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7448149 Cushioning assembly in an athletic shoe  
An athletic shoe includes a sole assembly and a cushioning arrangement disposed within the sole assembly. The cushioning arrangement includes a cushioning element, and a stiffening spring at least...
7441347 Shock resistant shoe  
A sole assembly for a shock resistant shoe includes a sole having a heel region and a ball region. A first cone spring, disposed within the sole, includes a large diameter terminal end and an...
7434337 Footwear item comprising built-in dynamic element  
The invention relates to a shoe or footwear item comprising a sole consisted of an outer face which is intended to come into contact with the ground and an inner face which is intended to come into...
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...
7418790 Cantilevered shoe construction  
A foot support includes a foot supporting structure having a lateral side and a medial side. The foot supporting structure is adapted to provide support to the underside of weight-bearing portions...
7401419 Structural element for a shoe sole  
The present invention relates to a shoe sole including a cushioning element. The shoe sole can include a heel cup or heel rim having a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of heel of a...
7383647 Mechanical cushioning system for footwear  
A midsole for footwear comprising a midsole element, which comprises a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of strut members disposed between the top and bottom plates for supporting the top...
7360324 Article of footwear with spherical support elements  
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly having an upper plate and a lower plate spaced from the upper plate. At least one spherical support element is positioned between the...
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...
7331124 Plate support for athletic shoe  
A plate support for supporting a wearer's foot. The heel support includes a flexible central plate joined at its periphery to one or more tubular portions. The heel support provides cushioning...
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...
7254906 Foot cushioning construct and system for use in an article of footwear  
The present invention provides an unique improvement in foot cushioning constructs and shock absorbing systems for a constructed article of footwear to be worn by a person. The invention employs a...
7243445 Ball and socket 3D cushioning system  
The invention relates to a sliding element for a shoe sole. The sliding element includes an upper sliding surface and a lower sliding surface, wherein the lower sliding surface is arranged below...
7228648 Heel cushion structure for a sneaker  
The present invention relates to a heel cushion structure for a sneaker capable of adjusting the characteristic of the sneaker flexibly. The main body of the heel cushion structure is provided with...
7219447 Spring cushioned shoe  
A sole assembly for an article of footwear comprises a midsole, a sole having a heel region, and a first wave spring disposed within a vacuity located within the heel region. The wave spring...
7178270 Engaging element useful for securing objects, such as footwear and other foot-receiving devices  
Engaging elements may be included in foot-receiving devices, such as footwear, bindings, clips, or the like. Such elements may include a bimodal spring member movable between two independent stable...
7168186 Sole construction for energy storage and rebound  
A sole construction for supporting at least a portion of a human foot and for providing energy storage and return is provided. The sole construction includes a generally horizontal layer of...
7159338 Fluid flow system for spring-cushioned shoe  
A fluid flow system for a spring-cushioned shoe is disclosed. The sole of the shoe includes a vacuity, a spring disposed within the vacuity, and a fluid passageway in fluid communication with the...
7155843 Athletic shoe with visible arch bridge  
An athletic shoe that in one embodiment includes an arch bridge that is visible from beneath the shoe.
7152339 Cushion cell for shoes  
A cushion cell for shoes includes a casing with an hour-glass-shaped compressible member received therein which is composed of a spiral wire extending in a vertical direction. The compressible...
7140126 Gel insoles with lower heel and toe recesses having thin spring walls  
A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a lower layer made of a viscoelastic gel and including a lower surface, an upper surface, a toe portion, a heel portion and a medial arch...
7127835 Athletic shoe with improved heel structure  
A shoe has an upper and a sole including a member having a top wall with a lower surface. The member has a bottom wall with an upper surface. The bottom wall has at least two portions approximately...
7114269 Athletic shoe with improved sole  
A shoe has an upper, a foot support region positioned below at least a portion of the upper to support the bottom of a user's foot, a sole secured below the foot support region, and a flexible...
7100309 Track shoe with heel plate and support columns  
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes an outsole secured to the upper and a plurality of gripping elements extending...
7100308 Footwear with a heel plate assembly  
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an upper plate and a heel plate assembly secured to the upper plate. The heel plate assembly extends downwardly from the upper plate such that...
7082700 Athletic shoe with inclined wall configuration  
A heel support for an athletic shoe that in one embodiment includes a recumbent-U shaped member to assist in shock absorption. The member may include a tent-shaped wall with an opening exposing the...
7062865 Orthotic  
An orthotic device comprising a generally foot shaped body including depressable relief segments that underlie the metatarsal-phalangeal aspect of the foot and, optionally, the heel of the foot....
