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6367174 Insole or sole of shoes and manufacturing method thereof  
A recess portion 12 and a thick outer peripheral portion 13 are formed in an upper surface of a bottom plate 1 . A recess portion 21 is formed in a lower surface of a cover 2 . The recess...
6343426 Resilient sole for use in articles of footwear to enhance balance and stability  
A resilient sole for use in an article of footwear. The sole has controlled stiffness and manifests a slow shape recovery following compression by the plantar surface of the foot. A footwear...
6338768 Method for manufacturing a shoe insole  
A method is provided for manufacturing a shoe insole. First, high density thermoplastic material and low density thermoplastic material are conveyed through two feed pipes respectively into a...
6318002 Integrally injected shoe insole with a middle shoe insole  
An integrally injected shoe insole with a middle shoe insole has a plastic layer, a middle shoe insole layer and a web layer. Multiple meshes are defined on the web layer, and multiple connecting...
6286232 Pregnancy/maternity insoles  
A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a forefoot portion for extending at least to metatarsals of a foot; a cupped heel portion having a varus of approximately 7 degrees for the...
6282816 Insole for footwear  
An insole for a shoe or boot produced by molding together a stiff outer plastic shell, a dual foam inner layer of rubber-like material and a fabric upper layer engaged by the foot. A more dense...
6280815 Custom-formable shoe insert  
A custom-formable shoe insert is disclosed that comprises (1) a conformable substrate layer, where at least a portion of the substrate layer is impregnated with a storage-stable, settable resin...
6263592 Footwear pad  
A footwear pad comprises a resilient layer of a plastic foam material, a protective layer of a wear-resistant cloth and adhered to the upper surface of the resilient layer, and a magnetic layer...
6247249 Shoe system with a resilient shoe insert  
The shoe system comprises a shoe that has a toe section and a heel portion. A shoe sole is disposed inside the shoe and has a groove defined therein. The groove extends angularly from an upper...
6247250 Conformable shoe insert with a support layer  
A shoe insert includes a support layer having a bottom surface and a top surface opposing the bottom surface. The shoe insert further includes a cushion layer fixedly superposed onto the top...
6219941 Foot massaging shoe insole and method of making same  
A foot massaging shoe insole is made by forming a base into the general outline of a human foot, applying an adhesive in a pattern on the base, and adhering a plurality of discrete, shaped pellets...
6216365 Shock-absorbing insole  
A shock-absorbing insole for footwear, including a top member adapted to be in contact with the user's foot; a bottom member partly connected to the top member and adapted to rest on the inside...
6209228 Shoe pad assembly  
A shoe pad assembly has a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and an elastic base layer. The first layer is an air permeable fabric. The second layer has a gauze dipping in a solution...
6205684 Strike pad assembly  
A strike pad for an athletic shoe to be located adjacent the heel portion of the shoe, made of a flexible resilient material comprising a disc-like upper portion having a series of semi-spherical...
6205685 Adjustable orthotic  
A shoe insert that can be customized by the user to control pronation of the foot and to relieve or reduce stress at painful areas of the foot comprising a sheet of a natural material such as...
6199304 Sockliner  
A laminated foam sockliner for use in combination with footwear to cushion a foot inserted in the footwear. The sockliner comprises a compressibly resilient closed cell foam lower layer having top...
6195917 Footwear insole insert  
An insole insert for application into a shoe, and which is formed as a laminar material of various layers of paper, polymer, stranded thermoplastic or thermosetting material, foams of select...
6185844 Disposable absorbent shoe insert  
A pair of disposable absorbent shoe inserts includes first and second inserts, each including a porous upper layer which allows moisture to pass from the user's foot into an absorbent middle layer....
6178664 Protective insole insert for footwear  
A puncture proof insole insert formed of multiple layers of flexible metal sheets, the insert being capable of stopping penetration by a sharp object at forces up to 60 foot pounds in the ball area...
6176025 Cushioning system for golf shoes  
A cushioning system for golf shoe includes a footbed having a sole region, an arch region, and a heel region. The footbed includes an upper layer which is engaged by the foot of a golfer and a...
6138383 Shoe insert  
The invention in a shoe insert to be fitted into and maintained in a conventional walking or running shoe to provide support and cushioning to the foot of such shoe wearer. The shoe insert is to...
6131221 Cushion pad  
A cushion pad has an upper layer, a middle layer, and a lower layer. The middle layer is disposed between the lower layer and the upper layer. The upper layer is made of an air-permeability fabric....
6131311 Insole insert for footwear  
An insole insert comprises a body having a bottom portion, a heel edge, a lateral side edge, a medial side edge, a depression portion spaced generally centrally beneath the user's first metatarsal...
6120880 Performance enhancing athletic shoe components and methods  
The present invention provides performance enhancing shoe components. The invented shoe component includes an upper layer of 1,4-polybutadiene and, optionally, a rubber such as natural rubber,...
6119370 Sole liner for shoe  
An insert or inner sole for a shoe having as its purpose support of the metatarsal and arch portions of the foot to thereby reduce pressure on those areas and associated foot pain. The insert or...
