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Footwear midsole |
| D450437 |
Footwear midsole
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| Patent Drawings: | |
| Inventor: |
Simpson, et al. |
| Date Issued: |
November 20, 2001 |
| Application: |
D/144,333 |
| Filed: |
June 27, 2001 |
| Inventors: |
Crary; Nathan (Los Alamitos, CA)
Reichelt; James K. (Granger Township, OH)
Simpson; Lantz (Los Angeles, CA)
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| Assignee: |
LL International Shoe Company, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Primary Examiner: |
Murphy; Celia |
| Assistant Examiner: |
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| Attorney Or Agent: |
Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. |
| U.S. Class: |
D2/946; D2/967; D2/977 |
| Field Of Search: |
D2/896; D2/902; D2/946; D2/947; D2/951; D2/952; D2/953; D2/954; D2/955; D2/956; D2/957; D2/958; D2/964; D2/972; D2/977; 36/22R; 36/25R; 36/27; 36/28; 36/29; 36/3R; 36/32R; 36/37; 36/114; 36/3R; 36/3B; 36/7.8 |
| International Class: |
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| U.S Patent Documents: |
D307608; D341478; D342601; D344174; D344398; D344399; D344400; D344401; D344622; D350018; D350019; D350020; D350225; D350226; D350227; D350433; D351057; D351720; D351936; D352159; D352160; D354617; D355755; D397543; D401038; D411242; 413693; D429877; D431898; D432293; D432764; D433216; D434548; 507490; 1670747; 2234066; 2399543; 2414445; 2669038; 3822490; 3886674; 3996677; 4296557; 4314413; 4322892; 4322893; 4342158; 4354318; 4360978; 4364188; 4391048; 4416072; 4457084; 4492046; 4506460; 4534124; 4535553; 4566206; 4592153; 4660299; 4817304; 4887367; 4918838; 5060401; 5152081; 5212878; 5224278; 5235761; 5247742; 5279051; 5282325; 5297349; 5343636; 5343639; 5353523; 5435079; 5461800; 5572804; 5621984; 5701685; 5701686; 5752329; 5791637; 5822886; 5853844; 6006449; 6029962 |
| Foreign Patent Documents: |
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| Other References: |
"Changing the Way the World Walks", Z. Tech. Footwear, Europe; believed published circa 1999; published over the worldwide web at address:http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Slope/8676/..
"Z-Coil Shoes for Pain Relief"; author unknown: Web Site believed published circa 1998; sections include "Our Company", "Shoe Anatomy", "Styles", "Products", and "History"; published over the world wide web at http://www.zcoil/com/..
"Boing!" By Ron Lieber; Nov., 2000; published by Fast Company over the worldwide web at address: http://www/fastcompany.com/online/40/nike.html..
"Making Shoes that Bounce Back, Power UP," Popular Science, Nov. 2000; published by Times Mirror Magazine, New York, NY, pp. 57 and 58..
"Motor City Musing Nike Borrows from Formula One to Race on Sunday, Run on Monday," by John Clor, believed published circa Nov. 2000; published over the worldwide web at address: http://www.edmunds.com/edweb/editorial/McMusings/Nike..
Nike to Shox the World, Press Release Authored by Nike Corp., Beaverton, OR., Nov. 15, 2000, Yahoo! Finance, published on the worldwide web by Yahoo! at address: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/001115/or nike sh.html..
"Working Progress (bulletin board comment)", authored by David Nix, believed published circa Nov. 2000, published by Fast Company on the world wide web at: http://www.fastcompany.com/soundoff/reader comment.html?cid=1734..
Z. Tech Footwear , Europe, Changing the Way the World Walks, available over the worldwide web at address: http://www.geocites.com/Pipeline/Slope/8676/..
New Shoes . . . Hot Shoes . . . Cool Shoes . . . Coil Shoes, Z-Coil Footwear, catalog list, available over the worldwide web at address: http://my.ecplaza.net/coilshoes/..
Z-Coil Shoes for Pain Relief, Our Company, available over the web at address: hhtp://www.zcoil.com/company/index.htm..
Borges Invention Design Disclosure believed created circa Mar. 1999; Documenting Invention created circa , 1998.. |
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| Abstract: |
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| Claim: |
The ornamental design for a footwear midsole, as shown and described. |
| Description: |
The present application is related to commonly owned co-pending utility patent aplication Ser. No. 09/766,786 filed Jan. 22, 2001.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a footwear midsole showing our new design, the broken lines showing a shoe upper and outsole being shown as the environment in which the design resides, but form no part of the claim;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof, the unclaimed outsole being removed for clarity of illustration; and,
FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; the unclaimed shoe upper also being removed for clarity of illustration.
The invention is characterized by a midsole heel portion featuring four shock absorbers, between an upper heel cup and a bottom plate, and a heel stiffener on the medial side of the heel. The broken line illustration is not part of the design sought to be patented.
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