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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:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dai W Kim, Chatham, NJ (US);
William E Bessey, Charlotte, NC (US);
John Nagel, Frankfurt, DE;
Gregory M Clark, Weston, CT (US);
Joseph S Haas, Charlotte, NC (US);
Etheridge O Oakley, Jr, Matthews, NC (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ; A43B / ; A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36 28 ; 36 87 ; 36 / ; 36 / ; 36 / ; 36 55 ; 36 43 ;
Abstract
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.