Patents by Inventor Catherine Levene

Catherine Levene has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Shoe with magnetic attachment mechanism
    Patent number: 10143261
    Abstract: A system and method for customizing footwear with interchangeable straps and soles is provided. In one embodiment, an article of footwear includes an upper assembly with at least one fastener. The fastener of the upper assembly can be inserted into a lower assembly and magnetically attracted to a fastener of the lower assembly so as to removably attach the upper assembly to the lower assembly. The removable attachment of the upper assembly to the lower assembly allows for interchangeability with other lower assemblies and upper assemblies, allowing the article of footwear to be quickly customized to several different styles and/or colors of footwear for different occasions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: CAT PERKINS INC.
    Inventors: Deborah Hower Perkins, Catherine Levene, Mohamed Abdelhafez, Renata Squeo, Geoffrey M. Engelstein
  • SHOE WITH MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20150040434
    Abstract: A system and method for customizing footwear with interchangeable straps and soles is provided. In one embodiment, an article of footwear includes an upper assembly with at least one fastener. The fastener of the upper assembly can be inserted into a lower assembly and magnetically attracted to a fastener of the lower assembly so as to removably attach the upper assembly to the lower assembly. The removable attachment of the upper assembly to the lower assembly allows for interchangeability with other lower assemblies and upper assemblies, allowing the article of footwear to be quickly customized to several different styles and/or colors of footwear for different occasions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Deborah Hower Perkins, Catherine Levene, Mohamed Abdelhafez, Renata Squeo, Geoffrey M. Engelstein
  • Shoe base
    Patent number: D790817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cat Perkins Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Hower Perkins, Catherine Levene, Yu Tung Lislie Yeung