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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2006
Patrick E. Bertagna, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ralph H. Davis, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Christopher M. Walsh, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Gregg S. Schilawski, De Pere, WI (US);
James H. Cohen, Glendale, CA (US);
Dongeun Lim, Busan, KR;
Gregory J. Provenzano, Encinitas, CA (US);
Alexander Gildea Stricker, San Rafael, CA (US);
Patrick E. Bertagna, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ralph H. Davis, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Christopher M. Walsh, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Gregg S. Schilawski, De Pere, WI (US);
James H. Cohen, Glendale, CA (US);
Dongeun Lim, Busan, KR;
Gregory J. Provenzano, Encinitas, CA (US);
Alexander Gildea Stricker, San Rafael, CA (US);
Global Trek Xploration Corp., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Footwear with an embedded tracking device includes a sole and an upper. The tracking device is disposed in a cavity formed in the top surface of the sole. A wireless communication antenna and/or a location signal antenna is disposed on the upper. The antenna(s) is/are connected to the tracking device via a flexible circuit substrate. In a particular embodiment, the location signal antenna is a passive, directional GPS antenna supported in an upwardly facing position in the heel portion of the upper. A method for manufacturing footwear with an embedded tracking device is also disclosed. The method includes providing a footwear upper, incorporating an antenna in the footwear upper, providing a footwear sole, fixing the footwear upper to the footwear sole, incorporating a tracking device into the footwear sole, and connecting the tracking device to the antenna.