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Boots, shoes, and leggings March list of published pending patents 03/07

20070068037 - Shoe ventilation and shock absorbtion mechanism: An article of footwear has ventilation and shock absorption provided by a mechanism which may be constructed within or added to the footwear. A first chamber beneath the heel draws external air through a conduit which includes a one-way valve. As a wearer walks, the heel compresses the first chamber,... Agent: Michael R. Ridinger

20070068038 - Orthopedic corrective sandal or shoe: An orthopedic sandal or shoe to be worn intermittently with and to correct the effects of high heel shoe wear, includes a body with upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface provides equalized pressure support without concentration on the heel or balls of the foot and without arch support. A... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070068039 - Shoes: Shoes having foot support structures formed of arm portions and/or plates having variable flexibility are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070068042 - Closure system: A closure system comprises a hook and pile material having hooks on one side and pile on the other side. With regard to footwear, the present invention is a shoe comprising this material allowing a wearer to adjust the point of attachment of closure straps on the exterior of the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070068041 - Footwear with improved heel support: An article of footwear including a sole and an upper, the upper including a seat adapted to nest the user's heel, the seat including a first stiffener, and an arrangement for varying the seize or volume of the seat provided by the first stiffener, between an expanded position, for which... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070068040 - Footwear with improved tightening of the upper: An article of footwear including a sole and an upper, a lateral quarter and a medial quarter. A device for tightening the upper includes a first lateral lace strand and at least two points for connecting the first lateral strand to the lateral quarter, as well as a first medial... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070068043 - High performance boot: The present invention discloses various features and combinations thereof for use with articles of footwear such as boots. The boots are especially adapted for use on construction projects, and provide protection, support and comfort to the wearer. Numerous outsole configurations and styles are provided, which provide superior traction and a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070068044 - Resin safety shoe toe cap: A resin safety shoe toe cap, formed of a fiber-free thermoplastic resin and comprising a front end upright portion, a big toe upright portion, a little toe upright portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, wherein: (a) outer wall surfaces of the respective upright portions are formed so as... Agent: Michael S. Leonard Everest Intellectual Property Law Group

20070068045 - Footwear for use during or after a pedicure and method of using same: Footwear is described for use during or after a pedicure. The footwear includes a main body for receiving a foot and a toe cover that is repeatedly detachable and attachable to the main body or a sole of the footwear. A rear portion of the footwear wraps around a rear... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC

20070068046 - 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 extends downward from the lower end of the upper to the medial, lateral edges, respectively, of the outsole.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070068047 - Method of manufacturing an article of footwear with exterior ribs: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes the steps of providing a sole assembly; forming an upper having a plurality of ribs on an exterior surface thereof, each rib including a plurality of faces and each face having an image thereon, the upper formed by insert molding a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070062064 - Shoe having improved opanka stitching: The invention relates to a shoe and method for providing a shoe having an outsole with an outside surface, an upper, a liner with an inside surface, and a stitch extending from the outside surface through the upper to the inside surface, where the stitch is a sole securing mechanism... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070062065 - Shoe sole with energy return plate: A shoe sole includes a sole body and a flexible heel member is connected to a bottom of a heel portion of the sole body and two support members are connected to two sides of an arch area of the sole body to support the wearer's plantar arch. A composite... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070062066 - Billet aluminum shoe and boot heel: A heel structure for a shoe or boot composed and manufactured of billet aluminum.... Agent: Charles I. Bradsky

20070062067 - Boot with interchangeable booties: The invention relates to a boot having a sole, an upper placed above the sole, an outer bootie placed between the sole and the upper, a first interchangeable inner bootie removably attachable within the outer bootie, and a second interchangeable inner bootie removably attachable within the outer bootie. The first... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070062068 - Shoe cushion for safety shoes: A shoe cushion for safety shoes includes a plurality of combination pieces pivotally connected with each other. Each of the combination pieces has a first side formed with a pivot shaft and a second side formed with a pivot groove. The pivot shaft of a first combination piece is inserted... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20070062069 - Sole with extensible structure, footwear equipped with same and method for mounting same: The insole (5) comprises a deformable structure (6) in its forepart. When the wearer's foot is put into a footwear article provided with such a complex, it exerts pressure on the edges of the upper (10) thus causing deformation of the sole This ability of deforming the sole avoids feelings... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070062070 - Traction member for shoe: A traction member, such as a shoe cleat, for a shoe is described. According to one exemplary embodiment, a cleat securable to the sole of a shoe can include a hub with an exposed surface facing away from a shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe. The... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070056186 - Ventilated shoe-pad: A ventilated shoe-pad has a shoe-pad body, a ventilated layer and a heel cup. The shoe-pad body is a spongy material and has a heel, a top, a bottom, multiple holes, multiple soft ventilated bodies and a protective lip. The multiple holes are formed separately in the shoe-pad body. The... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070056187 - Traction device: A traction device for a boot has a felt platform with a toe section and a heel section, and a heel extension attached to the heel section. Cording passes through two pairs of passages in each of the toe section and the heel extension. On each side, the cording passing... Agent: Michael J. Weins

