Reebok International Limited

V2 Jenex

Reebok Interantional Ltd.

David J Lacorazza

Paul E Litchfield

William McInnis

Paul Bates

Todd D Ellis

Peter M Foley

Paul M Davis

Ricardo Vestuti

William L Marvin

Steven Francis Smith

Brian Christensen

Lennart B Johnson

Matthew L Phillips

Daniel A Nolan

Lennert B Johnson

Kevin Leary

Michael Andrews

Paul Shinney

Alexandre Leblanc

Charles P Legassie

Jeff Acheson

Brian Rinella

Hongqing Shen

Robert Ruth

Anna E Newton

Hsin Min Chung

Torill Flyen

Steven Burris

Xiaofan Yu

Raymond Tonkel

Alexander Leblanc

An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes a main body and a projection extending downwardly from the main body. The projection includes a projection assembly. The projection assembly includes a first pod and a second pod coupled to the first pod by a connecting tube.

Sole and article of footwear having a pod assembly

A sole for an article of footwear includes: a foam base; a lateral pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the foam base, wherein the lateral pod assembly extends from a heel portion of the sole to a forefoot portion of the sole along a lateral side of the sole; and a medial pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the foam base, wherein the medial pod assembly extends from a heel portion of the sole to a forefoot portion of the sole along a medial side of the sole, wherein a portion of the foam base extends between the lateral pod assembly and the medial pod assembly.

A sole includes a base having a medial side and a lateral side; and a plurality of projections extending from the base, wherein at least one of the projections includes a first pod filled with ambient air and a foam layer disposed below the first pod. The first pod and the foam layer are disposed such that the projection extends non-orthogonally from the base.

Shoe

Sole and article of footwear having a pod assemby

A shoe having an improved upper, and method of manufacture are presented herein. The upper is generally comprised of a plurality of non-stretch panels interlinked with at least one stretchable expansion joint. The stretchable expansion joint provides relative movement between the plurality of non-stretch panels such that the upper mimics the relative movement between the bone structures of a wearer's foot.

Athletic shoe having a segmented upper

Athletic garments are disclosed. The garment may comprise: a base layer having a front surface and a back surface; a first flexible layer disposed on the front surface and the back surface of the base layer, the first flexible layer having a plurality of voids forming a first lattice pattern; and a second flexible layer disposed on the front surface and the back surface of the base layer, the second flexible layer having a plurality of voids forming a second lattice pattern.

Performance apparel with flexible portion

Shoe sole

A shoe sole is described that provides both cushioning and stability. The sole has a plurality of layers, including a transition layer which allows relative motion between the layers adjacent to the transition layer. The relative motion between the layers of the sole reduces the impact of horizontal shear stresses on the wearer's feet and ankles. One such transition layer includes pliable material and deformable holes within the pliable material. Another transition layer includes at least two rigid plates held together by less rigid grommets or sidewalls. The transition layer may be disposed beneath the entire shoe or only portions of the shoe, with either a more conventional sole structure or rigid support members completing the sole.

Stable footwear that accommodates shear forces

The present invention is generally directed to a sole for an article of footwear. The sole generally defining a heel region, a forefoot region and an arch region that is disposed between the heel region and the forefoot region. The sole has a foot support extending from the heel region to the forefoot region, with a shank plate coupled to a lower surface of the foot support. The sole further includes a lateral heel piece and a medial heel piece, such that at least one of the medial or lateral heel pieces includes a plurality of tubes. A heel outsole is coupled to at least one of said medial or lateral heel pieces.

Article of footwear having a cushioning sole

Portion of a shoe sole

Portion of a shoe upper

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Norwell, MA, United States of America

David J Lacorazza