Boots, shoes, and leggings inventions 01/07

20070017120 - Breathing insole: A breathing insole for use in a shoe includes an insole body, which has an upper fabric covering, a bottom fabric covering, and a fiber layer located between the upper fabric covering and the bottom fabric covering. The fiber layer has fibers vertically orderly arranged and knitted to the upper... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070017121 - Water-resistant and floatable footwear and method of manufacture therefor: A water-resistant and floatable footwear including an outsole and insole, and an upper member affixed to the sole,wherein the footwear is floatable in water. In particular, the insole of the footwear is constructed of the material “marine buoy;” that is, the insole has an inner structure and an outer coating,... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070017122 - Footwear sole with forefoot stabilizer, ribbed shank, and layered heel cushioning: A footwear sole includes a footwear sole base with a forefoot region, a mid-foot region, and a heel region. A lower heel cushion is positioned in the heel region. An upper heel cushion is positioned over the lower heel cushion. A shank with reinforcement ribs is positioned in the mid-foot... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

20070017123 - Insert for footwear midsole: An insert for a footwear midsole has a center portion which extends centrally across the midsole, a medial portion which extends upwardly from the center portion at the inner side of the midsole and a lateral portion which extends upwardly from the center portion at the outer side of the... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070017124 - Alternating bonded particles and protrusions: Provided is a shoe outsole and/or a sheet material which can be used to fabricate such an outsole (among other things), formed of a base material that includes a number of indentations and lower-extending portions. Small particles are bonded to at least some of the indentations, but the lower-extending portions... Agent: Joseph Swan, A Professional Corporation

20070017125 - Cleat/spike insole shoe: An article of athletic sports footwear comprises an upper for holding a foot of a wearer to a sole having a Cleat/Spike attached Insole. The insole plastic structure mirrors the skeletal structure of the human foot. A plurality of ground engaging members extend downwardly from the Cleat/Spike Insole to a... Agent: James E. Jennings

20070017126 - Pedicure boot: The present invention is directed to a pedicure boot having a forward end of an upper member detachably secured to the forward end of the sole member to enable the toes of the user to be exposed and then covered as needed without having the forward end of the upper... Agent: Watov & Kipnes, P.C.

20070017127 - Bicycle shoe sole having coupling member: A bicycle shoe sole includes a bottom portion having a number of projections extended downwardly from an outer peripheral portion and having a middle portion having no projections, and having a stud extended downwardly from the middle portion. A coupling member is integrally formed on the stud, without fasteners, by... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070011908 - Health shoe with ozone generating device: A health shoe comprises a rubber sole having a groove formed at a rear end of a reel portion at an upper surface of the sole; an ozone device being installed in the groove; the ozone device having a power charging seat; an upper side of the ozone device having... Agent: Jung-chou Huang

20070011907 - Vapor-permeabel and waterproof sole for shoes, particularly but not exclusively for open shoes such as sandals, sabots and the like, and shoe provided with the sole: A vapor-permeable and waterproof sole for shoes, particularly but not exclusively for open shoes such as sandals, sabots and the like. The sole includes a lower element, on which a tread is integrated in a downward region, the lower element chosen between an element that is vapor-permeable at least in... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070011909 - Womens shoe that transforms from a high heel shoe to a flat type shoe: Women's footwear (shoes) that can be worn/used as both a high heel (pump) type shoes as well a flat heel type shoe. Model number one of the transformable shoe feature a raised heel that the raised heel part of the shoe clips on and off the back (heel) part of... Agent: John G. Palmeri Iii

20070011914 - Shoe with anatomical protection: The present invention provides a floating anatomical protector for use in articles of footwear, and is particularly suited for footwear employing a wraparound lacing system. The floating anatomical protector preferably does not directly contact the superstructure of the article of footwear when worn. Instead, the lacing or other fastening system... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070011910 - Shoe with lacing: The present invention provides a wraparound lacing system for use in all manner of footwear. The lacing system includes a lace which encircles the upper and midsole of the article of footwear in a spiral, helical, coiled or similar wound wraparound pattern. The upper includes finger members which independently adjust... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070011911 - Shoe with lacing: The present invention provides a wraparound lacing system for use in all manner of footwear. The lacing system includes a lace which encircles the upper and midsole of the article of footwear in a spiral, helical, coiled or similar wound wraparound pattern. The upper includes finger members which independently adjust... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070011912 - Shoe with lacing: The present invention provides a wraparound lacing system for use with footwear. The lacing system includes a lace which encircles the housing of the article of footwear in a spiral, helical, coiled or similar wound wraparound pattern. The housing includes finger members which independently adjust to the contours of the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070011913 - Sports shoe for running or cross-country skiing: The invention relates to a sports boot (1) for walking or cross-country skiing, with a flexible shaft (2) receiving the foot, and a reinforcement (5) surrounding the shaft (2) on its external side by sections and being connected with the outsole (3). The shaft (2) is formed in this connection... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070011915 - Post pedicure shoe: A post-pedicure shoe according to the present invention includes a sole having front and rear ends and upper and lower surfaces. A foam cushion is situated atop the sole upper layer for comfortably accommodating a person's foot. The shoe includes a toe cover pivotally coupled to the front of the... Agent: Harshaw Research Incorporated

