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Boots, Shoes, And Leggings > Soles > Cushion > Pneumatic PneumaticPneumatic patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/10/08 - 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. ... 01/10/08 - 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 ... 12/27/07 - 20070294917 - Footwear with enhanced impact protection Footwear providing enhanced protection against extreme landing impacts includes a sole having an elastomeric mid-sole with elastomeric pads combined in a heel recess thereof such that the pads act in series with each other and in parallel with the mid-sole during conjoint compression thereof. At least one of the pads ... 12/27/07 - 20070294916 - Shoes capable of buffering shock by air circulation The present invention relates to an air-circulation type shock buffering footwear which can absorb and alleviate a shock applied on a foot, allow the air ventilation through the inside and give a pleasant and comfortable feeling to the wearer for many hours. The inventive shoe comprises the first and second ... 11/01/07 - 20070251122 - Cushioning member A cushioning member for an article of footwear is disclosed. The article of footwear comprises a sole; and a cushioning member disposed in the sole, the cushioning member comprising: a substantially u-shaped heel chamber having an anterior wall, a curved posterior wall, and medial and lateral sidewalls disposed between the ... 06/21/07 - 20070137065 - Inflatable sole for shoe An inflatable insole includes a hand-operated pump removably attached to the aft end of the insole above the heel and a bleed valve located just below the pump. The pump and the valve are used to adjust air pressure in the insole so the comfort of the shoe can be ... 05/31/07 - 20070119075 - Footwear with a sole structure incorporating a lobed fluid-filled chamber A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending outward from the central area. The lobes are in fluid ... 05/24/07 - 20070113426 - Skateboard shoe A skateboard shoe comprising a plurality of fluid chambers able to move and flex independently from one another along the bottom portion of the midsole is shown and described. The midsole acts as both a stabilizing midsole and an impact cushioning midsole while improving the fit of the shoe so ... 05/10/07 - 20070101613 - Enhanced construction of inflatable inserts for articles of footwear An improved method of providing direct contact of inflated inserts to user's feet, comprising the steps of modifying present manufacturing procedures and components of shoe construction. The shoe last is modified to accept inflated inserts that would not normally be allowed. The modified shoe last can be returned to its ... 04/19/07 - 20070084083 - Fluid system having an expandable pump chamber A fluid system for an article of footwear or other products is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the fluid system includes a pump chamber and a pressure chamber. The pump chamber is formed to exhibit a four layer structure to imparts an expandable configuration. The four layers are ... 04/19/07 - 20070084083 - Fluid system having an expandable pump chamber A fluid system for an article of footwear or other products is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the fluid system includes a pump chamber and a pressure chamber. The pump chamber is formed to exhibit a four layer structure to imparts an expandable configuration. The four layers are ... 04/19/07 - 20070084082 - Fluid system having multiple pump chambers A fluid system for an article of footwear or other products is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the fluid system includes a pump chamber and a pressure chamber. The pump chamber is formed to exhibit a four layer structure to imparts an expandable configuration. The four layers are ... 04/19/07 - 20070084082 - Fluid system having multiple pump chambers A fluid system for an article of footwear or other products is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the fluid system includes a pump chamber and a pressure chamber. The pump chamber is formed to exhibit a four layer structure to imparts an expandable configuration. The four layers are ... 04/05/07 - 20070074423 - Article of footwear with a sole structure having fluid-filled support elements An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure incorporates a support element that includes a fluid-filled chamber, a first insert, and a second insert. The chamber defines a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a sidewall ... 03/15/07 - 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, ... 03/08/07 - 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 ... 03/01/07 - 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 ... 02/15/07 - 20070033832 - Cushioning sole for an article of footwear A hollow sole is formed within the sole of a shoe wherein a top component having a flat portion and an outer wall is adhered to a bottom component wherein the depth of the outer wall defines an enclosed space between the top and bottom components. The outer wall of ... 