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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:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Applicants:
David F. Meschan, Greensboro, NC (US);
Tuan N. Le, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
David F. Meschan, Greensboro, NC (US);
Tuan N. Le, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Akeva L.L.C., Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/00 (2006.01); A43B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shoe having an open interior, a plate positioned between the bottom of the shoe and a portion of the upper, and at least one opening extending from the bottom of the shoe into the midsole for providing air communication with the interior of the upper. In one embodiment, the opening has a height as measured from the bottom of the shoe along a vertical central axis that is greater than one-half the thickness of the rear sole. In another embodiment, the opening extends through the plate.