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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 )...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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