Boots, shoes, and leggings inventions 08/07

20070199210 - Compression molded footwear and methods of manufacture: An article of footwear having an upper, which includes a first foam layer having a first surface and a second surface remote from the first surface, a second foam layer having a first surface and a second surface remote from the first surface, and a middle layer having a first... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070199211 - Flexible foot-support structures and products containing such support structures: Support structures for footwear and the like include a contacting member (e.g., an outsole) that includes at least two recessed segments extending in a longitudinal direction in the forefoot portion. The recessed segments provide lines of flex such that various regions of the contacting member independently move about the lines... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070199212 - Interchangeable orthopedic footwear: An article of footwear includes an outer sole having a bottom walking surface and an opposed top surface, an upper member and a zipper member connected to the outer sole and to the upper member for releasably securing the upper member to the outer sole. An orthopedic appliance is received... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070199213 - Flexible and/or laterally stable foot-support structures and products containing such support structures: Support structures for footwear and the like include contact surface-contacting members (e.g., outsole structures) having an exterior surface that includes: (a) a recessed segment extending longitudinally from a forefoot to a heel portion, (b) plural lateral motion inhibiting traction elements in the lateral, forefoot portion, and (c) plural medial motion... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070193064 - Shoe with compartment accessible from the insole: A shoe, comprising an upper, a hollow base enclosing a compartment and an insole attached between the upper and the hollow base having an access port to the compartment etched out of the insole. The compartment is enclosed by a side elevational surface of the base. The compartment can extend... Agent: Maria Erlinda C. Sarno, Esq.

20070193065 - Shock absorbing device for shoe sole in rear foot part: The present invention provides a shock absorbing device for a shoe sole in a rear foot part which can restrain the inclination of the foot toward the medial side while absorbing the shock of landing on the lateral side of the foot. A shock absorbing device for a shoe sole... Agent: Michael E Zall

20070193066 - Softboots and waterproof / breathable moisture transfer composite and liner for in-line skates, ice-skates, hockey skates, snowboard boots, alpine boots, hiking boots and the like: The soft boot and liner includes moisture transfer system that includes an inner fabric layer carefully selected from technically advanced fabrics. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, spacer fabrics and breathable membranes, in various orders. Encapsulation technology and waterproofing are used as... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070193067 - Device for neutralizing the slipperiness of wet frozen surfaces, articles embodying the device, and methods for making the device and the articles: Traction on wet slippery icy and/or snowy surfaces is improved by the use bamboo leaves which are disposed on articles which engage the slippery surfaces. The bamboo leaves are disposed on the articles in question with the underside of the bamboo leaves oriented so as to engage the slippery surfaces.... Agent: William W. Jones

20070193068 - Footwear mold assembly with removable plate and method of manufacturing footwear: A mold assembly for soles of an article of footwear includes a first portion having a recess formed therein and a second portion engageable with the first portion. A removable insert is positioned within the recess of the first portion and has a first aperture and a second aperture. The... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070193069 - Device for retaining a boot on a snowshoe: A device (1) for retaining the front of a boot on a snowshoe, said device including an assembly of retention walls (2, 3a, 3b) forming an enclosure opening towards the rear (AR) and in which the front end of the boot is intended to be received, characterized in that the... Agent: Thomas E. Kocovsky, Jr. Fay Sharpe LLP

20070193070 - Footwear with embedded tracking device and method of manufacture: Footwear with an embedded tracking device includes a sole and an upper. The tracking device is disposed in a cavity formed in the top surface of the sole. A wireless communication antenna and/or a location signal antenna is disposed on the upper. The antenna(s) is/are connected to the tracking device... Agent: Henneman & Associates, PLC

20070186441 - Device and method for shoe covering: An easy wearing disposable shoe cover and a wearing method are provided. The shoe cover has a rear portion, distinguished from a front portion, being capable of flipping around a sole. An elastic band, being omitted from front portion, strains the rear portion to be lower than front portion, which... Agent: Stephen Liye Chen

