Securely printed tab
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10276068B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US13857190

    申请日:2013-04-05

    发明人: John C. S. Koo

    摘要: Provided is, among other things, a shoe having a sole that includes multiple layers and an upper attached to and extending above the sole. In addition, the shoe includes a tab having: (1) a first portion, located between adjacent layers of the sole and thus hidden from view, that is imprinted with identification information pertaining to the shoe and (2) a second portion that is visible during ordinary use of the shoe.

    Shoe having multiple elastic tongue-securing straps combined into a single

    公开(公告)号:US11564451B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17246674

    申请日:2021-05-02

    IPC分类号: A43B23/26 A43C11/00 A43C1/02

    摘要: Provided are, among other things, shoes having elastic tongue-securing straps. In one representative embodiment, a shoe includes: (a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that extends from a left side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the left side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the left side of the upper; and (d) a right elastic strap that extends from a right side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the right side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the right side of the upper, with the left elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the left side of the tongue and the right elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the right side of the tongue.

    Shoe bottom surface having attached particles

    公开(公告)号:US11234487B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16172734

    申请日:2018-10-27

    发明人: John C. S. Koo

    IPC分类号: A43B23/28 A43B13/22 A43B13/26

    摘要: Provided is a shoe that includes a sole that: (i) has a bottom surface that is adjacent to the ground in normal use, and (ii) is comprised of both a base material forming a main structure and individual leather particles attached to the base material on the bottom surface of the sole. The individual leather particles may have a median size within a range of 0.3 to 4.0 millimeters (mm). In addition, or instead, individual second particles made of a material other than leather also are attached to the base material on the bottom surface of the sole.

    Shoe with embedded strap anchor
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10721998B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US15917662

    申请日:2018-03-11

    发明人: John C. S. Koo

    摘要: Provided are, among other things, shoes and shoe components, together with systems, methods and techniques for manufacturing the same. One representative embodiment involves a shoe that includes: a sole having a main structure; a strap anchor that has attachment points and is at least partially embedded within the main structure; and a strap that is attached to and/or looped through one or more of such attachment points and that is configured for strapping the shoe to a wearer's foot. Also, in this embodiment, the strap anchor includes a number of strap anchor components attached in a unit, each such strap anchor component including a number of the attachment points and being at least partially embedded within the main structure.

    SHOE HAVING MULTIPLE ELASTIC TONGUE-SECURING STRAPS COMBINED INTO A SINGLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210251342A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17246674

    申请日:2021-05-02

    IPC分类号: A43C11/00 A43B23/26

    摘要: Provided are, among other things, shoes having elastic tongue-securing straps. In one representative embodiment, a shoe includes: (a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that extends from a left side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the left side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the left side of the upper; and (d) a right elastic strap that extends from a right side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the right side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the right side of the upper, with the left elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the left side of the tongue and the right elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the right side of the tongue.

    Shoe having multiple elastic tongue-securing straps combined into a single component

    公开(公告)号:US11026480B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16420464

    申请日:2019-05-23

    IPC分类号: A43C11/00 A43B23/26 A43C1/02

    摘要: Provided are, among other things, shoes having elastic tongue-securing straps. In one representative embodiment, a shoe includes: (a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that extends from a left side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the left side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the left side of the upper; and (d) a right elastic strap that extends from a right side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the right side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the right side of the upper, with the left elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the left side of the tongue and the right elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the right side of the tongue.