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Patent US6675498 - Shoe sole structures - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA shoe having a sole contour which follows a theoretically ideal stability plane as a basic concept, but which deviates outwardly therefrom to provide greater than natural stability. Thickness variations outwardly from the stability plane are disclosed, along with density variations to achieve a similar...http://www.google.com/patents/US6675498?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6675498 - Shoe sole structuresAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6675498 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/482,838Publication dateJan 13, 2004Filing dateJun 7, 1995Priority dateJul 15, 1988Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6877254, US20030079375Publication number08482838, 482838, US 6675498 B1, US 6675498B1, US-B1-6675498, US6675498 B1, US6675498B1InventorsFrampton E. Ellis, IIIOriginal AssigneeAnatomic Research, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (22), Referenced by (2), Classifications (30), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetShoe sole structures
FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 show frontal plane cross sectional views of a shoe sole according to the applicant's prior inventions based on the theoretically ideal stability plane, taken at about the ankle joint to show the heel section of the shoe. FIGS. 4 through 13 show the same view of the applicant's enhancement of that invention. The reference numerals are like those used in the prior pending applications of the applicant mentioned above and which are incorporated by reference for the sake of completeness of disclosure, if necessary. In the figures, a foot 27 is positioned in a naturally contoured shoe having an upper 21 and a sole 28. The sole includes a heel lift or wedge 38 and combined midsole and outersole 39. The shoe sole normally contacts the ground 43 at about the lower central heel portion thereof, as shown in FIG. 4. The concept of the theoretically ideal stability plane, as developed in the prior applications as noted, defines the plane 51 in terms of a locus of points determined by the thickness (s) of the sole. The thickness (s) of the sole at a particular location is measured by the length of a line extending perpendicular to a line tangent to the sole inner surface at the measured location, all as viewed in a frontal plane cross section of the sole. See, for example, FIGS. 1, 2, and 4-7. This thickness (s) may also be referred to as a �radial thickness� of the shoe sole.
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LXVII, No. 6, pp. 4-8.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS7168185 *Oct 22, 2003Jan 30, 2007Anatomic Research, Inc.Shoes sole structuresUS8819961Jun 27, 2008Sep 2, 2014Frampton E. EllisSets of orthotic or other footwear inserts and/or soles with progressive corrections* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification36/25.00R, 36/114, 36/31, 36/30.00R, 36/88International ClassificationA43B13/12, A43B13/14, A43B5/06, A43B13/18, A43B5/00Cooperative ClassificationA43B13/125, A43B5/06, A43B13/12, A43B13/148, A43B13/18, A43B13/145, A43B5/00, A43B13/141, A43B13/146, A43B13/143European ClassificationA43B13/12M, A43B13/18, A43B13/14F, A43B13/14W2, A43B13/14W, A43B13/12, A43B5/00, A43B13/14W4, A43B13/14W6, A43B5/06Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJun 15, 2011FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8Jun 27, 2007FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Jan 18, 2002ASAssignmentOwner name: ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC., VIRGINIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ELLIS, III, FRAMPTON E.;REEL/FRAME:012513/0190Effective date: 20020117Owner name: ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC. 2895 SOUTH ABINGDON STREETFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ELLIS, III, FRAMPTON E. /AR;REEL/FRAME:012513/0190RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services