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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2019
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
Christopher A. Brown, Waterbury Center, VT (US);
Winton Parker, Waitsfield, VT (US);
James J. Muller, Worcester, MA (US);
Abigale McAdams, Worcester, MA (US);
Pedro D. Oporto, Worcester, MA (US);
Josephine Bowen, Worcester, MA (US);
Sarah Duquette, Spencer, MA (US);
Eric Motler, Schenectady, NY (US);
Tristin J. Carlton, Coventry, RI (US);
Nicholas Workman, Worcester, MA (US);
Michael Doyle, Worcester, MA (US);
Jessica Shelsky, Worcester, MA (US);
Jessica K. Y. Cheu, Worcester, MA (US);
Lorenzo M. Dube, Worcester, MA (US);
Olivia G. Steen, Worcester, MA (US);
Andrew R. Vickery, Worcester, MA (US);
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
A force absorbing device for a footwear appliance includes a shoe upper and a shoe sole having a planar sole surface, such that forces between the shoe upper and planar sole surface in ground contact are absorbed by force mitigation assemblies disposed in the shoe sole. A force mitigation assembly adapted for an athletic shoe includes a linkage to a wearer interface responsive to movement based on activity of the wearer. An attachment to a sole surface receives ground forces transmitted from frictional contact between the sole surface and a surface against which the sole is disposed, such as for running, turning, etc. A force mitigation assembly absorbs these forces received from the sole surface for directing the received force in a controlled manner. An elastic field in the force mitigation assembly is defined by a resilient material adapted to deform in response to the received force.