02/01/07 - 20070022631 - Footwear cushioning device A cushioning device for a footwear sole has multiple vertically directed columns. One column is located on a medial side and another is located on a lateral side, and are adjacent and spaced apart from each other. The medial column has the relatively larger volumetric property relative to the volumetric ... 01/11/07 - 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 ... 11/30/06 - 20060265908 - Integrated footwear construction and related method of manufacture An integrated article of footwear including a waterproofing membrane direct attached to an upper of the footwear. An outsole is further secured to the membrane and/or the upper. In one embodiment, the membrane includes a visible aesthetic bead in the footwear forefoot region, but not the heel region. The membrane ... 11/09/06 - 20060248750 - Variable support footwear using electrorheological or magnetorheological fluids A variable footwear support system includes at least one rheological body within a sole of an article of footwear, control electronics within the article of footwear, and at least one E/M field generator coupled to the control electronics and arranged operably proximate to at least one rheological body. The sole ... 10/26/06 - 20060236563 - Shoe sole having soft cushioning device A shoe sole includes a cover layer, and a cushioning member disposed on the cover layer, for softly contacting and engaging with feet of users. The cushioning member may be made of gel, or fluidity materials, or soft materials, or the like. The cover layer includes an opening to partially ... 10/26/06 - 20060236562 - Shoe sole insert A shoe sole insert includes an upper member and a lower member, and a number of cells formed between the upper member and the lower member, the upper member includes an elastic pad and a pattern layer and a flexible envelope secured together, the lower member also includes an elastic ... 09/14/06 - 20060201029 - Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladder, and may be recessed into the bladder. In some ... 09/07/06 - 20060196081 - Pumping device of shoes The present invention discloses a pumping device of a shoe 100 includes a cushion body (110) formed inside a sole of the shoe (110) and having front and back air chambers (120 and 130) formed therein in such a manner as to be disposed at the front and back portions ... 07/20/06 - 20060156581 - Footwear with enhanced impact protection Footwear providing enhanced protection against extreme landing impacts includes a sole having an elastomeric mid-sole with elastomeric pads combined in a heel recess thereof such that the pads act in series with each other and in parallel with the mid-sole during conjoint compression thereof. At least one of the pads ... 06/29/06 - 20060137221 - Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladder, and may be recessed into the bladder. In some ... 06/08/06 - 20060117605 - Footwear sole comprising a shock-absorbing device The invention relates to a sole for a footwear item. The invention essentially comprises a sock lining (1), an insole (2) and an outsole (3) as well as a shock-absorbing device (4). The inventive sole is characterised in that the aforementioned shock-absorbing device is an elastically-deformable element or insert (4) ... 06/01/06 - 20060112593 - Shoe having an inflatable bladder An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and a bladder which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane attached together via welding. The bladder includes a medial compartment and a lateral compartment ... 06/01/06 - 20060112592 - Impact-attenuating elements removably mounted in footwear or other products Impact-attenuating elements include a plurality of impact-attenuating members and a means for releasably securing the impact-attenuating element to at least one of the upper member or the sole member of a piece of footwear or other foot-receiving device. The impact-attenuating elements may be included in the footwear or other foot-receiving ... 04/27/06 - 20060086003 - Shoe sole with air cushion A shoe sole air cushion includes a hollow main body defining an air chamber. The main body includes bottom and top walls, and a peripheral wall connected between the bottom and top walls. The bottom wall includes a plurality of lower pins projecting upwardly from an inner surface of the ... 03/30/06 - 20060064901 - Footwear with a sole structure incorporating a lobed fluid-filled chamber A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending outward from the central area. The lobes are in fluid ... 03/02/06 - 20060042120 - Midsole element for an article of footwear An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure has a midsole element that defines a void, and the void may extend substantially vertically through a central area of the midsole element. The void may also extend between ... 02/16/06 - 20060032089 - Cushion device for shoes A cushion device for shoes includes a first bladder and a second bladder with a hose connected in communication therebetween. A compressible unit is received in the second bladder and has an outgoing hose extending therefrom. The outgoing hose is connected to an inlet of the first bladder. An inlet ... 