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7634861 Footwear with longitudinally split midsole for dynamic fit adjustment  
An article of footwear is constructed to dynamically provide width adjustment by cooperative expansion and contraction of a longitudinal split midsole with an expansion element integrated with an...
7627963 Footwear with longitudinally split midsole for dynamic fit adjustment  
An article of footwear is constructed to dynamically provide width adjustment by cooperative expansion and contraction of a longitudinal split midsole with an expansion element integrated with an...
7614169 Method of manufacturing an article of footwear  
A method of forming an article of footwear includes the steps of providing an upper having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, a heel portion, and a pocket positioned beneath the forefoot...
7607241 Article of footwear with an articulated sole structure  
An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a connecting portion positioned adjacent the upper and extending...
7591085 Outsole for a sports shoe, especially a cross-country ski boot or telemark boot  
Outsole for a sports shoe, having a rear portion, which has a shoe heel, and a front portion, which is of slightly dish-shaped configuration, the outsole being produced so as to be continuously of...
7581337 Expandable shoe having screw drive assemblies  
An expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly within the outer shell. The inner assembly includes a first sole portion, a second sole portion, and a screw drive. The...
7555851 Article of footwear having a fluid-filled chamber with flexion zones  
An article of footwear is disclosed that includes a fluid-filled chamber with one or more flexion zones. The flexion zones may be areas of the chamber where a tensile element, for example, is...
7540100 Footwear article with adjustable stiffness  
An article of footwear or shoe assembly, which is designed to allow for adjustment of stiffness in its sole unit, is disclosed. The article of footwear is preferably constructed to enhance...
7513064 Footwear having an enclosed and articulated toe  
Articles of footwear having an enclosed articulated toe portion, including a molded midsole with an integrally-molded toe cap shaped to receive a foot therein and to enclose the toes of the foot....
7497033 Article of footwear and method of manufacturing same  
An article of footwear includes an upper having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, a heel portion, and a pocket positioned beneath the forefoot portion. A first midsole portion is received in...
7487604 Soccer shoe component or insert made of one material and/or a composite and/or laminate of one or more materials for enhancing the performance of the soccer shoe  
An insert for soccer shoes absorbs and store energy from the foot at foot-strike and return some of this energy to the object being struck. The insert may also cushion the foot, leg and body;...
7464490 Multilayered sole  
The invention relates to a multilayered sole having an insole extending from a toe area to a heel area and having a rigid member and a flexible member for enhancing flexibility. The multilayered...
7437838 Article of footwear  
Shoes having foot support structures formed of arm portions and/or plates having variable flexibility are disclosed.
7430817 Skateboard shoe  
A skateboard shoe comprising a plurality of fluid chambers able to move and flex independently from one another along the bottom portion of the midsole is shown and described. The midsole acts as...
7421805 Integral spine structure for footwear  
A support structure for footwear includes a longitudinally extending member to which a plurality of laterally extending supports members are secured at spaced apart locations along a length of the...
7401422 Plate for running shoe  
The invention relates to a shoe, in particular a sprint shoe, including a plate arranged in a sole area of the shoe. The plate extends essentially over the complete length of the sole area and is...
7392605 Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure  
An article of footwear is disclosed that includes at least one of a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure. The upper may include an exterior layer and an interior layer. The exterior...
7377057 Stable footwear that accommodates shear forces  
A shoe sole is described that provides both cushioning and stability. The sole has a plurality of layers, including a transition layer which allows relative motion between the layers adjacent to...
7337558 Split sole dance shoe having enhanced flexibility and support  
A shoe includes a shoe upper made of flexible material, the shoe upper including a toe region, a heel region, a foot opening at the heel region, and an arch region extending between the toe region...
7334351 Shoe apparatus with improved efficiency  
A shoe is provided for improving use efficiency through reduction of neuromuscular fatigue. The shoe includes an upper having a generally horizontal bottom wall. The bottom wall includes an upper...
7325336 Wrestling shoe with separated outer soles  
The wrestling shoe according to the present invention comprises outer soles 1 F and 1 B separated forward and rearward on the side of a grounding surface of the shoe. The fore and rear outer...
7320188 Running sandal  
A sandal for receiving a foot of a wearer, the foot having a heel and a forefoot including toes. The sandal includes an upper, a midsole assembly and an outsole component. The midsole assembly...
7293372 Footwear upper with flexible collar assembly  
A footwear upper having a collar assembly that is joined at its forward edge to the lower portion of the upper by a flexible region of material so that the collar may flex forward and rearward in...
7290356 Footwear with multi-piece midsole  
Articles of footwear having a unitary midsole with an integrally molded toe cap that extends over the wearer's toes are disclosed, in which the midsole is molded in multiple sections one of which...
7290357 Article of footwear with an articulated sole structure  
An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a connecting portion positioned adjacent the upper and extending...
7290354 Shoe suspension system  
A shoe suspension system for use with a shoe or boot having an upper and lower sole. The system includes a first tandem hinge pivotally engaged between the upper toe sole and the lower toe sole...