6112432 Insole, footwear, and method for manufacturing footwear  
An insole for use in a slipper is provided. The insole includes a first cushion layer and a second cushion layer. The first cushion layer includes a first foam layer and an air permeable membrane...
6101743 Construction for ultra-thin orthotic  
A thin orthotic insert having a rigid rearfoot plate and a flexible forefoot cushion which are joined together without requiring a separate top cover. A connection is formed by a slot at the...
6098315 Self molding insole insert  
An insert for a shoe comprises a pouch having a moldable, thixotropic material and a shell having a catalyst. The shell is capable of being ruptured by massaging the pouch to allow the catalyst to...
6092311 Interlocking footwear insole replacement system  
Footwear is provided with a series of removable insoles, each being adapted to be detachably installed to the outsole. The insoles have a wearing surface which conforms to the shape of the user's...
6048810 Waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for snowboard boots, alpine boots, hiking boots and the like  
The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for a snowboard boot includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are...
6038790 Flexible sole with cushioned ball and/or heel regions  
A shoe sole has cushioning in ball and heel regions of the sole. The sole includes an insole which has openings in the ball and heel regions which increase the flexibility of the insole. The insole...
6021587 Shoe insole  
A shoe insole is composed of a toe portion, a sole portion and a heel portion. The insole has a thickness of 2 mm or more. The toe portion and the sole portion have a hardness value ranging between...
6006447 Shoe insole with air circulation system  
The present invention discloses a device for a shoe insole having multiple layers which form an air circulation system. A first layer is a fabric-like covering; a non-deformable second and...
6006448 Disposable third web bubble plastic slippers  
A scuff type slipper is produced so economically that it may be disposable, yet it has excellent cushioning properties and a sole with sufficient stiffness that the heel end will not fold under...
6000147 Three section orthotic device  
An orthotic which comprises an upper section and a lower section which can be hinged to each other by a hinge. The facing surfaces of the sections are covered with sheets of loop material....
5996255 Puncture resistant insole  
An improved sole or insole for providing puncture resistance in boots and other types of shoes includes multiple layers of a tightly woven, puncture resistant fabric, formed from high tensile...
5994245 Laminated product for use in footwear manufacturing  
A laminated insole (2) for a footwear has an upper layer (4) of a resilient foam material having an outline (6) shaped for incorporation in the footwear, and a bottom layer of a fibrous mat (10)...
5992056 Anti-personnel mine protective footpad  
The present invention discloses a footpad or inner sole to be used and worn inside the boot or shoe of military or civilian personnel exposed to dangerous environments in order to prevent injury to...
5976100 Custom orthotic foot support with magnetic therapy  
A custom-made orthotic support unit including specific orthotic magnet elements formed into a unitary arch support for insertion, into and/or onto contemporary footwear for providing both postural...
5960566 Composite material orthotic insert constructed for enhanced control and durability  
A composite material blank for an orthotic insert. The device is formed of layers of fiberglass and graphite fiber material. A first graphite fiber layer provides the overall structure with...
5958546 Custom insoles  
A method for producing a custom insole for a foot of a user, the method including the steps of providing a preformed insole precursor, the precursor being constructed of a solid material which is...
5955172 Shoe with a ventilation layer  
A shoe with an outer layer and a ventilation layer positioned against the inside of the outer layer. The ventilation layer has a flat textile structure, at least on its side which is turned towards...
5946825 Footwear having slow recovery liner  
A cushion for use inside footwear having an interior for receiving a foot of a wearer. The cushion includes a liner made of cushioning material. The liner is sized and shaped for reception on an...
5906872 Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear  
An article of footwear comprising relatively elastic and relatively inelastic materials chemically bonded together is disclosed. In one embodiment, the relatively elastic and relatively inelastic...
5901468 Flexible foot support insert for athletic shoe, and the like  
A variably flexible insert, or sets of inserts for an athletic shoe is provided which absorbs and distributes a portion of the user's weight. The insert is constructed of an injection molded...
5891545 Blank construction for a foot orthotic  
A blank construction for a foot orthotic is formed of a first section and a second section smaller than the first section and which is joined to the first section. The first section has a shape...
5864968 Shoe with perfluoropolyether insole  
A shoe with an improved cushioning insole containing perfluoropolyether. The perfluoropolyether resists breakdown, extending the useful life of both the insole and the shoe. Preferably, the insole...
5860229 Inlay sole with massaging knobs  
An sole includes a soft-elastic lower layer (2) of an atoxic and organically compatible material, a flexible cover layer (1), e.g. naturally tanned leather, and knobs (5) made of elastically...
5829171 Custom-fitting footwear  
Footwear such as a shoe or boot has an upper, an outsole and an insole. The insole comprises a layer of thermoplastic material and a heater member. The heater member is capable of generating heat...
5799414 Shoe insert with non-compressible deformable base attached to resilient pads  
A shoe insert that can be customized by the user to control pronation of the foot and to relieve or reduce stress at painful areas of the foot comprising a film of plastic capable of being deformed...