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6138383 Shoe insert  
The invention in a shoe insert to be fitted into and maintained in a conventional walking or running shoe to provide support and cushioning to the foot of such shoe wearer. The shoe insert is to...
6134812 Shoe sole  
A shoe sole which, in the heel and ball regions, comprises deformable cavities which are connected to one another and to the surrounding air by means of lines which can be closed by valves....
6131310 Outsole having a cushion chamber  
An outsole for footwear includes a base member having a first flange extending from a periphery of the base member, and a second flange extending from a top surface of the base member. A peripheral...
6127010 Shock absorbing cushion  
A shock absorbing cushioning device suitable for products, objects and footwear which is comprised of a compressible insert encapsulated within an elastomeric barrier member. The elastomeric...
6122844 Dress shoe with cushioned bladder  
A padded dress shoe is provided including a sole having a generally rigid heel portion defining an open top. The sole has an upper mounted thereon for forming an interior space in which a foot may...
6120880 Performance enhancing athletic shoe components and methods  
The present invention provides performance enhancing shoe components. The invented shoe component includes an upper layer of 1,4-polybutadiene and, optionally, a rubber such as natural rubber,...
6119371 Resilient bladder for use in footwear  
A bladder for use as a cushioning element and footwear incorporating the bladder. The enclosed core is formed of spaced apart first and second fabric layers connected together by a plurality of...
6119370 Sole liner for shoe  
An insert or inner sole for a shoe having as its purpose support of the metatarsal and arch portions of the foot to thereby reduce pressure on those areas and associated foot pain. The insert or...
6112432 Insole, footwear, and method for manufacturing footwear  
An insole for use in a slipper is provided. The insole includes a first cushion layer and a second cushion layer. The first cushion layer includes a first foam layer and an air permeable membrane...
6098313 Shoe sole component and shoe sole component construction method  
A high polymer resin material is configured into a shoe sole component having a plurality of inwardly extending indentations in one or both of the top and bottom members of the component. The...
6092309 Heel and sole structure with inwardly projecting bulges  
A sole and heel structure is provided. The structure includes an outsole having interior and ground contacting surfaces, a pocket-forming midsole overlying the outsole having an outsole-facing...
6092305 Footwear structure and method of forming the same  
A footwear structure including an outsole and a separate midsole having interlocking shank portions. The outsole has an upward extending arc in the shank area which defines a shank interlock...
6079123 Self-ventilating insert for footwear  
The present invention is a self-ventilating insert for footwear with a wedge-shape pumping chamber located in the heel of the footwear. The pumping chamber can displace an air volume of at least...
6076282 Shoe sole with forced air circulation system  
6055746 Athletic shoe with rearfoot strike zone  
An athletic shoe has a sole with a rearfoot strike zone segmented from the remaining heel area by a line of flexion which permits articulation of the strike zone during initial heel strike of a...
6041522 Shoe structure with midsole channel between metatarsal and heel bulges  
A midsole channel is formed solely in a midsole and enables free air flow between metatarsal and heel cavities formed in an outsole of a shoe structure.
6029962 Shock absorbing component and construction method  
A shock absorbing component having a pair of surfaces with a plurality of inwardly extending indentations in the top and bottom surfaces. The indentations extend between the surfaces to provide...
6014823 Inflatable sole lining for shoes and boots  
There is disclosed an inflatable lining for selected inner surfaces of footwear, such as a shoe, boot or sandal. The inflatable lining is formed of first and second plastic sheets having the shape...
6009637 Helium footwear sole  
The Helium filled modules as described are simple and reliable. It includes an exterior surface, the body of the module itself, which will hold the helium. Within each module are partitions, with...
6006448 Disposable third web bubble plastic slippers  
A scuff type slipper is produced so economically that it may be disposable, yet it has excellent cushioning properties and a sole with sufficient stiffness that the heel end will not fold under...
5996254 Inflatable insole system  
A inflatable insole system for placement in an article of footwear for providing added comfort to the foot of a user comprises an inflatable flexible bottom cell with a plurality of upwardly...
5996253 Adjustable innersole for athletic shoe  
An innersole for a sneaker or other athletic shoe that is adjustable to impart to the innersole characteristics appropriate to the particular use to which the shoe is to be put by the wearer, such...
5992052 Vapor permeable shoe with improved transpiration action  
A vapor-permeable shoe which includes an upper, a tread made of elastomer, shaped so as to form a plurality of domes whose convexity is directed toward the ground, each dome having at least one...
5993585 Resilient bladder for use in footwear and method of making the bladder  
The present invention includes a method for forming a resilient bladder structure for use in the sole of footwear. The method comprises the steps of forming a shell from a flexible material to have...
5987780 Shoe sole including a peripherally-disposed cushioning bladder  
An athletic shoe including an upper and a sole. The sole includes a cushioning bladder including a sealed, fluid-filled tube disposed about the perimeter of the shoe. In one embodiment, the bladder...
5987779 Athletic shoe having inflatable bladder  
An athletic shoe is described, provided with an inflatable tongue or bladder for a more secure fit to the user's foot. The bladder may include a plurality of chambers with a valve disposed...