20070056188 - Shoe pad structure having an air chamber: A shoe pad structure having an air chamber, particularly a shoe pad structure having an air chamber with cushion effects and applicable to the heel or ball on a shoe sole, comprising a flexible unit installed in an air chamber composed of two flexible plastic films with depressed centers thereof,... Agent: Liberty Patent And Trademark Office

20070056189 - Ankle protection system for soccer shoes, football shoes, baseball shoes, speed skates skateboard and ice skates shoes: The ankle Protection system is conform by an integrated construction in the rear top of the shoe in form of a plastic cushioned shell, that provides protection to the ankle region against impacts in both sides of the foot. An attached flexible membrane positioned in the Aquilles tendon area of... Agent: Kenneth Mathison

20070056190 - Transicleat - convertible athletic shoe: The Transicleat relates generally to an athletic shoe and more particularly to an athletic shoe that converts from an ordinary running shoe to an athletic shoe with removable cleats. It is an athletic shoe comprising a sole that is convertible and may be applied to a variety of athletic shoe... Agent: Jimmy J. Seals

20070051013 - Shoe ventilation system: The forefoot portion of a shoe bottom includes at least one independent open air cavity composed by complementing concave arcs found in the lower midsole and upper midsole. The upper midsole includes at least one ventilation hole for the passage of air to and from the wearer's foot. During compression... Agent: Marshall A. Lerner Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP

20070051014 - Overshoe for sports: An overshoe for sports is comprised of a flexible, stretchable, waterproof material with a plurality of spikes extending from the a base surface that is entirely flat. The plurality of spikes forms a circular design at the toe portion of the flat base and staggers outward so that the spikes... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.c.

20070051015 - Slipper having shape memory: A slipper has an upper portion. The upper portion is flexible. A lower portion is connected to the upper portion. The upper portion and the lower portion include ribbed formations. The upper portion and the lower portion are made of a material having shape memory.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070051016 - Rear foot support: A kit is provided to provide a rear foot support for shoes. The kit includes a flexible member, a removable securing mechanism, and instructions. The instructions describe the use of the flexible member and the removable securing mechanism on shoes, and they recommend the use of the same to support... Agent: Miele Law Group

20070051017 - Shoe with improved opanka construction: The invention relates to a shoe that has a socklining with a periphery, a sole with a periphery, an upper placed above the socklining and extending downwardly around the periphery of the socklining and between the socklining and the sole. The shoe further includes a stitch extending through the socklining,... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, Llc

20070051018 - Bladder with improved construction: The invention relates to a bladder and incorporation of a bladder in a shoe for cushioning a wearer's foot having an outsole, an upper, and a bladder adapted to receive the foot and being placed between the outsole and the upper. The bladder further has a first chamber and a... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, Llc

20070051019 - Apparatus facilitating walking in ski boots.: An appartus (1,2,3,4) that is to be temporarily attached to the soles of ski boots, whenever the wearer is not attached to skis and desires the ability to comfortably walk or desires protection for the sole of the ski boots. The preferred embodiment generally composes sandal type soles (4) made... Agent: Edwin A. Skoch Ii

20070051020 - Footwear: A sole 12 of shoe 10 has a thickened portion defined at an area thereof where a base of toe of user's foot is to be positioned. An engagement is member 30 adapted for allowing a rotating adapter 20 to be releasably engaged therewith. In an inner surface of the... Agent: Snider & Associates

20070044343 - Disposable footwear cover: The present invention relates to disposable protective footwear covers suitable for use in sterile environments, critically controlled environments, medical facilities, and industrial clean rooms.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070044344 - Sandal or shoe: A sandal is formed from generally flexible materials and preferably configured as a thong. The sandal generally includes an upper sole layer joined to a lower sole layer such that the stitching or other attachment means is turned inward to produce an attractive and durable finished seam. One or more... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070044345 - Air cushion: An air cushion has a body and a supporting cushion. The supporting cushion is mounted inside of the body and has multiple hexagon-shaped holes. The holes are formed through the supporting cushion and construct as a hive structure. The hive structure is able to provide an excellent supporting effect to... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20070044346 - Article of footwear with solar panel assembly: An article of footwear includes a sole assembly and an upper secured to the sole assembly and has an exterior surface. At least one solar cell on the exterior surface of the upper is configured to provide power to a power receiving device.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.