7178271 Sole with improved construction  
The invention relates to a shoe having a sole with a periphery and a recess. The recess extends laterally across the sole from periphery to periphery and the recess also slopes downwardly toward a...
7168184 Shoes  
A shoe incorporates a flexible member which, by itself, is capable of a variety of configurations. A heel incorporates a stiffening member which mechanically interlocks with the flexible member to...
7168190 Collapsible shoe  
An article of footwear including an upper formed of a flexible upper material and a sole formed of a flexible sole material, wherein the sole is rolled, folded, or collapsed onto itself to reduce...
7162813 Slipper having shape memory  
A slipper has an upper portion. The upper portion is flexible. A lower portion is connected to the upper portion. The upper portion and the lower portion include ribbed formations. The upper...
7143529 Torsion management outsoles and shoes including such outsoles  
The present invention is directed to an outsole for use with a shoe and a shoe having an improved outsole. The outsole includes a forward portion and a rearward portion that are connected by a...
7124519 Shoe sole having improved flexibility and method for making the same  
The invention relates to a sole and method for making the sole having a first material and a second material. The first material includes a plurality of extensions and the second material includes...
7121020 Running sandal  
A sandal for receiving a foot of a wearer, the foot having a heel and a forefoot including toes. The sandal includes an upper, a midsole assembly and an outsole component. The midsole assembly...
7111415 Athletic shoe frame  
A shoe having a stabilizer frame in combination with a midsole to provide stabilizing of the shoe and the user's foot when the shoe is weighted during the gait cycle. The stabilizer frame has a...
7100307 Footwear to enhance natural gait  
An article of footwear that acts to strengthen the foot through biofeedback, reduces stresses on the foot that occur during impact through midsole/outsole design characteristics, and enhances the...
7080468 Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies  
An improved expandable shoe and inner assembly are disclosed. The expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly is disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly has...
7062866 Shoe having a relative wide toe box combined with a footbed to inhibit relative forward foot movement  
A woman's high-heeled pump wherein the heel portion is relatively narrowed and lengthened to extend along and firmly embrace the entire calcaneus of the wearer. The forward portion of the shoe...
7032327 Collapsible footwear  
A footwear assembly structured to be collapsible comprising a sole including a front portion and a rear portion movably interconnected by an intermediate segment. An upper extends along at least a...
6938362 Reinforcement for a boot, in particular a sports boot, more specifically a cross-country ski boot, and a boot having such a reinforcement  
A reinforcement for a boot, in particular a sports boot, more particularly a cross-country ski boot. The boot reinforcement makes it possible to improve the torsional stiffness, efficiency,...
6910287 Shoe midsole  
A shoe midsole ( 1 ) for shoes with exceptional walking comfort, eg hiking shoes. The shoe midsole is provided with a shock absorber ( 6 ) in its heel zone ( 4 ) and a bead ( 8 ) behind and...
6857203 Pleatless ballet slipper  
A substantially pleatless ballet slipper has a non-elastic upper, and an elastic or stretchy toe piece affixed to the forward edge of the upper. The toe piece has a small amount of bunched material...
6857205 Article of footwear having a sole structure with a split plate  
The invention is an article of footwear that includes a sole structure having a plate assembly that includes a separator plate and a split plate. The split plate is located in a midfoot portion of...
6845574 Boot for ski or in-line roller skate  
A boot for a ski or an in-line roller skate has a flexible upper and a sole allowing the foot to flex during walking. Its sole has a rigid part in the rear region of the boot, over about one half...
6836978 Shoe, especially shoe for small children  
An improved shoe, promoting a heel-to-toe motion of a foot, comprising an outsole and an upper part. The outsole has a contraction extending to a first area where a back of the foot is located. The...
6820354 Sport shoe provided with a device to control the flexion of the toe  
A sporting shoe equipped with a device to control the flexion of the toe includes a localized low friction protection body, particularly for a technical boot designed for practicing the sport of...
6817116 Expandable shoe and shoe assemblies  
An expandable shoe includes an outer shell and an adjustable inner assembly disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly has a control to adjust a dimension of the inner assembly and thereby...
6796058 Rigid and flexible shoe  
The present invention relates to a shoe including an upper section, a flexible sole having first and second opposing surfaces and an opening, wherein at least a portion of a base periphery of the...
6785984 Walking shoe  
A walking shoe. According to one aspect of the present invention, a walking shoe includes a segmented midsole with a thickness that changes from back to front. The midsole includes a back portion...
6708426 Torsion management outsoles and shoes including such outsoles  
The present invention is directed to an outsole for use with a shoe and a shoe having an improved outsole. The outsole includes a forward portion and a rearward portion that are connected by a...
6701643 Footwear structure and method of forming the same  
A footwear structure including an upper and a separate midsole having interlocking shank portions. The upper has an upward extending arc in the shank area which defines a shank interlock portion...
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