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7437836 Insole assembly for increasing weight of footwear and heavy footwear having weight-increasing midsole/outsole  
An insole assembly for increasing the weight of footwear and a heavy footwear having an outsole and/or a midsole made of a high specific gravity compressed resin to enhance exercise effect. The...
7434338 Insole construction for footwear  
An insole construction for footwear comprising a base member, an intermediate member formed of a foam and having a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced raised cushioning elements on the...
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...
7401424 Composite outsole  
A composite outsole including a carbon fiber portion and a titanium portion. The titanium portion is molded to the carbon fiber portion using adhesives and the like. The titanium portion provides...
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 )...
7392601 Chimney structures for apparel  
The present invention employs chimneys and chimneys structures to move or vent heat and moisture away from the foot and out of the microclimate of the shoe. The chimneys define pathways that...
7386945 Sole for increased circulation  
A sole for a shoe to increase circulation in the wearer's foot during forefoot intensive activities. The sole includes a midsole having at least one protrusion disposed in a forefoot region thereof...
7370382 Method for manufacturing breathable shoe  
A breathable shoe, including: an upper assembly ( 10;310;410 ) having a breathable upper ( 11;311;411 ); a membrane ( 14;314;414 ) made of a material which is waterproof and breathable, and a sole...
7367141 Waterproof and breathable sole for shoes, and shoe manufactured with such sole  
A waterproof and breathable sole for shoes, having a structure including a supporting layer which, at least in a preset macroportion, is made of net, felt or other diffusely perforated material. A...
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...
7337562 Inner sole adjustable in weight  
A footwear insole that is put into a footwear when used includes an insole body put in the footwear, and a load-applying part installed on a rear portion of the insole body to apply load to a user...
7337557 Air-permeable shoe  
On the upper surface of a lower sole transverse grooves reaching the lateral surface of the sole are formed, and an upper sole in which a recess is formed is stacked on the lower sole. In the...
7331125 Slipper insole, slipper, and method for manufacturing a slipper  
An insole is described that can be placed with an insole receiving area of a slipper. The insole can be prepared by compression molding a structure comprising a foam layer having a first foam side...
7331121 Inflatable shoe sole  
A shoe sole includes a chamber which is inflated by a pumping device via a connection tube. The connection tube includes a first valve to prevent air from flowing back into the pumping device and...
7328525 Shoe with ventilating opening  
The present invention relates to a shoe with a ventilating opening. The shoe includes an upper part having a through hole and an inner part with a path hole, and a shoe sole mounted to the upper...
7328524 Shoe with improved ventilation  
The invention relates to a sole that includes a bottom surface, a top surface, and a shaft extending upwardly from the top surface. The shaft further includes an upper surface and an elongated hole...
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...
7310894 Footwear for use in shower  
A shower shoe diminishes the risk of slipping in wet and slippery areas. The shower shoe or slipper can be easily worn by an individual when taking a shower, bath or simply walking through a...
7266909 Insole embedded with germanium  
An insole embedded with germanium includes a upper layer, a lower layer and a germanium-plated blade interposed between the upper layer and the lower layer. The germanium-plated blade includes a...
7254903 Footwear with ventilating and shock-absorbing device  
Disclosed is footwear including a ventilation and shock-absorbing device having an air pump and a check valve for passing air supplied by the air pump. The footwear includes an air chamber provided...
7251907 Air ventilated shoes  
Apparatus 10 discloses a shoe 12 incorporating a ventilation system comprised of a port 14 positioned within the wall of the shoe, which in the preferred embodiment is located approximate the...
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...
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...
7210248 Shoe ventilation system  
Disclosed is a ventilation system for articles of footwear. The ventilation system includes at least one opening in the shoe upper and at least one guiding surface over the opening. The guiding...
7178266 Air circulating shoe  
A shoe with increased air circulating properties that includes an upper, a sole assembly, waterproof layer and a footbed. A shank that includes at least one vent is incorporated into the sole...
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...
7171764 Insole construction for footwear  
An insole construction for footwear comprising a base member, an intermediate member formed of a foam and having a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced raised cushioning elements on the...
