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Patent US6360453 - Corrective shoe sole structures using a contour greater than the ... - 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.co.uk/patents/US6360453?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6360453 - Corrective shoe sole structures using a contour greater than the theoretically ideal stability planAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6360453 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/452,490Publication date26 Mar 2002Filing date30 May 1995Priority date3 Oct 1989Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE69033683D1, DE69033683T2, DE69033930D1, DE69033930T2, EP0593441A1, EP0593441A4, EP0593441B1, EP1004252A1, EP1004252B1, US7287341, US20020073578, US20050016020, WO1991004683A1Publication number08452490, 452490, US 6360453 B1, US 6360453B1, US-B1-6360453, US6360453 B1, US6360453B1InventorsFrampton E. Ellis, IIIOriginal AssigneeAnatomic Research, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (108), Non-Patent Citations (27), Referenced by (5), Classifications (21), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCorrective shoe sole structures using a contour greater than the theoretically ideal stability plan
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EllisSets of orthotic or other footwear inserts and/or soles with progressive correctionsClassifications U.S. Classification36/25.00R, 36/88, 36/30.00R, 36/31, 36/114International ClassificationA43B13/18, A43B5/00, A43B13/14, A43B13/12Cooperative ClassificationA43B13/145, A43B13/18, A43B5/00, A43B13/143, A43B13/12, A43B13/146European ClassificationA43B13/14W4, A43B13/14W, A43B13/18, A43B13/14W2, A43B5/00, A43B13/12Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescription29 Jun 2000ASAssignmentOwner name: ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FRAMPTOFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ELLIS, FRAMPTON E., III;REEL/FRAME:010936/0594Effective date: 199012194 Dec 2000ASAssignmentOwner name: ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC., VIRGINIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ELLIS, III, FRAMPTON E.;REEL/FRAME:011386/0417Effective date: 20001201Owner name: ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC. SUITE 2B 2895 SOUTH ABINGDOwner name: ANATOMIC RESEARCH, INC. SUITE 2B 2895 SOUTH ABINGDFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ELLIS, III, FRAMPTON E.;REEL/FRAME:011386/0417Effective date: 2000120119 Nov 2002CCCertificate of correction26 Sep 2005FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 411 Sep 2009FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 81 Nov 2013REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailed26 Mar 2014LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance fees13 May 2014FPExpired due to failure to pay maintenance feeEffective date: 20140326RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services