shoe |
June 30, 1987 |
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| D268544 |
Outsole for sports shoe |
April 12, 1983 |
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| 6568102 |
Shoe having shock-absorber element in sole |
May 27, 2003 |
| A shoe comprising a sole for supporting a foot of a wearer, and a shoe upper adjacent the sole. The sole includes an upper force-distribution plate portion, a lower force-distribution plate portion spaced below the upper plate portion, and at least one resilient shock-absorber element in |
| 6023857 |
Shoe with removable midsole |
February 15, 2000 |
| A shoe including an outsole, an upper and a midsole. The outsole has a bottom surface with a central section. The upper has a base portion defined by a bottom peripheral edge of the upper. The upper is secured directly to the outsole around substantially the entire bottom peripheral |
| 5951935 |
Method for making sock liner having resilient pads therein |
September 14, 1999 |
| A method of making a sock liner for insertion in footwear comprising providing a sock liner member having a cavity in an underside thereof, filling the cavity with a fluid which is curable to an elastomeric condition, and allowing the fluid to cure to the elastomeric condition. |
| 5945911 |
Footwear with multilevel activity meter |
August 31, 1999 |
| A shoe has an activity level meter that displays, in a highly noticeable fashion, such as by lighting bright LEDs, the highest level of activity reached by a wearer of the shoe. In one embodiment, the display is a three-element LED display in which zero to three LEDs flash briefly, but |
| 5930918 |
Shoe with dual cushioning component |
August 3, 1999 |
| A shoe of the present invention comprises a sole, a flexible bladder, and a cushioning material. The sole has a recess configured to receive the flexible bladder. The flexible bladder has interior surface portions defining at least one chamber. The chamber includes a first region and a |
| 5881478 |
Midsole construction having a rockable member |
March 16, 1999 |
| A shoe having a resilient sole, an upper secured to the sole, and a rockable member within a cavity in the sole. The rockable member is configured for side-to-side rocking in the sole cavity between a neutral position and a tilted position as the wearer's foot is moved relative to th |
| 5852887 |
Shoe with lateral support member |
December 29, 1998 |
| A shoe of the present invention comprises a sole, an upper secured to the sole, and a lateral support member. The sole includes an outsole and a midsole. At least a portion of the midsole overlies at least a portion of the outsole. The lateral support member is positioned generally betwe |
| 5839209 |
Shoe sole having an improved cushion therein and method of making same |
November 24, 1998 |
| A method of making a shoe having a midsole, an upper, and an outsole. The method comprises providing a shoe midsole having a cavity in an underside thereof. The cavity is filled with a fluid which is curable to an elastomeric solid condition, and the fluid is allowed to cure to such |
| 5611152 |
Shoe sole construction containing a composite plate |
March 18, 1997 |
| A shoe sole construction includes an aperture provided through the shoe sole and a composite support plate covering over the aperture. The support plate in turn is covered over by a pad having a peripheral dimension larger than the support plate. The pad cushions the support plate so tha |
| 5575088 |
Shoe sole with reactive energy fluid filled toroid apparatus |
November 19, 1996 |
| A Reactive Energy Fluid Filled Toroid Apparatus includes concentric fluid filled toroids that are contained in the midsole of a shoe. The toroid apparatus provides cushioning for the foot and dynamically reacts to off-center impacts from footsteps to redistribute impact forces and to |
| 5497564 |
Rigid/semi-rigid plastic shoe strap construction |
March 12, 1996 |
| A shoe construction employs straps formed of plastic material whereby separate areas of the shoe straps have different characteristics of elasticity, flexibility and rigidity. The construction of the strap provides areas connected to the shoe with greater elasticity and flexibility c |
| 5444926 |
Reactive energy apparatus providing cushioning and a custom fit at the instep area of a shoe upp |
August 29, 1995 |
| The present invention relates to a fluid filled apparatus that reacts with the stimulus of outside forces, furnished at the instep area of a shoe upper and the forefoot area of the shoe sole. The apparatus provides cushioning and a custom fit to the shoe in an area surrounding the forwar |
| 5430961 |
Reactive energy apparatus providing a custom fit and ankle support in a shoe upper |
July 11, 1995 |
| A reactive energy apparatus providing a custom fit and ankle support in a shoe upper is comprised of a pair of fluid filled pads that are positioned in the upper on opposite sides of the Achilles tendon of the wearer. The fluid filled pads each contain one or more interior chambers conta |
| 5379533 |
Fluid filled amusement or attention attracting article for attachment to footwear |
January 10, 1995 |
| A fluid filled amusement or attention attracting article for attachment to footwear is comprised of at least one fluid filled chamber secured to the exterior of the footwear. The fluid filled chamber is constructed of a flexible transparent material and contains a fluid that is visible f |
| 5363570 |
Shoe sole with a cushioning fluid filled bladder and a clip holding the bladder and providing en |
November 15, 1994 |
| The present invention pertains to a shoe sole containing a cushioning fluid filled bladder and a clip holding the bladder in a set position in the shoe sole and providing enhanced lateral and medial stability to the sole. |
| 5313717 |
Reactive energy fluid filled apparatus providing cushioning, support, stability and a custom fit |
May 24, 1994 |