20070186443 - Shoe with interchangeable strap system: The present invention provides a shoe with a sole member having an upper surface for receiving a user's foot and a lower surface for contacting a support surface. The sole member has a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are spaced apart and extend between the upper and lower... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070186446 - Article of footwear with a removable foot-supporting insert: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper that defines an interior void, a sole structure secured to the upper, and a foot-supporting insert that is positionable within a lower area of the void and removable from the void. A system having a protrusion and an indentation may... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070186447 - Inner lacing shoes: A shoe, including: g) an upper, having an inside and an outside, and including a toe box, a heel part, the heel part having a top section and a bottom section, and a split throat, the split throat having two flaps one on either side of the split throat; h)... Agent: Foothill Law Group

20070186448 - Apparatus, system, and method for unibody skate boot: Skate boot apparatuses, a skate, and a method are provided. A base including an upper face configured to receive a wearer's foot and a lower face configured to structurally support a skate mechanism is provided. An integral upper support is provided, the integral upper support extending upwardly from the base... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070180730 - Article of footwear having an upper with a matrix layer: Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include one or more of: (a) a sole structure; (b) an upper having lateral and medial side elements engaged with the sole structure, the upper made from a polymer matrix structure that extends through at least a heel region; (c) a size adjustment mechanism... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070180731 - Shoe with breathable and waterproof sole and upper: A shoe with a breathable and waterproof sole and upper, including a breathable and waterproof sole, an assembly associated with the sole in an upward region, an external breathable upper, an internal lining and, between them, a breathable and waterproof membrane, and an at least partially perforated or breathable insole,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070180732 - Rear balance walking shoes: The present invention relates to a rear balance walking shoe having a sole in which double earth axes are formed on the sole at a rear side with respect to the middle of the sole, and the heel and the toe of the sole are elevated from respective double earth... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20070180734 - Shoe insole featuring sand / sand-like material: A shoe insole using sand/sand-like material to provide improved comfort and support is presented. The inventive insole consists of a top layer composed of a natural fiber material, an intermediate lining layer for securing the sand/sand-like material, and an inner layer containing sand/sand-like material. The three layers are put together... Agent: Judd Mcmanus

20070180735 - Snowshoes in which the binding for retaining the boot is joined to a cross-piece whose ends are connected with the framework: A snowshoe (1) whose binding (5) for retaining of the boot is mounted on a cross-piece (9) whose ends are mounted laterally to the snowshoe itself, characterized in that the aforementioned ends are mounted via two couplings (7a, 7b) of two rings, namely a left coupling (7a) and a right... Agent: Thomas E. Kocovsky, Jr. Fay Sharpe LLP

20070180736 - 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

20070180737 - 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

20070180738 - Postural corrective ankle stabilizing insole: An orthotic insole usable in an article for footwear for aligning a foot with its lower leg to provide balance and support having a support base, an expandable rail section moveable between a receiving position and a grabbed position around an outer edge of the foot, and an expandable rail... Agent: Robert M. Patino

20070175064 - Waterproof protective overshoe for golf shoes: A waterproof protective overshoe or boot adapted to be worn over a standard rubber or plastic blunted smooth bottom cleated golf shoe, the overshoe having a rugged outsole with a protruding patterned grid tread, a smooth resilient compressible flexible conforming insole for receiving the rubber or plastic cleats of a... Agent: Sanford J. Piltch, Esq.

20070175066 - 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 surface and a lower surface. The upper comprises a forward region having a forward center of loading and a rear... Agent: Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg

20070175068 - Pu sole for shoes: The present invention is aimed to provide a shoe sole partly made of PU. The object is realized by a shoe sole having a woven surface layer attached to the surface of an EVA based base layer; a shaped hole formed through the base layer, a PU based air permeable... Agent: Sally Chang