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6550160 Method and device for orienting the foot when playing golf  
A shoe device that is useful in obtaining the proper stance when playing the game of golf. The shoe device has a sole section, wherein the sole section has a left side and a right side. The shoe...
6537639 Cushion assembly with aligned air chambers  
A buffer air cushion has an outer air cushion and an inner air cushion disposed in the outer air cushion. The outer air cushion is inflated with a smaller inner pressure than that of the inner air...
6519873 Plastic bellows inserted into soles  
A plastic bellow system inserted into the sole of a shoe. The system having a first pair and a second pair of side-by-side plastic bellows in the forward portion and the rear portion of the shoe...
6516540 Ground contacting systems having 3D deformation elements for use in footwear  
The present invention discloses a ground-contacting system including 3D deformation elements having interiors filled with either a compressible fluid, such as a gas, or filled with other materials...
6513265 Shoe with inflatable tongue  
A shoe having a sole, an upper affixed to the sole and extending upwardly therefrom, a tongue fixedly and nonreleasably secured to the upper, an air pump affixed to the toe portion of the upper, a...
6510624 Inflatable lining for footwear with protective and comfortable coatings or surrounds  
The invention is an inflatable inner sole for footwear which has a flexible, inflatable enclosure with an inflation system that preferably includes an on-board air pump and a pressure relief valve....
6505420 Cushioning member for an article of footwear  
A cushioning member for an article of footwear is provided having a series of interconnected chambers filled with ambient or slightly pressurized air. An impedance is provided between selected...
6477789 Ventilated shoe insole having minimal height front region  
A shoe insole has a plurality of superimposed, thin, apertured, mesh and/or fabric layers at its front end region, and a heel-operated pump for pumping air through openings in the apertured layers....
6467191 Air ventilation structure of shoe sole  
A ventilation structure of a shoe sole of the present invention includes the shoe sole ( 1 ) formed with a through hole ( 5 ) vertically passing therethrough. The through hole ( 5 ) is fitted with...
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...
6463679 Forced ventilation system inside soles  
This forced ventilation system is composed basically by a plastic box located in the rear part of the sole connected with a flow-conveyor through one or more tubes joined to one or more pneumatic...
6460197 Removable, pressure-adjustable, shock-absorbing cushion device with an inflation pump for sports goods  
A shock absorbing cushion device removable, pressure-adjustable for sports goods, comprising a cover and an air cushion enveloped in the cover, said cushion made as a hollow flat bag whose upper...
6457263 Article of footwear having multiple fluid containing members  
An article of footwear includes one or more first fluid containing cushion devices in direct or elastomeric load transmitting contact with a foot to provide superior comfort. One or more second,...
6457262 Article of footwear with a motion control device  
An article of footwear with a bladder system providing cushioning and dynamic motion control in a multi-bladder system. The bladder system gives the needed amount of motion control by stiffening a...
6428865 Shock-absorbing cushion with a multi-holed and/or grooved surface  
A shock-absorbing cushion comprising two sheets peripherally sealed and a plurality of half-through holes and/or grooves whose circumferential walls constitute a cubic supporting structure. The...
6405456 Shock reducing innersole  
An innersole device for reducing shock to the feet of the user of shoes as would occur with one who is running in his shoes. A shoe sole and innersole is disclosed having several types of shock...
6402879 Method of making bladder with inverted edge seam  
A bladder which is particularly useful for a sole assembly of a shoe is formed of multiple layers of barrier film to provide multiple pressurized layers of cushioning fluid or gas when the bladder...
6397498 Sports shoes for training physical strength  
Sports shoes for training physical strength which are divided into the uppers, middle layer of a shoe sole, and the bottom sole, including: a rubber seat inserted at both sides and the back of the...
6393731 Impact absorber for a shoe  
An impact absorber for a shoe includes a multichamber housing having a plurality of springs located therein. Each spring can be adjusted as necessary to customize the impact absorbing...
6391405 Fluid barrier membranes  
The invention provides amembrane that includes as a gas-barrier component a polyester polyol-modified polyurethane, the polyester polyol portion having repeating units in which the total number of...
6385864 Footwear bladder with controlled flex tensile member  
A bladder for a sole assembly of a shoe with three dimensional controlled flex connecting/tensile members extending between the top and bottom outer layers of bladder. The connecting/tensile...
6381875 Cushioning system for golf shoes  
A cushioning system for golf shoe includes a footbed and a lasting board, each having a sole region, an arch region, and a heel region. The footbed includes an upper layer which is engaged by the...
6374514 Footwear having a bladder with support members  
An article of footwear having a fluid filled cushioning bladder. The bladder comprises indentations and mating inserts in the top and bottom surfaces of the bladder. The inwardly directed...
6370800 Shoes with air pumps  
A shoe with an air pump therein, and especially to a shoe assembled with an air pump, uses the dynamic force from the user which can be converted into the energy for the air pump so that outer air...
6367174 Insole or sole of shoes and manufacturing method thereof  
A recess portion 12 and a thick outer peripheral portion 13 are formed in an upper surface of a bottom plate 1 . A recess portion 21 is formed in a lower surface of a cover 2 . The recess...
6354020 Support and cushioning system for an article of footwear  
A support and cushioning system for an article of footwear. The system includes a resilient insert disposed between a midsole and an outsole of a shoe. The resilient insert includes several...
