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Shoe having individual particles bonded to its bottom surface
US9894955B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9894955-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314093706-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 31, 2002 |
| Publication date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
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Provided is a shoe that includes: a bottom surface that is adjacent to the ground in normal use; a sole that forms at least a portion of the bottom surface; an upper portion extending above the sole; and individual particles bonded to the bottom surface of the shoe. The individual particles include at least one of corn husk, hemp or a natural plant material that has been ground into the individual particles.
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What is claimed is: 1. A shoe comprising: (a) a bottom surface that is adjacent to the ground in normal use; (b) a sole that forms at least a portion of the bottom surface; (c) an upper portion extending above the sole; and (d) a plurality of individual particles bonded to the bottom surface of the shoe, wherein the individual particles comprise corn husk. 2. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the corn husk has been ground into the individual particles. 3. A shoe according to claim 2 , wherein the corn husk has been dried and ground into the individual particles. 4. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein at least 1,000 of the individual particles are bonded to the bottom surface of the shoe. 5. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the individual particles are bonded to the bottom surface of the shoe using a separate adhesive material. 6. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the individual particles have been bonded to the bottom surface of the shoe by embedding the individual particles directly into said bottom surface. 7. A shoe according to claim 6 , wherein said embedding is performed by using at least one of heat and pressure. 8. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the individual particles have been bonded directly onto the bottom surface of the shoe. 9. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the individual particles are attached to a substrate and the substrate has been bonded onto the bottom surface of the shoe. 10. A shoe according to claim 1 , wherein the individual particles cover at least 50% of the portion of the bottom surface that normally comes into contact with the ground.
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in the form of a non-woven mat · CPC title
Making multilayered articles · CPC title
characterised by the material · CPC title
Rollers · CPC title
Soles · CPC title
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- What does patent US9894955B2 cover?
- Provided is a shoe that includes: a bottom surface that is adjacent to the ground in normal use; a sole that forms at least a portion of the bottom surface; an upper portion extending above the sole; and individual particles bonded to the bottom surface of the shoe. The individual particles include at least one of corn husk, hemp or a natural plant material that has been ground into the individ…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Dynasty Footwear Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A43B1/02. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 20 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).