Anti-infective shoe soles
AssigneeKarnali Innovations LLC
InventorsAbbey L. Pikul, Kolby L. Melia, Mark T. Muller
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Shoe outsoles having anti-infective properties are provided herein, as are methods and materials for making shoes and shoe outsoles having anti-infective properties.
Claims26
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a member defining a foot-supporting surface and a ground-facing surface, the ground-facing surface comprising:
- ground contacting regions;
- and
- non-ground contacting regions,
- wherein one or more of the non-ground contacting regions comprises an anti-infective agent, wherein the anti-infective agent consists of copper, wherein said copper is at least 95% pure, and wherein said copper retains its anti-infective capabilities even after erosion of the ground-facing surface of said sole structure.
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising a member having a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end in a longitudinal direction, the member defining a foot-supporting surface and a ground-facing surface, wherein the member comprises a polymer and an anti-infective agent dispersed throughout the polymer, and wherein the anti-infective agent consists of copper, wherein said copper is at least 95% pure, and wherein said copper retains its anti-infective capabilities even after erosion of the ground-facing surface of said sole structure.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole structure engaged with the upper, the sole structure including:
- a member having a first end portion and a second end portion that is opposite the first end in a longitudinal direction, the member defining a foot-supporting surface and a ground-facing surface, the ground-facing surface comprising:
- ground contacting regions;
- and
- non-ground contacting regions,
- wherein one or more of the non-ground contacting regions comprises an anti-infective agent, and wherein the anti-infective agent consists of copper, wherein said copper is at least 95% pure, and wherein said copper retains its anti-infective capabilities even after erosion of the ground-facing surface of said sole structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.