| A reactive energy fluid filled cushioning and stabilizing apparatus in a shoe is comprised of one or more anatomically shaped fluid filled bladders that are positioned in the forefoot, arch and/or heel areas of the shoe. The bladders assume a complementary custom fitting configuration to |
| 5243772 |
Shoe with external shell |
September 14, 1993 |
| A shoe is provided comprising a sole, a sock attached to the sole, and a form-retaining shell attached to the sole, at least partially enclosing the sock, and not attached to the sock above the region of the sole, such that the sole may flex in use. The shell, an ankle restraint fastener |
| 5220737 |
Shoe sole having improved lateral and medial stability |
June 22, 1993 |
| A shoe sole having improved lateral and medial stability is comprised of a shoe sole formed from a material having a predetermined hardness and one or more stabilizer apparatus contained in the shoe sole, the stabilizer apparatus being formed from a material having a hardness different o |
| 5175947 |
Shoe with removable ankle support |
January 5, 1993 |
| A shoe includes a removable structure, having lateral and medial sheet springs. Each spring has a Y shape and is removably attached, with a rotary-keyed fastener, to the side of the shoe below the ankle. The springs are fastened under tension to each other around the ankle so as to i |
| 5077915 |
Stress fracture reduction midsole |
January 7, 1992 |
| A shoe that reduces the likelihood of stress fractures occurring in the wearer's metatarsals. The shoe includes a midsole made of (i) a stress modulation layer that is made of material of relatively high duromoeter in the region of the first, fourth and fifth metatarsal, and a material o |
| 4989350 |
Athletic shoe with control struts |
February 5, 1991 |
| An athletic shoe having sheet springs being rigidly fixed below a portion of the springs corresponding to the wearers ankle. The springs being unaffixed to the upper above a wearers ankle allowing the upper portion of the spring to stand free of the side of the shoe. |
| 4941273 |
Shoe with an artificial tendon system |
July 17, 1990 |
| A shoe has an artificial tendon system, including an elastic band extending through a passageway in the midsole of the shoe. One end of the elastic band is attached to the midsole within the passageway near the forefoot area and the other end is attached near the heel area of the shoe. W |
| 4926569 |
Shoe with cradle arch support |
May 22, 1990 |
| A shoe including an arch support device that operates under tension to cradle the foot and lift the arch. In a preferred embodiment, the arch support arrangement includes an elastic strap attached on one end to the lateral portion of the top surface of the sole and on the other end to th |
| 4794707 |
Shoe with internal dynamic rocker element |
January 3, 1989 |
| A shoe for casual or athletic footwear which provides support cushioning and walking comfort due to the presence of an internal dynamic rocker element disposed in a forefoot area of the midsole. |
| 4766681 |
Athletic shoe with Y support |
August 30, 1988 |
| An athletic shoe employs a pair of spring structures in such a way that an arm of a Y-shaped spring on one side of the ankle fastens under tension to a corresponding arm of a spring on the other side of the ankle. The springs are preferably of sheet material conforming to and affixed to |
| 4731939 |
Athletic shoe with external counter and cushion assembly |
March 22, 1988 |
| 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 externally to the heel and counte |
| 4676011 |
Athletic shoe with Y support |
June 30, 1987 |
| An athletic shoe employs a pair of spring structures in such a way that an arm of a Y-shaped spring on one side of the ankle fastens under tension to a corresponding arm of a spring on the other side of the ankle. The springs are preferably of sheet material conforming to and affixed to |
| 4638576 |
Athletic shoe with external counter and cushion assembly |
January 27, 1987 |
| 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 externally to the heel and counte |
| 4616432 |
Shoe upper with lateral fastening arrangement |
October 14, 1986 |
| A shoe has an upper having a lateral lacing system and a band structure over the central longitudinal axis of the foot, so that the foot is retained conformally and the shoe fastening system is located over relatively planar regions of the wearer's foot. The upper has a slot disposed |
| 4607440 |
Outsole for athletic shoe |
August 26, 1986 |
| An outsole for an athletic shoe includes a central traction portion having a plurality of transverse grooves, each groove including forward facing and rearward facing groove walls. Forward facing and rearward facing traction elements are located on the respective groove walls. In a p |
| 4402146 |
Running shoe sole with heel tabs |
September 6, 1983 |
| An athletic shoe is provided with means for increasing lateral stability of the heel area to increase ankle stability and reduce the possibility of ankle fatigue due to misalignment of the ankle joint and the possibility of promotion or supination injury. The heel peripheral area of a mi |
| 4393604 |
Outsole for athletic shoe |
July 19, 1983 |
| A molded outsole for an athletic shoe including molded, non-metallic studs or cleats includes a plurality of first substantially identical studs and a plurality of second substantially identical studs. The first studs have a shape characterized by three partially-overlapping frustoconica |
| 4392312 |
Outsole for athletic shoe |
July 12, 1983 |
| A molded outsole for an athletic shoe including molded, non-metallic studs or cleats includes a plurality of first substantially identical studs and a plurality of second substantially identical studs. The first studs have a shape characterized by three partially-overlapping frustoconica |
| 4366634 |
Athletic shoe |
January 4, 1983 |
| An improved athletic shoe having an injection-molded intermediate portion bonding a fabric upper portion and a rubber outsole portion, for improved fit and comfort, and decreased injury-causing fatigue, particularly adapted for use in the playing court-type sports such as basketball is |