7055264 Ventilating footwear and method of ventilating footwear  
Ventilating footwear provides air circulation under and around the foot. Apertures in the heel and/or sole and/or midsole communicate with an air compartment in the heel and/or sole and/or midsole,...
7040041 Athletic shoe with plate  
A shoe including a plate and at least one inflated cushion. In one embodiment, the inflated cushion is spaced apart from the plate during the entire walking gait cycle of the wearer, during the...
6996922 Jump shoes  
The present invention relates to jump shoes, at which a coil spring 40 is installed, wherein a flexible blocking member 50 is installed to fully enclose around the middle layer 20 and the...
6983557 Ball and socket 3D cushioning system  
The invention relates to a sliding element for a shoe sole. The sliding element includes an upper sliding surface and a lower sliding surface, wherein the lower sliding surface is arranged below...
6983553 Shoe with tunable cushioning system  
The invention is directed to cushioning systems for athletic shoes that can be adjusted by a wearer. The systems include one or more cushioning inserts having anisotropic properties and are...
6964119 Footwear with impact absorbing system  
An article of footwear includes a sole, an upper portion, and an energy storage system. The upper portion includes a shell for enclosing a user's foot therein. The energy storage system extends...
6962009 Bottom surface configuration for athletic shoe  
A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe, an arch bridge integral with the plate, and a rear sole...
6948262 Cantilevered shoe construction  
A cantilevered shoe construction for preventing knee and hip osteoarthritis. The shoe construction includes a cantilevered foot support with an anchored lateral side and a fully or partially...
6944972 Energy return sole for footwear  
An article of footwear having an upper, an outsole defining a ground engaging surface, and a sole disposed between the upper and the outsole. The sole includes an energy return system having a...
6928756 Jump assisting spring heel shoe  
A shoe includes a shoe top structure secured to a sole having a sole forward segment for making contact with a shoe support surface such as the floor of a basketball court, and a sole rearward...
6925732 Footwear with separated upper and sole structure  
The invention is an article of footwear with an upper and a sole structure. The primary components of the sole structure are a midsole and a frame element. The midsole is connected to the upper in...
6901686 Devices and systems for dynamic foot support  
Devices and systems for providing dynamic foot support to a user are described. A device includes a heel support shelf, a foot support shelf, and a dampening device that allows relative motion of...
6886274 Spring cushioned shoe  
A sole assembly for an article of footwear comprises a sole having a heel region and a ball region. A first multi-turn wave spring disposed within the sole comprises an upper turn and a lower turn....
6865824 Fluid flow system for spring-cushioned shoe  
A fluid flow system for a spring-cushioned shoe is disclosed. The sole of the shoe includes a vacuity, a spring disposed within the vacuity, and a fluid passageway in fluid communication with the...
6860034 Energy return sole for footwear  
An article of footwear having an upper, an outsole defining a ground engaging surface, and a sole disposed between the upper and the outsole. The sole includes an energy return system having a...
6843000 Shoe outer sole, method for its manufacture, and mold therefor  
Outer sole for shoe has midsole formed from two conjoined midsole pieces, and bottom outsole piece. At least midsole pieces are formed by injection molding. Midsole has plurality of through holes...
6842999 Sole construction for energy storage and rebound  
A sole construction for supporting at least a portion of a human foot and for providing energy storage and return is provided. The sole construction includes a generally horizontal layer of...
6837590 Illuminated cap and shoe set  
A combination cap and shoe set is provided wherein each of the cap and shoe include illuminated regions. For example, the brim of the hat may be illuminated in its entirety in a particular color...
6826852 Lightweight sole structure for an article of footwear  
The invention is an article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure. The sole structure includes a moderator plate and a traction plate. The moderator plate is attached to the upper and...
6823612 Ball and socket 3D cushioning system  
The invention relates to a sliding element for a shoe sole. The sliding element includes an upper sliding surface and a lower sliding surface, wherein the lower sliding surface is arranged below...
6807753 Shoe with tunable cushioning system  
The invention is directed to cushioning systems for athletic shoes that can be adjusted by a wearer. The systems include one or more cushioning inserts having anisotropic properties and are...
6789332 Sole for a shoe with spring and damping elements  
The present invention relates to a sole for a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe with a support plate, at least one damping element arranged below the support plate and at least one spring...
6763611 Footwear sole incorporating a lattice structure  
The invention is an article of footwear with a sole that incorporates a lattice structure. The lattice structure includes a plurality of connectors joined by a plurality of masses and may be...
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