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Boots, shoes, and leggings January USPTO class listing 01/08

20080022553 - Article of footwear with an articulated sole structure: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a connecting portion positioned adjacent the upper and extending along a longitudinal length of the upper. A plurality of discrete sole elements extend downward from the connecting portion.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080022554 - Article of footwear having an upper with thread structural elements: An article of footwear includes an upper that is at least partially formed from a base layer and thread sections that lie adjacent a surface of the base layer. The thread sections are positioned to provide structural elements that, for example, restrain stretch in directions corresponding with longitudinal axes of... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20080022556 - Shoe sole structures: Footwear, particularly athletic shoes, that has a sole structure copying support, stability and cushioning structures of the human foot. Still more particularly, this invention relates to the use of the shoe upper portion to envelop one or more portions of the shoe midsole in combination with portions of the shoe... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20080022557 - Method of construction and footware using mated components: A method and apparatus for forming footwear, such as a sandal, with a footstrap secured to a sole by way of engagement of an insertion portion with a recess. The recess may be molded into a portion of the sole with an exposed opening at the outer surface of the... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080022559 - Heel ulcer prevention and cushioning boot: A cushioning boot for bed-ridden patients. The boot includes a thickly-padded leg engaging portion and foot engaging portion with a front opening for easy insertion of a patient foot and leg. A series of stretchable, adjustable closure panels are removably secured to the boot for positioning and inserted leg in... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080022560 - Device for transforming on demand a city shoe into a sports shoe and shoes adapted to said device: Two plates (2, 3) are arranged under a forefoot and a heel and comprisies longitudinal edges (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b) inclined with respect to the transversal axis of a sole and the lateral edges (2c, 2d: 3c, 3d) which are not parallel and have different lengths. Winglets bonded to the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080010855 - Footwear with multi-piece midsole: Articles of footwear having a unitary midsole with an integrally molded toe cap that extends over the wearer's toes are disclosed, in which the midsole is molded in multiple sections one of which includes the integrally-molded toe cap which are joined to one another to provide the unitary midsole.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080010857 - Instant custom moldable insole: A custom moldable insole comprising an outer Thermoplastic Urethane bag that contains a first inner bag filled with a first silicone fluid. Together with the first silicone fluid, the first inner bag also contains second inner bag. Inside the second inner bag is a second silicon fluid. This configuration ensures... Agent: White-welker & Welker, LLC

20080010859 - Convertible traction shoes: A convertible shoe having a shoe body and a shoe sole. An air channel formed in said shoe sole including pressurized air inlet and air exhaust. An elongated pocket or multiple individual pockets in the bottom of the shoe sole and along said air channel. A flexible wall portion between... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080010860 - Cleated footwear: An article of footwear, such as a cleated shoe, includes a sole portion with cleats which taper transversely, protruding less at the sole edges and more towards the middle of the sole. The footwear may take the form of a substantially flat sole to which the cleats are anchored and... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080010865 - Modular snow travel system for common footwear: A modular snow travel system for common footwear includes a first traction component which may be an overboot. The first traction component includes at least one traction cleat having latch, such as an exposed hook portion, for engagement with a snowdeck. The engagement is effected by a releasable locking mechanism... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080010867 - Personalized footwear: Footwear and methods of manufacturing footwear. One embodiment provides a personalized or customized piece of footwear including a sole, an upper member, and a customer defined decoration (e.g. a message) attached to a forward portion of the upper member. The piece of footwear may be a leather athletic shoe and... Agent: Moster Wynne, P.C.

20080010866 - Shoe accessory: Apparatus and methods secure an open-backed shoe during use. The apparatus prevents the bottom of a pant leg from slipping between a person's heel and a shoe bed of the shoe when walking. The apparatus is external to the shoe and comprises an anklet, which is worn around the ankle... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080005929 - Cushioning system for footwear: A shoe having a shock absorbing bottom comprising one or more compartments filled with gas, for example air or nitrogen and which functions as a spring and one or more dampers which function to control rebound and vibrations. The damper can be viscoelastomeric material.... Agent: Cozen O'connor, P.C.

20080005928 - Structure for the flexible damping of dynamic effects on a body, and a damping member: Structure, especially shoe-sole structure for the flexible damping dynamic effects on a body, which structure has layers (9, 10) situated transversally with respect to the direction of the dynamic effect, connected to each other with flexible connecting element (11),said layers (9, 10) being situated at a distance from each other... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080005930 - Wet grip characteristics of shoes: Method of improving the performance of sports shoes, especially soccer boots, by improving the coefficient of friction of key areas of the shoe (such as the toe box and upper) in both wet and dry conditions. Described are the application of butylene type coatings, including polyisobutylene polymers, to maintain desirable... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080005931 - Shoe sole orthotic structures and computer controlled compartments: This invention relates generally to footwear with a shoe sole, including at least one insertable midsole orthotic. The insertable midsole orthotic is removably inserted within the shoe upper, the sides of which hold it in position. The shoe sole includes a concavely rounded side or underneath portion, which may be... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy