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7367074 Customized molded orthotic shoe insert method and apparatus  
A method system of custom forming orthotic shoe inserts adapted for use in multiple shoe types. The method steps to fit, form and fabricate custom inserts directed to individual patient...
7346418 System and method for creating orthotics  
Systems and methods for constructing custom orthotics are described. Several embodiments of the system use sensor pads to obtain both static and dynamic three dimensional information concerning the...
7310564 Arrangement and method for producing therapeutic insoles  
The present invention relates to an arrangement for producing therapeutic insoles, consisting of a platform with a scanner for scanning the undersides of the patient's feet, a data processing...
7257907 Instant custom moldable insole  
A custom moldable insole comprising a first chamber containing a silicone base and a second chamber containing a catalyst. Both fluids are forced to pass though a shared static mixing channel where...
7153457 Method for providing custom fit therapeutic footwear  
A method for manufacturing custom fit therapeutic footwear such as shoes and inserts includes the step of measuring a patient's foot and forming an imprint of a patient's foot to identify the...
7146753 Orthopedic device for distributing pressure  
The present invention alleviates pain and discomfort from a limb of a patient by redistributing pressure on the limb. The present invention involves an orthopedic device for redistribution of...
7120958 Mass producible custom-made shoe inserts  
A design concept for foot orthotics having several different optional features and sub-features is disclosed. The design is useful for supporting and correcting abnormal foot posture. The...
7017218 Customized orthopedic sole-insert and method for making  
A method for making a customized sole insert for a user is disclosed. The insert is first manufactured in various sizes, widths and arch heights so that a user may select the insert best configured...
6939502 Method of making custom insoles and point of purchase display  
The present invention teaches a conformable device ( 20 ) including a light cure material ( 37 ) for customizing a portion of an article of footwear ( 53 ) in order to enhance conformance or fit,...
6523206 Custom orthotic sandal and process for constructing  
A custom orthotic sandal is formed to a biomechanically corrected shape of a user. To obtain the proper shape for the sandal, a negative cast is taken of the user's foot. A positive impression cast...
6463612 Bladder and method of making the same  
A bladder usable in the sole of a shoe for supporting the plantar area includes a plurality of chambers designed to provide a resilient resistance force. In the fabrication of the bladder, each of...
6170177 Footwear customization system and process  
A footwear customization system that includes a rearfoot and forefoot goniometer for measuring rearfoot and forefoot alignment of a foot to provide rearfoot and forefoot alignment data. A...
6160264 System for plotting a tri-dimensional shape, notably a plantar arch, and method of operating the system for producing an orthopaedic shoe or sole  
The system (7) for plotting the shape of a tri-dimensional object (2) is used in particular for the profile of a plantar arch (20). It comprises a sensing device (1) having rods (3) movable in a...
6141889 Foot support and method (CIP version)  
A foot support is prepared based upon a scan of the foot. The foot support has radial ridges and grooves on its upper and lower sections. The ridges and grooves converge at an imaginary center...
6026595 Method of making form fitted products  
A new method of making custom fitted products and products made by such a method for improving the fit and comfort of such products. The invention includes incorporating a hollow, sealed envelope...
6006412 Method for preparing an orthotic appliance  
A method and apparatus for preparing an orthotic appliance to correct defects in a foot providing the steps of scanning a foot, creating a three-dimensional model of the corrected foot, milling a...
6000082 Method for making a customized orthopedic sole-insert  
A method for making a customized orthotic device utilizing a pre-made sole having a plurality of elongated members extending from the bottom of the sole and inserting each of the elongated members...
5918338 Sports footwear with a sole unit comprising at least one composite material layer partly involving the sole unit itself  
Footwear, in particular sports footwear, which includes a vamp associated with a substantially flat foot-supporting lower part or sole unit. This latter includes at least one portion formed of...
5909719 Shoe last and method of constructing a shoe  
A shoe last and method for forming a shoe which is particularly constructed to be worn with and matingly interface with a wearer's custom-shaped sock. The shoe last includes a body having a...
5689849 Bio Mechanical corrective devices  
The present invention relates to bio mechanical corrective devices, commonly known as orthotics, which are used to support the foot and to correct musculo-skeletal misalignments. A method of...
5687467 Method for preparing an orthotic appliance  
A method and apparatus for preparing an orthotic appliance to correct defects in a foot providing the steps of scanning a foot, creating a three-dimensional model of the corrected foot, milling a...
5640779 Apparatus, system and method for forming custom-made shoe inserts  
A foot impression unit is provided with an array of gauging elements, a control mechanism for urging the gauging elements into contact with the undersurface of a person's foot to form an impression...
5632057 Method of making light cure component for articles of footwear  
A method for making a conformable device including a light cure material for use in functional relation with an article of footwear in order to enhance conformance or fit, support, comfort, and...
5555584 Method of producing custom-fitting articles and composition for the use therewith  
A method of producing a custom-fitting article such as a custom-fitting footbed (for example, a removable insole), a custom-fitting hand grip, a custom-fitting body pad, and a custom-fitting...
