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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...
7444767 Article of footwear with midsole having higher density peripheral portion  
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly. The sole assembly includes a central member of a first material having a first density with its medial and lateral sides having surface...
7444766 Footwear with enhanced cushioning  
Footwear includes an insole of low density polyurethane and an integral border for attaching the insole to the upper and having an integral support surface for attaching a steel shank. The footwear...
7441346 Athletic shoe with independent supports  
An athletic shoe sole construction having a suspension system designed to resiliently support a foot and deflect downwardly upon foot imposed forces is provided. The athletic shoe includes a...
7437835 Cushioning sole for an article of footwear  
A hollow sole is formed within the sole of a shoe wherein a top component having a flat portion and an outer wall is adhered to a bottom component wherein the depth of the outer wall defines an...
7434338 Insole construction for footwear  
An insole construction for footwear comprising a base member, an intermediate member formed of a foam and having a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced raised cushioning elements on the...
7426793 Footwear shock absorbing and ventilating apparatus  
A combination shock absorbing and ventilating apparatus for a foot bed of a shoe, comprises an air chamber having at least one flexible wall located in the foot bed of the shoe, an air intake to...
7426792 Footwear sole component with an insert  
A sole component for footwear combining the desirable response characteristics of a fluid filled chamber and an elastomeric material is disclosed. The chamber can be formed as a single bladder...
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...
7415782 Shoe providing vertical/horizontal heel pressure diminishment  
The modified oxford shoe ( 10 ) providing vertical and horizontal heel pressure diminishment including an optional means of adjusting pronation is an inventive device which diminishes pressures to...
7409780 Bellowed chamber for a shoe  
An inflatable cushioning device, and a process for making it, having a fluid-tight, enclosed area that is bordered by a first generally flat surface, a second generally flat surface and at least...
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...
7401418 Article of footwear having midsole with support pillars and method of manufacturing same  
An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole assembly, and a support assembly positioned in the sole assembly and including a plurality of pillars. Each pillar includes an outer layer and an...
7399517 Cushion pad for shoes  
A cushion pad for shows includes a top plate, a bottom plate and a flexible mediate portion connected between the top plate and the bottom plate. The flexible mediate portion includes a plurality...
7398608 Footwear sole  
A sole for an article of footwear having an insert with a plurality of forefoot support tubes are configured to control the support characteristics of the sole in a forefoot region of the sole. In...
7395614 Intelligent footwear  
A controllable footwear method and apparatus, comprising a structure which controls a splitting of a force exerted on a sole of the footwear between a first portion which is stored in an energy...
7395613 Footwear sole  
A sole for an article of footwear having an insert that includes a slot for receiving a gaiter strap. In one embodiment, the insert includes a plurality of support tubes that include internal webs...
7386946 Flexible fluid-filled bladder for an article of footwear  
A fluid-filled bladder for an article of footwear is disclosed that includes a sealed outer barrier and a tensile member. The barrier is substantially impermeable to a fluid contained by the...
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...
7380352 Shoe insole for diabetics  
A shoe insole ( 111 ) for diabetics is provided with a sole base body ( 136 ), a sole covering layer ( 137 ) and with a number of cushion-like layers ( 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 ) distributed over...
7380351 Helium injected footwear with adjustable shoe size upper and adjustable firmness sole  
An improved sole and upper for use with all types of footwear which provides adjustable shoe sizing, adjustable sole firmness for differing activities, allows the wearer to view and touch the...
7380350 Athletic shoe with bottom opening  
A shoe having an open interior, a plate positioned between the bottom of the shoe and a portion of the upper, and at least one opening extending from the bottom of the shoe into the midsole for...
7370439 Field and stream boot  
A field and stream boot for traversing rivers, lakes and stream beds, as well as, outdoor trails which includes; an upper construction with a hard heel, a hard toe, an ankle cup, and a metatarsus...
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...
