Hoechst Celanese Corporation

John Nagel

Dai W Kim

William E Bessey

Joseph Steven Haas

Gregory M Clark

Etheridge O Oakley

Shoes for use in demanding applications, primarily athletics, are made from a three-dimensional fiber network that is semi-rigid and resilient. The fiber network is made from a textile fabric that has an array of projections made from the same fabric rising from the plane of the fabric.

Shoes comprising three-dimensional formed fiber product

Cast padding materials and padding and lining materials for other orthopedic devices are made from three dimensional fiber networks which are semi-rigid and dimensionally stable. The fiber networks are made from textile fabrics that have projections and optional depressions which are compressible and return to their original shape after being compressed. The fiber networks are made by the thermo-mechanical deformation of textile fabrics that are in turn made from thermoplastic fibers.

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Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

John Nagel