20070011916 - Shoe, in particular for a child: Shoe (10), in particular for a child, which advantageously has an unusually long lifetime, is of the type comprising a sole (12) and a upper (14), that define a determined fitting volume (V2), in which a determined length (L2) and a determined fitting (C2) are individualized, said shoe (10) comprising... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070011917 - False heel training shoe component: A footwear component is disclosed for the purpose of adding athletic and muscle-toning benefit to virtually any shoe type by way of manufacturing in a false heel. The false heel is comprised of a pliable yet durable material that covers and hides a gap that is created by the lack... Agent: Kenneth S. Hayes

20070011918 - Shoe construction: A shoe with increased flexibility in a forefoot portion that includes an upper, an upper lining, an outsole, a footbed and a flexible insole. The flexible insole is located in the forefoot portion of the upper and is stitched directly to the upper lining along a perimeter of the flexible... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070011920 - Intelligent footwear systems: The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjustable elements in response to a signal from a sensor to modify the... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070011919 - Systems for activating and/or authenticating electronic devices for operation with footwear and other uses: Articles of footwear and footwear systems include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the footwear or for performing other functions. Such systems and methods may use physical or other interaction(s) between the module and the article of footwear for activating and/or deactivating the module... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070006486 - Dance footwear: In example embodiments, a thin, compliant covering is provided for engaging the bottom of a dancer's foot. The covering has a body portion and a distal securer, which may comprise toe openings for receiving and encircling toes of a wearer. In these example embodiments, the body portion does not extend... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070006487 - Footwear with two-plate system: The present invention relates to footwear which has improved shock absorbency due to a cushioning and has superior support due to a rigid or semi-rigid orthotic plate. The orthotic plate may be removably or securably attachable to the upper, and the padding may be removably or securably attachable to the... Agent: Kenneth L. Nash

20070006488 - 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 and beneath the wearer's foot to provided added cushioning to the wearer. The bladder contains air at slightly above... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070006489 - Control systems and foot-receiving device products containing such systems: Foot-receiving devices, such as articles of footwear, include: (a) a sensing device that senses a characteristic of an interaction between a user's foot and a foot-receiving device; (b) a control system that receives output from the sensing device and controls a characteristic of the foot-receiving device based on this output;... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070006490 - Cleat protector shoe cover: A cleat protector shoe cover. The cleat protector shoe cover has an upper portion formed of either engagements or an elastic material and having a shoe opening formed in a top thereof. The cleat protector shoe cover is stretchable and engages with a cleated shoe to prevent the cleats from... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070000148 - 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 having a plurality of through holes on top of the duct member, a semi-spherical bubble member... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070000149 - Stretch ribbon for ballet shoes: A ribbon capable of being connected to a ballet shoe and wrapped around the ankle of a person wearing the ballet shoe to secure the ballet shoe to the person, wherein the ribbon is made of a material that can expand and contract, and wherein the ribbon is capable of... Agent: Frank A. Mazzeo Frank A. Mazzeo, P.C.

20070000150 - Shoe with improved contruction: The invention relates to a shoe for providing enhanced comfort and protection to a user's foot having a sole with a top surface, an upper placed above the top surface, an optional arch made of a single unit of malleable material and placed between the top surface and upper, and... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070000151 - Waterproof shoes with thermoplastic polyurethane (tpu) insteps: This present invention describes a system of waterproof shoes with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) insteps, including vamp, instep and sole, in which the waterproof welt coated with waterproof glue is gummed on the seam between the vamp and the sole; the metal section, instep, mid-sole and inner welt is formed in... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20070000152 - Bowling shoes with interchangeable heels: A shoe with a removable and interchangeable heel that may be removably secured to a heel region of the shoe sole, thus, allowing the user to adjust the way the shoe engages a ground surface. The shoe includes an attachment system for removably securing the removable and interchangeable heel to... Agent: Trask Britt

20070000153 - Bicycle shoe: A pedal connection arrangement includes a pedal having a spherical portion with an outer spherical surface. The pedal connection arrangement also includes a bicycle shoe that has a pedal gripping cavity that directly engages at least portions of the outer spherical surface of the pedal when the shoe is engaged... Agent: Pritzkau Patent Group, LLC

20070000154 - Intelligent footwear systems: The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjustable elements in response to a signal from a sensor to modify the... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070000155 - Shoes with electrostatical grounding: The shoes with electrostatic grounding includes a sole, connected to the top of the shoes, an insole placed on the sole, and an electro conductive element, made as one or more rivets, connecting the sole with the insole and providing reliable electric contact between the user's body and a ground... Agent: Global Innovations & Patent Consulting