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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. 10, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2005
Marya L. Chan, Boston, MA (US);
Patrick Y. Choe, Cambridge, MA (US);
David J. Dirsa, Beaverton, OR (US);
Edith Harmon-weiss, Swampscott, MA (US);
Sean B. Murphy, North Andover, NJ (US);
Marya L. Chan, Boston, MA (US);
Patrick Y. Choe, Cambridge, MA (US);
David J. Dirsa, Beaverton, OR (US);
Edith Harmon-Weiss, Swampscott, MA (US);
Sean B. Murphy, North Andover, NJ (US);
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc, Lawrence, MA (US);
Abstract
A midsole for footwear comprising a midsole element, which comprises a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of strut members disposed between the top and bottom plates for supporting the top plate a distance away from the bottom plate. Adjacent strut members have a C shaped cross-section facing in the same direction. The midsole element may further comprise a heel cleft to increase the flexibility of the sole. In a preferred embodiment, the strut members on the medial side are arranged at an angle to the strut members on the lateral side of the sole. The directional design provides flexibility and stiffness anisotropically to the sole in the longitudinal and lateral directions of the sole respectively.