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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:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Adriano Rosa, Caledonia, MI (US);
Phil Gallant, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Stuart Jenkins, Goleta, CA (US);
Paul A. Labarbera, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ken Shao, Goleta, CA (US);
Nathan W. Crary, Portland, OR (US);
Adriano Rosa, Caledonia, MI (US);
Phil Gallant, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Stuart Jenkins, Goleta, CA (US);
Paul A. Labarbera, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ken Shao, Goleta, CA (US);
Nathan W. Crary, Portland, OR (US);
Deckers Outdoor Corporation, Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
A shoe has a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, and a heel portion and comprises a sole having a base layer, a heel pedestal extending from the base layer, a lateral stabilizer pedestal extending from the base layer and positioned at least partially beneath the cuboid bone, and a medial stabilizer pedestal extending from the base layer and positioned at least partially beneath the navicular bone. During bipedal locomotion, the weight of a person wearing the shoe is supported on at least one of the heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal, thereby transferring the person's weight from the heel pedestal, to the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and to the medial stabilizer pedestal. The heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal include an outsole and a compressible base layer between the outsole and the wearer's foot.