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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:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Gerald E. Crowley, Beaverton, OR (US);
Sean M. Mcdowell, Portland, OR (US);
Sol Sallos, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Gerald E. Crowley, Beaverton, OR (US);
Sean M. McDowell, Portland, OR (US);
Sol Sallos, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 21/00 (2006.01); A43B 5/00 (2006.01); A43B 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An article of footwear for use in weight lifting is disclosed. The article of footwear includes a non-deforming midsole. Also, the article of footwear includes a raised heel and a substantially flat bottom surface. Additionally, the article of footwear includes holes formed along the bottom of the midsole in order to reduce the weight of the article of footwear.