5987781 Sports footwear incorporating a plurality of inserts with different elastic response to stressing by the user's foot  
Sports footwear with a vamp, and a lower support part including a sole unit, the lower support part having a lower portion or treading sole for contacting the ground and an intersole overlying the...
5979076 Ventilating shoe and method of making same  
A shoe according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a novel and non-obvious sole having a rubber base and a fiber cushion. Patterned nodes are centered on the rubber base...
5979078 Cushioning device for a footwear sole and method for making the same  
A cushioned shoe sole includes an outer sole layer for contacting the ground surface, a midsole layer disposed above the outer sole layer and being formed of a resilient elastomeric material, and a...
5975861 Pumping assembly for use in ventilated footwear  
A pumping assembly for use in ventilating footwear includes a supporting plate having a first protrusion which is formed in a center portion of an upper surface thereof; front and rear check valves...
5956869 Shoe sole construction with mesh liner for mid-sole cavity  
A shoe sole and heel construction includes a midsole having a cavity formation therein opening at an outsole-facing surface thereof and lined with a thin perforated liner sheet. The cavity...
5953835 Ventilated shoe  
A ventilated shoe, injection molding device and method for producing the ventilated shoe are disclosed. In the ventilated shoe, a cushion midsole, which is made of a foam resin material and...
5950332 Fluid circulating cushioned insole  
A fluid circulating cushioned insole for a shoe includes a base panel and a top panel. A series of three cavities are molded into the panels including a heel c, an arch cavity and a metatarsal c....
5940989 Air ventilation outsole  
An air ventilation outsole has a heel, a blind hole in the heel, a rear vent hole on the heel, and a ventilation pad disposed in the blind hole. The ventilation pad has a plurality of upper...
5937462 Self-inflatable air cushion  
A self-inflatable air cushion which includes a support chamber mounted in a sole of a shoe and holding a fluid, a collapsible plenum chamber surrounded by the support chamber and partially...
5933983 Shock-absorbing system for shoe  
A shock-absorbing system for a shoe comprises an upper shell having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a rearfoot portion; a sole unit having an insole, a midsole and an outsole, the midsole...
5933982 Midsole construction with a resilient shock-absorbing block  
A midsole construction includes a midsole sheet with toe and heel portions. An elastomeric resilient shock-absorbing block is embedded in the heel portion, and has a density higher than and is more...
5930918 Shoe with dual cushioning component  
A shoe of the present invention comprises a sole, a flexible bladder, and a cushioning material. The sole has a recess configured to receive the flexible bladder. The flexible bladder has interior...
5932336 Shoe sole  
The present invention is an improved golf shoe which incorporates a spike socket spine frame system that extends throughout the shoe sole for receiving all of the spike receptacles and is embedded...
5930919 Shoe sole  
A shoe sole construction which provides a complete separation of upper and lower soles with a cushion of air filling in the space between the upper and lower soles. The sole has five layers,...
5916664 Multi-celled cushion and method of its manufacture  
A method for inflating cushioning devices which comprise at least first and second distinct chambers having an interconnecting passage providing fluid communication between the chambers. The method...
5915819 Adaptive, energy absorbing structure  
An adaptive, energy absorbing body includes a plurality of fluid filled cells joined together by fluid flow passageways so as to establish an intercommunicating structure which provides effective...
5907911 Combinable sneaker with a replaceable male cushion  
A combinable sneaker with a replaceable male cushion has a sole provided with a female cushion formed integral with the sole. The female cushion has a plurality of chambers lengthwise and...
5902660 Double buffered air cushion assembly  
Enhanced fit and comfort are imparted to a shoe vamp by a double buffered air cushion assembly having an inner air cushion and an outer air cushion wherein the inflation pressure of the inner air...
5901467 Shoe construction including pneumatic shock attenuation members  
The construction of a shoe which includes shock attenuating members in the forefoot and heel thereof. The shock attenuating members in the heel of the shoe are in the form of a pair of vertically...
5896682 Shock-absorbing rib and sole mounting arrangement  
A shock-absorbing rib and sole mounting arrangement includes an insole having at least one through hole, a shock-absorbing rib, the shock-absorbing rib having a flat base layer, at least one...
5896681 Sole pad with shock-absorbing and massaging effect  
A sole pad with shock-absorbing and massaging effects is provided with, on the underside thereof, a mounting recess including a first and second receiving cavities that are connected to each other...
5894687 Shoe pad having massaging effect  
A shoe pad having massaging effect of the type which is made from resilient and soft plastic material is provided. The shoe pad includes a lower layer and an upper layer. The upper layer is...
5894683 Shock absorbing heel block for shoes  
A shock absorbing heel block which includes a heel block shell adhered to an outsole and arranged in flush with an insole on the outsole, the heel block shell having a bottom open chamber, and a...
5893219 Article of footwear  
The present invention is directed to an article of footwear including an upper, a sole and a pumping chamber for producing a continuous supply of fluid. The sole includes a midsole and an outsole....
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