7159339 Bottom assembly for an article of footwear  
An article of footwear having an upper and an outer bottom assembly, the outer bottom assembly having an outsole and, in the heel zone, an elastically deformable element that is substantially...
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...
7146750 One-piece shoe construction with improved ventilation  
The invention relates to a apparatus and method for providing a shoe with an upper and a sole having a top surface, where the upper is integrally formed with the sole and where the top surface has...
7107705 Insole with improved cushioning and anatomical centering device  
An insole having a molded base and a top sheet. The insole includes directional air ports for facilitating airflow above and below the insole. In addition, the insole has a shock absorbing pad...
7107702 Water shoes  
A water shoes for improving the safety of public bathing and swimming areas. The water shoes includes comprises a sole portion, and upper portion including vamp and quarters, and a cuff portion for...
7096605 Article of footwear having an embedded plate structure  
An article of footwear includes a sole with a midsole. A midsole plate includes a lateral fork member and a medial fork member configured to provide flexibility to the phalanges bones during ground...
7096604 Mid-sole for waterproof breathable soles for shoes, and waterproof breathable sole comprising said mid-sole  
A mid-sole for waterproof and breathable soles for shoes, which includes a waterproof and breathable membrane and at least one lower layer made of breathable elongation-preventing composite...
7082696 Sole structure of Goodyear's dual-intake air-capsule shoes  
A sole structure of Goodyear's dual-intake air-capsule shoes includes a sole formed with a vent slot; a heel portion provided with an air-capsule receptacle, in which a T-type intake slot is...
7069672 Shoe with a foot massaging effect  
A shoe with a foot-massaging effect comprises a sole, optionally with a heel, and a top material. A cushion containing a massage element and/or active medical agents is provided in the interior of...
7059067 Footwear structure and method of forming the same  
A footwear structure including an outsole, an upper and a midsole. The outsole may include at least one stretch zone for allowing expansion and contraction of the outsole, e.g. corresponding to...
7055265 Sandal system for athletic activities  
A sandal system for athletic activities. The sandal system may include a sandal with a midsole having a cavity contoured to receive an activity-specific insole and a plurality of interchangeable...
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,...
7051456 Article of footwear incorporating an inflatable chamber  
An article of footwear is disclosed that includes a fluid system having a pump chamber and an inflatable pressure chamber. The pressure chamber is configured to extend at least partially around the...
7047667 Composite insoles with natural pile layer  
A comfortable, supportive odor absorbing insole covering the inner sole of footwear has a bottom inner sole engaging open cellular resilient cushion layer, impregnated with odor adsorbing chemicals...
7024803 Stratified insole for the internal ventilation and control of the microclimate of a shoe  
A stratified insole for the internal ventilation and the control of the microclimate of a shoe of the type including a sole, if necessary provided with holes intercommunicating with the inside of...
7017283 Foot pain-relieving articles and methods thereof  
Articles that provide foot pain-relief for wearers of shoes and methods are disclosed. The foot pain-relief articles comprise removable inserts for foot wear that are activated by exposure to air...
6990754 Slipper insole, slipper, and method for manufacturing a slipper  
An insole is described that can be placed with an insole receiving area of a slipper. The insole can be prepared by compression molding a structure comprising a foam layer having a first foam side...
6986215 Waterproofed breathable sole for shoes and method for the manufacture thereof  
A waterproofed and breathable sole for shoes, which includes a tread made of leather, or similar breathable and water-permeable material, at least partially covered in an upward region by a...
6983555 Stable footwear that accommodates shear forces  
A shoe sole is described that provides both cushioning and stability. The sole has a plurality of layers, including a transition layer which allows relative motion between the layers adjacent to...
6976321 Adjustable air cushion insole with additional upper chamber  
An inflatable inner sole for footwear has a flexible, inflatable enclosure with an inflation system that preferably includes an on-board air pump and a pressure relief valve. This embodiment has an...
6976319 Footwear construction  
A footwear construction comprising a flexible and resilient outsole having a front portion with a plurality of depending moguls on the bottom surface thereof. A midsole is positioned over the...
6951066 Cushioning sole for an article of footwear  
Disclosed herein is a shoe construction for providing increased cushioning effects. The shoe includes a sole, a footbed, and a layer of a plurality of deformable protrusions disposed between at...