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7596888 |
Shoe with flexible plate
A shoe including an upper; a bottom located below the upper and facing the ground; and a flexible plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an interior portion and peripheral portions is...
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7574817 |
Shock absorber spacing device
The invention relates to a spacing device substantially consisting of flexible structural supporting elements comprising open arches which are arranged near each other and one after another...
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7571556 |
Heel grid system
An athletic shoe sole construction having a grid system forming a lattice pattern designed to resiliently support a foot and deflect downwardly upon foot imposed forces is provided. The grid system...
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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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7458172 |
Impact attenuating devices and products containing such devices
An impact attenuating device includes both concave and convex side walls, e.g., in an interleaved arrangement, optionally at least partially surrounded by a restraining element that may help return...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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7159259 |
Gelatinous elastomer compositions and articles
Novel gelatinous compositions and articles are formed from an intimate melt blend admixture of one or more of a selected block SEEPS copolymers in combination with one or more polymers of...
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7155844 |
Shock-absorbing shoe structure having adjustable elasticity
A shock-absorbing shoe structure having adjustable elasticity is disclosed. The shoe structure includes a buffering mechanism having a bottom holding plate, a buffering module, and a top holding...
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7140125 |
High-heeled fashion shoe with comfort and performance enhancement features
High-heeled footwear has a heel with a resilient compressible element allowing the heel of the foot to be lowered at heel strike to approximate a normal walking pattern in low-heeled shoes....
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7114269 |
Athletic shoe with improved sole
A shoe has an upper, a foot support region positioned below at least a portion of the upper to support the bottom of a user's foot, a sole secured below the foot support region, and a flexible...
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7107235 |
Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear
The present invention teaches a method of conducting retail and Internet business including making and delivering a custom article of footwear. The article of footwear taught in the present...
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7100309 |
Track shoe with heel plate and support columns
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes an outsole secured to the upper and a plurality of gripping elements extending...
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7082699 |
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...
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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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7043857 |
Athletic shoe having cushioning
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...
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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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7037571 |
Disposable shoe liner
A disposable shoe liner that is formed from a first substrate, a second substrate, and discrete regions of a functional material sandwiched therebetween is provided. In particular, the first and...
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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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7016867 |
Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear
The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, stability, and running economy. Unlike the conventional foam materials...
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6996923 |
Shock absorbing athletic shoe
A shoe including a plate, an arch bridge integral with the plate, and at least one inflated cushion having an exterior sidewall that is curved along the majority of the height of the cushion. In...
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6968636 |
Footwear sole with a stiffness adjustment mechanism
The invention is an article of footwear having a sole comprised of one or more support elements formed of a resilient, compressible material. The support elements are designed such that the...
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6966130 |
Plate 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. The plate includes at least one rib integral with at least...
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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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6962009 |
Bottom surface configuration 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 rear sole...
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6948263 |
Shoe having a multilayered insole
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe with a footbed, an insole having a first layer and a second layer, where the first layer includes a top surface, a bottom...
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6898870 |
Footwear sole having support elements with compressible apertures
The invention is an article of footwear having one or more support elements disposed in the sole. At least one of the support elements includes an aperture that increase the compliance of the sole....
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6775927 |
Removable heel cushion
A removable heel cushion is described. The cushion is comprised of a heel pocket and a resilient shock absorber configured for placement within the heel pocket. The assembled removable heel cushion...
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6754981 |
Footwear structure with outsole bulges and midsole bladder
A footwear structure includes an outsole having outwardly projecting heel and metatarsal bulges joined by a resticted channel, the bulges and channel all opening at an interior surface of the...
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6751891 |
Article of footwear incorporating a shock absorption and energy return assembly for shoes
A shock absorption and energy return assembly for increasing the stability, shock absorption and energy return capabilities of a shoe. The assembly generally includes lower and upper guide members...
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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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6718657 |
Shoe with ergonomic foot pad
A shoe has an ergonomic foot pad disposed inside a cavity formed at an upper side of an outsole and connected to a bottom margin of an upper. The foot pad has a heel part which has a concave upper...
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6691432 |
Intermediary sole and shoe equipped with such a sole
A shoe having an upper and a sole, the sole including a wear sole and an intermediary sole. The intermediary sole includes an upper surface and a bottom surface, a rear zone provided to support the...
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6662473 |
Shoe with ergonomic insole unit
A shoe includes an ergonomic insole unit, and an upper with a bottom margin connected directly to a periphery of the insole unit. The insole unit has a heel part which includes a planar bottom...
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6647645 |
Midsole structure of athletic shoe
A midsole structure for an athletic shoe includes an upper midsole ( 3 ) formed of a soft elastic material and disposed from a heel region to a forefoot region of the shoe, a lower midsole ( 4 )...
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6604300 |
Athletic shoe with improved sole
A shoe has an upper, a foot support region positioned below at least a portion of the upper to support the bottom of a user's foot, a sole secured below the foot support region, and a flexible...
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6574886 |
Footwear and its method of construction
Footwear and a method for its construction including the following features is provided. An upper which defines a volume for receiving a wearer's foot. A midsole which has an inner surface, an...
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6553692 |
Shock absorption mechanism for shoes
A new and improved shock absorption mechanism for shoes comprising a plurality of members defining an upper support planar surface and a lower support planar surface. The upper planar surface and...
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6536137 |
Footwear support system
A footwear support system of the type positioned within an inner volume of an article of footwear includes a footbed and an insole insert. The footbed includes a body having an upper surface and a...
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6523281 |
Footwear for heel strikers
Footwear for a human foot containing an elongated sole piece having a front, middle and rear section and having a ground engaging bottom surface and an upper surface in which the wearer's foot is...
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6519874 |
Shock absorbent footwear assembly
A footwear assembly having a footbed and an insole, which is removably secured to the footbed. The footbed includes a substantially flexible front portion and a rear portion connected to the front...
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6487796 |
Footwear with lateral stabilizing sole
The invention is an article of footwear having a sole comprised of one or more support elements formed of a resilient, compressible material. The support elements are designed such that impact...
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6477792 |
Method of manufacturing a composite vapor-permeable insole and insole thus obtained
A method of manufacturing a vapor-permeable composite insole, comprising the steps of gluing at least one pad of vapor-permeable textile material to a respective work area of a first layer of...
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6460275 |
Orthotic insert
An orthotic device for inserting within a heel portion of a shoe of a user for inhibiting excessive pronation or excessive supination of a user's foot, and for comforting associated pain by...
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6457261 |
Shock absorbing midsole for an athletic shoe
A midsole comprises a heel cup having a semi-rigid upper plate, a lower plate composed of a material that is softer than the upper plate, and at least one telescopic shock absorber between the...
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6455623 |
Freeze-resistant fluid compositions
A freeze-resistant fluid composition has the capacity to deform in response to continuously applied pressure and has the ability to maintain its shape and position in the absence of continuously...
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