02/09/06 - 20060026864 - Ultra-thin liquid-filled insole interface An ultra-thin liquid-filled insole interface for use in footwear is provided. The ultra-thin liquid-filled insole interface can be removable or fixed to an article of footwear, especially to protect against friction or shear forces. ... 02/02/06 - 20060021251 - Footwear sole component with an insert A sole component for footwear combining the desirable response characteristics of a fluid filled chamber and an elastomeric material is disclosed. The chamber can be formed as a single bladder chamber in contact with an elastomeric midsole or as a single chamber by a sealing a void in elastomeric material. ... 12/29/05 - 20050283999 - Footwear system A footwear system has a sole unit with a number of cavities formed between a midsole and an outsole. The cavities are complementary to one another to form groundward oriented air bulges in the outsole that are connected by a passage formed in the midsole. The passage permits movement of ... 12/22/05 - 20050278978 - Footwear sole component with a single sealed chamber A sole component for footwear combining the desirable response characteristics of a fluid filled chamber and an elastomeric material. The chamber can be formed as a single bladder chamber in contact with an elastomeric midsole, or a single chamber formed by a sealing a void in elastomeric material. The interface ... 11/03/05 - 20050241185 - Shoe insert A shoe insert including a bladder positioned within a main body. The bladder includes a fluid tight membrane defining an interior chamber containing a liquid. The bladder further includes a heel portion in fluid communication with lateral and medial passages, which are in turn in fluid communication with a metatarsal ... 10/06/05 - 20050217144 - Performance shoe midsole Application-specific midsoles and method of designing midsoles are described herein. The midsole includes a plurality of cells that extend generally upward from a generally flat support structure and provide the ability to selectively attenuate the ground reaction forces that result when one engages in activities associated with the application for ... 08/25/05 - 20050183287 - Fluid-filled bladder incorporating a foam tensile member A fluid-filled bladder is disclosed that may be incorporated into footwear or other products. The bladder includes a sealed outer barrier, a foam tensile member, and a fluid. The tensile member is located within the barrier and bonded to opposite sides of the barrier. The fluid is also located within ... 08/18/05 - 20050178025 - 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 ... 07/21/05 - 20050155255 - Multi-layer honeycomb sole Methods and apparatus directed to a multi-layer honeycomb sole. A footwear item in accordance with the invention includes a sole that includes a top layer attached to a bottom layer such that their edges are fused together. The top layer includes a first honeycomb core having an exposed surface that ... 07/14/05 - 20050150133 - Orthopedic device for distributing pressure The present invention alleviates pain and discomfort from a limb of a patient by redistributing pressure on the limb. The present invention involves an orthopedic device for redistribution of pressure exerted on a limb of a patient. The device comprises a pressure-absorbing member and a breakable container disposed in the ... 06/23/05 - 20050132610 - Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladder, and may be recessed into the bladder. In some ... 06/23/05 - 20050132609 - Fluid-filled baldder with a reinforcing structure A fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure and a method of manufacturing the bladder and reinforcing structure are disclosed. In general, the reinforcing structure extends around the bladder, and the reinforcing structure is bonded to an exterior of the bladder. In some embodiments, the reinforcing structure is recessed into the ... 06/23/05 - 20050132608 - Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladder, and may be recessed into the bladder. In some ... 06/23/05 - 20050132607 - Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladder, and may be recessed into the bladder. In some ... 06/09/05 - 20050120591 - Footwear The invention relates to a footwear sole component and to an article of footwear 2 comprising such a sole component. A sole component is suitably an insole 1 with toe and heel portions 30, 20 connected by an arch portion 40, the sole component being arranged to form part of ... 06/09/05 - 20050120590 - Resilient cushioning device for the heel portion of a sole A shoe includes a sole for cushioning a heelstrike. The sole includes a midsole, an optional outsole, and a resilient cushioning device. The resilient cushioning device includes a bottom component, a top component sealingly attached to the bottom component, wherein the top component includes a corrugated sidewall. The resilient cushioning ... 06/02/05 - 20050115107 - Flexible outsole An outsole is provided comprising a frame portion composed of a first material to provide stability to the outsole, and one or more insert portions molded to the frame portion. The insert portions are composed of a second material to provide a cushioning effect. The surfaces of the insert portions ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |