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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven Chandler Borrillo, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric J. Campbell, Rochester, MN (US);
Jennifer I. Bennett, Rochester, MN (US);
Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); H05F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); H05F 3/00 (2013.01); H05F 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shoe may include an upper sole and an outer sole. In one state of the shoe, the upper sole is conductively connected to the outer sole. In another state of the shoe, the upper sole is electrically insulated from the outer sole. The shoe may be changed between these states.