5529826 Fabric-faced thermoplastic composite panel  
Polymer matrix composite materials containing a thermoplastic composite core bonded integrally with a fabric layer are provided. The fabric layer has a greater elasticity than the core, so that the...
5378531 Gamma radiation treated sheet material for use as orthopedic splints and casts and the like  
Orthopedic splint materials made with thermoplastic polyester, particularly poly (epsilon-caprolactone) with a molecular weight of over 5,000 and melting between 50° C. and 100° C. have improved...
5203793 Conformable cushioning and stability device for articles of footwear  
A conformable device (20) containing a conformable material (41) substantially comprising fluid matter which forms a resilient material substantially comprising solid matter after a working time is...
5150490 Process for producing a resilient or padded insert for footwear  
A cushioning or padding body for insertion into footwear, a method of manufacturing the body and a method for the simultaneous manufacture and exact fitting of the body to the respective shape of a...
5112560 Method of making an inflatable shoe insole  
A foot-support element such as an insole or a part of an insole is provided with a checkvalve through which it can be selectively inflated, the top and bottom walls of the insole being bridged by...
5095570 Method for producing an insole  
A method and apparatus for producing an insole for a foot including defining a flexible insole housing in which is disposed a deformable material impregnated with an uncured resin, activating the...
5054148 Orthotic with textured surface and method for producing same  
An orthotic, for providing proper support for a patient's foot within a shoe has provided on its top and bottom surfaces closely spaced substantially parallel grooves. The grooves on the top...
5042100 Method for producing an insole  
A method and apparatus for producing an insole for a foot including defining a flexible insole housing in which is disposed a deformable material impregnated with an uncured resin, activating the...
5027461 Method and apparatus for molding shoe inserts  
A method and apparatus are provided for relatively convenient and efficient production of custom molded inserts for shoes. The apparatus utilizes a molding pillow arrangement, upon which a user...
4901390 Method of manufacturing custom insoles for athletic shoes  
A custom insole is made up of a plurality of layers of a thermoformable material united together at their interfaces to conform in size and contour to the bottom surface of a foot, the layers...
4888841 Method and apparatus for molding shoe inserts  
A method and apparatus are provided for relatively convenient and efficient production of custom molded inserts for shoes. The apparatus utilizes a molding pillow arrangement, upon which a user...
4876758 System and method for forming custom-made shoe inserts  
A foot impression unit is provided with an array of gauging elements, a control mechanism for urging the gauging elements into contact with the undersurface of a person's foot to form an impression...
4864739 Internal boot sole  
An inside boot sole, comprising separate support zones distributed under the surface of the foot, at least two support zones (3, 4) having different mechanical characteristics and each extending at...
4823420 Contour molded insole  
A contour molded insole for footwear and method for producing the same to conform to an individual's foot includes at least one layer of material which is provided with plasticity for permitting...
4813090 Method of forming a custom orthotic device  
A hybrid composite material is constructed from woven reinforced fabrics of Kevlar 49 and biaxially reinforced fibers of graphite and E-Glass bonded together with a thermosetting adhesive, for the...
4803747 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...
RE32698 Orthotic insert  
An orthotic insert for use in various types of foot gear consisting of a first blank and a second blank fused together. The first blank is a flexible pad generally contoured to the bottom of a...
4688338 Orthotic insert for high heeled shoes  
A rigid orthotic insert made of a plurality of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers comprising parallel fibers, some of which are graphite. Along an outside edge of the insert,...
4669142 Method for making footwear insole  
A custom molded insole for supporting the human foot in a ski boot or other footwear is disclosed. The insole is a one-piece, thin, contoured blank of semi-rigid, bendable, resilient material...
4616430 Method of making an article of footwear  
An article of footwear is made by partially forming the article so as to comprise at least an upper (11) lasted to a first insole (12), arranging the partially formed article to fully expose the...
4612713 Orthotic for athletic use  
A rigid orthotic insert made of layers bonded to one another, with each of the layers being made of graphite fibers positioned parallel to one another. At least one of the inserts is made of...
4611413 Reinforced orthotic insert  
A rigid orthotic insert having an elongate reinforcing member at a localized position in the orthotic. The reinforcing member comprises a fiberglass reinforced plastic core, around which is wrapped...
4610101 Orthotic insert  
An orthotic insert formed of a plurality of layers bonded to one another. Some of the layers are made from fiberglass reinforced plastic, having the fibers oriented at 45° from the longitudinal...
4563787 Production of insoles  
A shoe or sandal is chosen which fits the patient's foot. One or more blanks of thermosoftening expanded plastics (e.g. an expanded cross-linked polyethylene) for constituting the insole are heated...
4550461 Biplane posting device  
A biplanar posting device having a board with a rear edge and a front edge and lines passing from the rear edge toward the front edge diverging toward the front edge and intersecting the front edge...
4520581 Custom footbed support and method and apparatus for manufacturing same  
A footbed support for footwear comprises a laminate footbed custom formed to the shape of the wearer's foot from laminae of water-activated, polyurethane-impregnated fabric sheet material. The...
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