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Patent No.:

US 12089697 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2021

Footwear insert formed from a composite assembly having anti-puncture and anisotropic properties

Applicant:

Carbitex, Inc., Kennewick, WA (US);

Inventors:

Arjun Shanker, Richland, WA (US);

Scott Calvin Woolley, Kennewick, WA (US);

Tyler Ross Carpenter, Richland, WA (US);

Assignee:

Carbitex, Inc., Kennewick, WA (US);

Attorney:

Perkins Coie LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jila M Mohandesi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/32 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/34 (2006.01); D03D 1/00 (2006.01); D03D 15/267 (2021.01); A43B 5/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/32 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/16 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/06 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/285 (2013.01); B32B 27/34 (2013.01); D03D 1/00 (2013.01); D03D 1/0041 (2013.01); D03D 15/267 (2021.01); A43B 5/002 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0253 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0269 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2307/581 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01); D10B 2321/0211 (2013.01); D10B 2331/021 (2013.01); D10B 2331/04 (2013.01); D10B 2401/063 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

A footwear assembly having an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole assembly integrally connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes an outsole and a midsole coupled between the upper and the outsole. The sole assembly also includes a footwear insert coupled to the midsole having anisotropic and anti-puncture properties so as to provide protection, support, and stability to the foot of a wearer of the footwear assembly while still allowing for flexibility. The footwear insert is formed from a soft, dorsal layer having woven fabric, a hard, plantar layer formed from a fiber reinforced composite material bonded to the dorsal layer, and an interfacing polymer layer interposed between the dorsal and plantar layers and used to bond the two layers together. The layered arrangement has a high resistance to bending in a first direction and a low resistance to bending in an opposing second direction.

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