Sole Structure
US-2024358112-A1 · Oct 31, 2024 · US
Microprocessor control of bladders in footwear soles with internal flexibility sipes
US9107475B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9107475-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313768625-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | Nov 22, 2004 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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A sole section adapted for use in a sole of a shoe or other footwear which includes at least a bottom sole portion. The sole section includes at least two inner bladders each of which contains a fluid, and at least a part thereof is located in a single frontal plane cross-section of the sole. The sole section also includes a duct and/or valve providing fluid communication between the inner bladders, an electronic control system including a microprocessor that controls the fluid communication and an outer bladder. The inner bladders are inside the outer bladder and separated from the outer bladder at least in part by an internal sipe formed by a portion of an inner surface of said outer bladder and a portion of an outer surface of each of said inner bladders. The surface portions of the sipe oppose each other and can slide relative to each other.
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What is claimed is: 1. A shoe or other footwear comprising: a shoe upper and a shoe sole including at least a bottom sole portion; at least a portion of said shoe sole being formed by a sole section having an inner surface and an outer surface and wherein the sole section is separate from the bottom sole portion; at least a portion of the sides of said shoe upper being attached directly to the bottom sole portion such that the shoe upper envelopes, on the outside, at least the…
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Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9107475B2 cover?
- A sole section adapted for use in a sole of a shoe or other footwear which includes at least a bottom sole portion. The sole section includes at least two inner bladders each of which contains a fluid, and at least a part thereof is located in a single frontal plane cross-section of the sole. The sole section also includes a duct and/or valve providing fluid communication between the inner blad…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ellis Frampton E
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A43B13/141. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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