patentgrep covers US grants from 1976 and applications from 2001, so older references may be missing. Family members we can’t link are not excluded.
36,848 earlier documents, closest ideas first
- US 2002/0178618 A1Published 5 Dec 2002Slip-on moccasin-style golfing shoe
upper, with said shoe sole, defining a volume for receiving a wearer's foot and defining an opening for insertion of a wearer's foot into said volume
Columbia Insurance Company
- US 2002/0035795 A1Published 28 Mar 2002Athletic shoe
wearer's foot in placed within the shoe and the instep enclosing section lowered so that the pins enter the retaining chamber and the release cable is
Rudolph Smithinventor
- US 6,351,897 B1Granted 5 Mar 2002Athletic shoe
wearer's foot in placed within the shoe and the instep enclosing section lowered so that the pins enter the retaining chamber and the release cable is
Rudolph Smithinventor
- US 5,408,761 AGranted 25 Apr 1995Sport shoe and support system
1. A sport shoe comprising: a shoe upper for containing the wearer's foot, said shoe upper including first lacing members extending across at least a
A. D. One Sports, Inc.
- US 5,822,885 AGranted 20 Oct 1998Shoe outsole assembly
1. A shoe comprising a shoe upper defining a volume for enclosing a wearer's foot, and an outsole assembly attached generally below said upper, said
SRL, Inc.
Already cited - US 2001/0025436 A1Published 4 Oct 2001Thermal foot cover
1. A thermal foot cover for receiving a wearer's shoe-encased or boot-encased foot or a wearer's foot comprising: (a) an upper cover portion
Dave W. Gordoninventor
- US 2002/0166257 A1Published 14 Nov 2002Slip-on shoe
1. A shoe for a wearer having a foot with toes, an instep, a toe/instep joint adjoining the toes with the instep, and an ankle, the shoe comprising: a
William T. Wilkinsoninventor
- US 5,926,978 AGranted 27 Jul 1999Athletic shoe having a hingedly attached toe enclosure
s heel and ankle; said front area serving to enclose the upper surface of the wearer's foot and including an opening through which the wearer's
Rudolph Smithinventor
- US 6,185,845 B1Granted 13 Feb 2001Thermal foot cover
said second top panel and said bottom panel surround a wearer's sloe-encased or boot encased foot or a wearer's foot when a wearer's shoe-encased or
ArcticShield, Inc.
- US 6,163,982 AGranted 26 Dec 2000Shoe sole structures
1. An athletic shoe sole for supporting a foot of an intended wearer, the shoe sole comprising: a sole inner surface for supporting the foot of the
Anatomic Research, Inc.
- US 2002/0066208 A1Published 6 Jun 2002Athletic shoe cover
upper member to enable the wearer of the shoe to remove the shoe from the wearer's foot when the zipper seam is open without totally removing the
Rodney R. Hallinventor
- US 5,444,926 AGranted 29 Aug 1995Reactive energy apparatus providing cushioning and a custom fit at the instep area of a shoe upper and the forefoot area of the shoe sole
sole with a forefoot area located on the sole beneath a forefoot area of a shoe wearer's foot, the apparatus comprising: first means located on the
Converse Inc.
- US 2002/0144428 A1Published 10 Oct 2002Foot guided shoe sole and footbed
1. An inner sole assembly for a shoe, the inner sole assembly comprising: an upper body with an upper surface for engaging with a foot of a wearer
Gordon Graham Hayinventor
- US 2002/0007572 A1Published 24 Jan 2002Shoe sole structure having midsole sides
relative to an intended wearer's foot location inside the shoe, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is in an upright
Frampton E. Ellis IIIinventor
- US 5,943,793 AGranted 31 Aug 1999Shoe or boot with adjustable ankle collar
1. A shoe or boot comprising: a sole; an upper attached to the sole, the sole and upper together defining a volume for receiving a wearer's foot, the
Columbia Insurance Company
- US 6,279,251 B1Granted 28 Aug 2001Self-adjusting shoe
thereby limiting a sliding movement of the wearer's foot received in said expansible element relative to said surface during use of said shoe
Howard F. Davisinventor
- US 4,550,721 AGranted 5 Nov 1985Foot support
1. A support for maintaining a wearer's foot at approximately a right angle with the wearer's leg comprising (a) a shoe having a sole and an upper
Lorraine M. Michelinventor
- US 5,452,527 AGranted 26 Sep 1995Shoe for a foot cast
cast thereon, thereby enhancing contact of the shoe with the foot cast for steadier support of the foot cast during walking by the wearer of the shoe
Medical Specialties, Inc.
- US 6,065,230 AGranted 23 May 2000Shoe having cushioning means localized in high impact zones
1. A shoe for a foot of a wearer, the foot having high impact regions subjectable to impact forces during a gait cycle of the wearer, comprising: a
Brocks Sports, Inc.
- US 2003/0009909 A1Published 16 Jan 2003Health-diet sandal
adapted for biasing against an arch portion of a wearer's foot; and a shoe body comprising a vamp attached on top of said shoe sole to define a foot
Jian Qiao Cheninventor
- US 2002/0014021 A1Published 7 Feb 2002Shoe sole structures
surface of the shoe sole that is shaped to conform to the shape of at least part of a sole of a heel of a wearer's foot, including at least part of an
Anatomic Research, Inc.
- US 5,592,757 AGranted 14 Jan 1997Shoe with walking sole
portion which extends from beneath the wearer's heel to beneath the ball of the wearer's foot, said rear portion including a flat load-bearing surface
Carmen U. Jackinskyinventor
- US 5,575,089 AGranted 19 Nov 1996Composite shoe construction
stabilizing surface for the wearer's foot; a shoe upper attached to the upper surface of the lower layer; an upper cushioning layer of a material
Comfort Products, Inc.
- US 2002/0178614 A1Published 5 Dec 2002Variable width footwear
upper together defining an interior volume for receiving a wearer's foot, and having a first foot support surface and a first periphery; and a
David C. Isslerinventor