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7591919 |
Fluid-filled chambers with foam tensile members and methods for manufacturing the chambers
A fluid-filled chamber may include an outer barrier formed from a polymer material and a foam tensile member located within the outer barrier. In manufacturing the fluid-filled chamber, a mold may...
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7588654 |
Fluid-filled chambers with foam tensile members and methods for manufacturing the chambers
A fluid-filled chamber may include an outer barrier formed from a polymer material and a foam tensile member located within the outer barrier. In manufacturing the fluid-filled chamber, a mold may...
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7562469 |
Footwear with fluid-filled bladder and 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...
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7546696 |
Inflation mechanism and outlet valve for an article of footwear incorporating an inflatable bladder
An article of footwear having a fluid system including an inflatable bladder, an inflation mechanism, and a valve for facilitating air movement through the fluid system. In one embodiment, the...
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7533477 |
Article of footwear with a sole structure having fluid-filled support elements
An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure incorporates a support element that includes a fluid-filled chamber, a first...
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7513066 |
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...
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7475498 |
Support and cushioning system for an article of footwear
A cushioning member for an article of footwear. The cushioning member is a flexible bladder having a fluidly interconnected heel chamber and forefoot chamber. The bladder is disposed above the sole...
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7464489 |
Footwear cushioning device
A cushioning device for a footwear sole has multiple vertically directed columns. One column is located on a medial side and another is located on a lateral side, and are adjacent and spaced apart...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7171765 |
Airflow adjusting device of air cushion shoe
An airflow adjusting device is used in an air cushion shoe and includes an air cushion body having a buffer portion, an air inlet connected to the buffer portion and an air outlet connected to the...
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7153560 |
Damping element for a shoe
A damping element for a shoe, especially for a sports shoe, having at least one first element which extends essentially in a load direction over a pre-determined height in the unloaded state of the...
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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...
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7131218 |
Fluid-filled bladder incorporating a foam tensile member
A fluid-filled bladder is disclosed that may be incorporated into footwear or other products. The bladder includes a sealed outer barrier, a foam tensile member, and a fluid. The tensile member is...
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7100310 |
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...
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7080467 |
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...
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7073276 |
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...
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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,...
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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...
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7020988 |
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...
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6983554 |
Composition for clear gas barrier laminates
Scrap material having both a thermoplastic polyurethane and a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol is recycled by blending the scrap material into a thermoplastic polyurethane composition and...
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6966129 |
Cushioning 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 substantially...
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6964120 |
Footwear midsole with compressible element in lateral heel area
An article of footwear having a sole structure that includes one or more support elements formed of a resilient, compressible material is disclosed. The lower surface of a support element located...
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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...
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6944973 |
Protective cage for footwear bladder
A protective cage for footwear bladders is disclosed. The protective cage includes a cage base and a plurality of support members that extend outwardly from the cage base. The support members...
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6931764 |
Footwear sole structure incorporating a cushioning component
A cushioning component for an article of footwear is disclosed that includes a fluid-filled chamber and a covering element extending over a portion of the chamber. The chamber is devoid of internal...
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6918198 |
Footwear with an air cushion and a method for making the same
An article of footwear includes an air cushion sandwiched between an upper and an outsole. The air cushion confines an air chamber and has a bottom wall formed with a plurality of grooves that are...
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6892477 |
Dynamically-controlled cushioning system for an article of footwear
An article of footwear with a dynamically-controlled cushioning system is disclosed. The cushioning system includes a sealed, fluid-filled bladder formed with a plurality of separate cushioning...
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6889451 |
Fluid system with internal filter
The invention is a fluid system with an internal filter assembly that prevents particulate from moving between portions of the fluid system. The internal filter assembly is located within a fluid...
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6848201 |
Shock absorption system for a sole
A shock absorption system for a sole of a footwear is provided that includes an inner and outer absorption chamber and a central absorption member. The outer absorption chamber defines a passageway...
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6782641 |
Heel construction for footwear
The present invention comprises a multilayered heel construction for footwear. A fluid-filled bladder is incorporated into the heel of footwear. The bladder defines an internal cavity which is...
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6773785 |
Air cushion
A three dimensional air cushion having a sealed outer peripheral edge of a geometric shape. The projected area of the hollow interior sealed by the outer peripheral edge is smaller than the upper...
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6730379 |
Shoe sole of gas-filled film with barrier layer of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and aliphatic polyurethane
A shoe is fabricated from an upper structure and a sole structure wherein the sole structure contains a gas-filled cushioning device composed of a multi-layer film formed into a gas-filled membrane...
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6671979 |
Air flow shoe system
An air flow system based on the human circulatory system whereby a cushioning, cooling and circulating air flow is generated by a wearer of the shoe. The shoe includes a heart pump actuated by the...
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6618959 |
Cushioning insert for a shoe and shoe that is provided with such a cushioning insert
A cushioning insert ( 1 ) to be inserted in the heel zone of a shoe is provided with a honey-comb structure ( 2 ) which is improved in such a manner that it provides good cushioning properties and...
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6589614 |
Cushioning device for an athletic shoe
A cushioning device that imparts both stability and cushioning to the midsole of an athletic shoe. The cushioning device includes a bladder that has a plurality of separate fluid chambers...
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6571490 |
Bladder with multi-stage regionalized cushioning
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...
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6557272 |
Helium movement magnetic mechanism adjustable socket sole
An improved sole for use with all types of footwear, including dress, casual, and athletic shoes and sandals, which has a socket casing made of a plurality of layers, the topmost surface of which...
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