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7451556 Shoe sole and cushion for a shoe sole  
The present invention relates to a cushion ( 20 ) for use in a shoe sole. The cushion ( 20 ) includes a medial chamber ( 26 ) for cushioning a medial portion of a wearer's foot, an internal chamber...
7451555 Methods of making adjustable air cushion insoles and resulting products  
An inflatable inner sole for footwear has a flexible, inflatable enclosure with an inflation system that may includes an on-board air pump and a pressure relief valve. The inflatable inclosure may...
7451554 Fluid system having an expandable pump chamber  
A fluid system for an article of footwear or other products is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the fluid system includes a pump chamber and a pressure chamber. The pump chamber is formed...
7448150 Insert with variable cushioning and support and article of footwear containing same  
The invention is a support and cushioning system for an article of footwear. The system includes a resilient insert disposed within the sole of the shoe including several fluidly interconnected...
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...
7434339 Footwear with a sole structure incorporating a lobed fluid-filled chamber  
A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a...
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...
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...
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...
7409779 Fluid system having multiple pump chambers  
A fluid system for an article of footwear or other products is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the fluid system includes a pump chamber and a pressure chamber. The pump chamber is formed...
7401420 Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure  
A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the...
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...
7401369 Fluid-filled bladder for footwear and other applications  
A fluid-filled structure, such as a bladder, is disclosed. The bladder has a first surface and an opposite second surface that are peripherally joined to define various edges. The bladder encloses...
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...
7396574 Self-inflating cushion and footwear including same  
A cushion comprised of at least one chamber comprised of a barrier material, said barrier material comprised of an elastomer, said elastomer being at least semi-permeable to at least a first...
7395617 Air passage device for inflatable shoe bladders  
An inflatable bladder for use in an article of footwear including a first sheet of a flexible fluid-impervious material and a second sheet of flexible fluid-impervious material. The first sheet and...
7395616 Article of footwear with a pivoting sole element  
An article of footwear is disclosed that has a sole structure with a sole element and a coupling. The sole element is spaced from a remainder of the footwear to define a space between a portion of...
7395615 Pumping device of shoes  
The present invention discloses a pumping device of a shoe 100 includes a cushion body ( 110 ) formed inside a sole of the shoe ( 110 ) and having front and back air chambers ( 120 and 130 )...
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...
7383648 Inflatable support system for an article of footwear  
An impact absorbing flexible support system, comprising a plurality of fluid filled chambers disposed in a plurality of longitudinal rows and a plurality of lateral rows, forming a matrix of said...
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...
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...
7340851 Shoe having an inflatable bladder  
An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and a bladder which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces. The bladder comprising...
7340850 Ventillating structure for footwear  
A ventilating structure for a shoe is provided, which contains a duct member containing a number of air ducts communicating with a plurality of through holes at the sole's rim, a first pad member...
7337560 Shoe having an inflatable bladder  
An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper....
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...
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...
7316081 Air circulating shoe pad  
A shoe pad includes air pumping elements for cooling the interior of a shoe. The pumping elements include forward pumping elements for pumping air from back to front, and backward pumping elements...
7278445 Shoe having an inflatable bladder  
An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper....
7254909 Article of footwear with retractable protrusion  
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. At least one recess is formed in the sole assembly, and a retractable protrusion is positioned in each recess. The...
7254908 Article of footwear with variable support structure  
An article of footwear having a variable support structure includes a sole structure and an upper secured to the sole structure. At least one reservoir of magneto-rheological fluid is positioned in...
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...
7249425 Shoe sole having soft cushioning device  
A shoe sole includes a cover layer, and a cushioning member disposed on the cover layer, for softly contacting and engaging with feet of users. The cushioning member may be made of gel, or fluidity...
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...
7243446 Method for providing an insole for footwear for increased sensory stimulation and an insole suited for the method  
A method for providing an insole and an insole for footwear for increased sensory stimulation of a foot in the footwear. The method comprises preselecting positions on the foot with nerves at these...
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...
7234249 Shoe sole structures  
A shoe having an anthropomorphic sole that copies the underlying stability, support, and cushioning structures of the human foot. Natural stability is provided by attaching a completely flexible...
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...
7225565 Intelligent footwear systems  
The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more...
7225491 Shoe cushioning system and related method of manufacture  
A footwear cushioning system including an insole and a midsole that define a chamber containing multiple, hollow, inverted, truncated cones. The insole includes a plate having a downwardly...
7219449 Adaptively controlled footwear  
A method for controlling footwear, comprising cushioning a transient force during use of the footwear at a first period of a gait cycle, storing energy from said cushioning, and releasing the...
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...
7210249 Footwear with bladder filter  
An article of athletic footwear having an air-filled bladder disposed in a sole structure is disclosed. The air-filled bladder is in fluid communication with ambient air through a filter that...
7204041 Ergonomic systems and methods providing intelligent adaptive surfaces  
Ergonomic systems which provide medical therapy, comfort and enhanced function are provided. Surfaces are provided with adjustable contour, transient force damping and temperature. The technologies...
7200956 Magnetic fluid cushioning device for a footwear or shoe  
A cushioning device for a footwear or shoe includes a chamber with a magnetically responsive fluid therein for absorbing and/or dampening vibrations and/or shocks. A magnetic member, such as an...
7188439 Intelligent footwear systems  
The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more...
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