7353625 Resilient cushioning device for the heel portion of a sole  
A shoe includes a sole for cushioning a heelstrike. The sole includes a midsole, an optional outsole, and a resilient cushioning device. The resilient cushioning device includes a bottom component,...
7350320 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...
7337559 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...
7334356 Shoe sole structures  
Footwear, particularly athletic shoes, that has a sole structure copying support, stability and cushioning structures of the human foot. Still more particularly, this invention relates to the use...
7334352 Shoe  
The invention relates to a shoe ( 1 ), especially a sports shoe, comprising a sole ( 2 ) and a shoe upper part ( 3 ) linked therewith, the sole ( 2 ) having a receptacle ( 4 ) in which a damping...
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...
7334349 Midsole element for an article of footwear  
An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole element that defines a void, and the void may extend...
7331125 Slipper insole, slipper, and method for manufacturing a slipper  
An insole is described that can be placed with an insole receiving area of a slipper. The insole can be prepared by compression molding a structure comprising a foam layer having a first foam side...
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...
7322129 Footwear sole comprising a shock-absorbing device  
The invention relates to a sole for a footwear item. The invention essentially comprises a sock lining ( 1 ), an insole ( 2 ) and an outsole ( 3 ) as well as a shock-absorbing device ( 4 ). The...
7314125 Impact attenuating and spring elements and products containing such elements  
Impact attenuating/spring systems may include first and second body portions and at least one spring member at least partially included between the body portions. The spring member(s) may...
7284342 Heel insert  
A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a forefoot portion, a heel portion, and an arch portion connecting together the forefoot and heel portions. At least one of the forefoot...
7278226 Footwear with enhanced impact protection  
Footwear providing enhanced protection against extreme landing impacts includes a sole having an elastomeric mid-sole with elastomeric pads combined in a heel recess thereof such that the pads act...
7266908 Footbed plug  
An outsole assembly is provided that includes an outsole having an inner surface including an opening, and a footbed positioned over the inner surface of the outsole, the footbed having an outer...
7254907 Midsole including cushioning structure  
A midsole includes a thick plate-shaped or column-shaped cushioning portion. A plurality of grooves is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cushioning portion. The respective grooves are...
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...
7246454 Insoles with shock absorption flexible material  
An insole comprising an upper foot contacting substrate, a lower substrate, and a shock absorbing flexible substrate with a plurality of cylinders and a plurality of carrying strips. The strips are...
7244483 Bladder with inverted edge seam and method of making the bladder  
The invention is a bladder formed of multiple layers of barrier film to provide multiple pressurized layers of cushioning fluid or gas when the bladder is filled. The sidewalls of the bladder can...
7243444 Athletic footwear and the like with integral supinator device  
A supinator strap integrated with an athletic shoe, sock, or brace for preventing foot and ankle injuries. In the shoe, the supinator strap includes an arch support band that extends from the...
7243443 Footwear sole component with a single sealed chamber  
A sole component for footwear combining the desirable response characteristics of a fluid filled chamber and an elastomeric material. The chamber can be formed as a single bladder chamber in...
7237346 Insole with cushion insert  
The invention relates to a shoe having an insole being of a rigid material for providing structural integrity to be secured to an outsole, an upper secured to the insole, and a hole in the insole...
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...
7225564 Shoe outsole  
A shoe outsole includes an outer member with an inner heel region. An inner member is located in the inner heel region and includes a ground-contacting surface. The inner member has a softer...
7222443 Footwear with improved insole  
Footwear includes an insole with at least one covered opening in the insole.
7213350 Shock reducing footwear  
An insert having opposed permanent magnets is placed between upper and lower portions of a shoe sole to soften impacts and improve propulsion. The upper and lower sole portions are interconnected...
7200955 Article of footwear incorporating a sole structure with compressible inserts  
An article of footwear is disclosed that incorporates an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a midsole and an outsole. The midsole defines an aperture with...
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