6338206 Athletic shoe sole design and construction  
A midsole assembly for an athletic shoe comprises a midsole formed of soft elastic material and extending from the heel portion to the forefoot portion of the shoe, a curved groove formed on the...
6338207 Sole and pressure-buffer insert arrangement sports shoe  
A sole and pressure-buffer insert arrangement is disclosed includes a pressure-buffer insert inserted into a side opening in the sole of a shoe, the pressure-buffer insert including two linked...
6330757 Footwear with energy storing sole construction  
A sole is adapted for use with an article of footwear to be worn on the foot of a person while the person traverses along a support surface. This sole is operative to store and release energy...
6314661 Sandal device  
A sandal device has an outsole, an air cushion, and an insole. The air cushion has two periphery flanges, a periphery spacing, a plurality of hollow protrusions, and a plurality of hollow sockets....
6314663 Shoe cushioning system  
A shock-absorbing athletic shoe system for cushioning impact forces includes an athletic shoe having a flexible impervious bladder positioned within the sole of the shoe. An external fluid-holding...
6305102 Pneumatic inflating device  
A bellows pneumatic system including a pneumatic inflating device (12) disposed within the sole of a shoe (100) which is comprised of a plurality of bladders or bladder sets within the sole of the...
6305100 Shoe ventilation  
A shoe which facilitates ventilation between the inner area of the shoe and its surrounding environment. An air cavity allowing foot heat and moisture to escape the immediate foot area and exhaust...
6305099 Shoe with air valve for air refreshing system  
A shoe with air valve for air refreshing system which includes an air inlet valve and an air outlet valves. The sole has a lateral wall that defines an air chamber and air channels in an inner...
6303198 Hollow form surface pattern structure  
A hollow form body having a first-level faceplate and a second-level faceplate, with an appropriately sized space formed in between the two faceplates and a pattern formed on the one of the...
6298581 Elastic shoe pad  
An elastic shoe pad has an elastic seat and a positioning seat engaging with the elastic seat. The elastic seat has an elastic plate, a plurality of connecting bars disposed on a bottom of the...
6282815 Method of controlling fluid flow transfer in shoes  
A method and apparatus for sing the flow of fluid through tubes in the sole of shoes. The apparatus includes a pair of fluid filled tubes along the periphery of the sole of the shoe. One tube is...
6266896 Shoe sole of lightweight  
A shoe sole including a shoe sole casing and a polyurethane foam body encased by the shoe sole casing. The shoe sole casing is made of a material having a high specific gravity. The shoe sole...
6266898 Air-circulating, shock-absorbing shoe structures  
A structure for ventilating a toe region of a shoe includes a body including in its heel zone two major walls and a resilient element having a multitude of voids arranged in a pumping chamber to...
6247248 Ventilation system and method for footwear  
A footwear ventilation system that introduces fresh air into a shoe upper using an air displacement chamber actuated by the downward force of a foot. The ventilation system comprises a lasting...
6209226 Self-cleaning, shock-resistant sole for ventilated shoes  
A shoe sole (A) comprising a fixed insole (B) provided with a series of holes, wherein there is provided a plurality of resilient hollow air chambers extending through the whole thickness of the...
6205682 Air cushion having support pin structure for shock-absorbing, method for manufacturing the air cushion, and footgear comprising the air cushion  
Disclosed is an air cushion having a support pin structure for absorbing shock, a method for manufacturing the air cushion, and footgear comprising the air cushion which does not exhibit any...
6205680 Self-ventilating footwear  
Self-ventilating footwear using two simple check valves attached to a midsole insert that comprises a compression member and a displacement compartment, wherein the midsole insert is inserted into...
6195915 Athletic footwear sole construction enabling enhanced energy storage, retrieval and guidance  
Athletic footwear has an upper and sole. The sole has heel and midfoot regions and metatarsel and toe regions which include a foundation layer of semi-flexible material attached to the upper and...
6192606 Helium filled sole  
An improved sole for use with all types of footwear, including dress, casual, and athletic shoes and sandals, which has an upper layer having a plurality of chambers filled with helium. The upper...
6189241 Cushioned in-line skate shoe  
A cushioned in-line skate shoe comprises: an in-line skate shoe body, including: an outer side wall which has an outer lower edge, an inner side wall which has an inner lower edge, a sole provided...
6182378 Low profile pneumatic electric generator integrated in a midsole of a shoe  
This invention relates to a device for converting physiologically derived energy to electric energy while walking in a form a low profile pneumatic electric power generator that is adapted for...
6178663 Fluid filled insole with metatarsal pad  
A fluid filled insole comprises a fluid tight bladder having upper and lower layers and a generally foot-shaped, planar configuration, with proximal forefoot, midfoot and hindfoot regions; a heavy,...
6178662 Dispersed-air footpad  
For use in a sole, insole, or heel portion of a footwear article, a footpad is described, having an upper surface on which are disposed a plurality of resilient lugs. The top surfaces of the lugs...
6170173 Method and apparatus for fluid flow transfer in shoes  
A method and apparatus for transferring the flow of fluid through tubes in the sole of shoes. The apparatus includes a pair of fluid filled tubes along the periphery of the sole of the shoe. One...