Patents by Inventor Cheryl Sherwood Kosta

Cheryl Sherwood Kosta 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).

  • Patent number: 9770064
    Abstract: A foot has a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray and a forefoot. The support system for a foot comprises of the following. A first portion configured to support an underside portion of the sustentaculum tali at or below the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot to provide a force on the sustentaculum tali. A second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot. A third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: PROTALUS LLC
    Inventor: Cheryl Sherwood Kosta
  • Publication number: 20150327625
    Abstract: A foot has a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray and a forefoot. The support system for a foot comprises of the following. A first portion configured to support an underside portion of the sustentaculum tali at or below the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot to provide a force on the sustentaculum tali. A second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot. A third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: CHERYL SHERWOOD KOSTA
  • Patent number: 9060565
    Abstract: A foot has a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray and a forefoot. The support system for a foot comprises of the following. A first portion configured to support an underside portion of the sustentaculum tali at or below the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot to provide a force on the sustentaculum tali. A second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot. A third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ALIGN FOOTWEAR, LLC
    Inventor: Cheryl Sherwood Kosta
  • Publication number: 20120266497
    Abstract: A foot has a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray, a forefoot and an anatomical midline. A shoe last comprises an upper and a sole unit of a shoe for a foot are assembled. The last comprises a form defining a foot compartment for orienting a foot. A shoe formed around the form has a support includes the following. A first portion configured to support the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot for providing an upward and outward force on the on the sustentaculum tali. A second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot. A third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Cheryl Sherwood KOSTA
  • Publication number: 20120266495
    Abstract: A foot has a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray and a forefoot. The support system for a foot comprises of the following. A first portion configured to support an underside portion of the sustentaculum tali at or below the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot to provide a force on the sustentaculum tali. A second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot. A third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Cheryl Sherwood KOSTA
  • Publication number: 20120266496
    Abstract: A foot has a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray and a forefoot. The support system for a foot comprises of a base. A first projection configured to support the sustentaculum tali on the medial side and, in use, to provide a force on the sustentaculum tali. A second projection configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot. A third projection configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot. The first, second and third projections extend, in use, upwardly from the base, and the first and second projections define an approximated U-shape with inwardly arching sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Cheryl Sherwood KOSTA
  • Patent number: 8196318
    Abstract: A shoe comprising: an assembly of a shoe upper and sole unit for supporting a foot, the assembly defining a foot compartment that orients a foot in an objective (desired) tri-planar alignment to affect three areas of the foot anatomy simultaneously: (1) the sustentaculum tali; (2) the lateral calcaneus; and (3) the fifth metatarsal ray of the foot. In certain embodiments the shoe compartment is configured to correct an adverse internal rotation of the talus by: (1) vertical lift on the ST; (2) varus movement of the calcaneus; and (3) fifth ray pressure to adduct the forefoot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Align Footwear, LLC
    Inventor: Cheryl Sherwood Kosta
  • Publication number: 20080196273
    Abstract: A shoe comprising: an assembly of a shoe upper and sole unit for supporting a foot, the assembly defining a foot compartment that orients a foot in an objective (desired) tri-planar alignment to affect three areas of the foot anatomy simultaneously: (1) the sustentaculum tali; (2) the lateral calcaneus; and (3) the fifth metatarsal ray of the foot. In certain embodiments the shoe compartment is configured to correct an adverse internal rotation of the talus by: (1) vertical lift on the ST; (2) varus movement of the calcaneus; and (3) fifth ray pressure to adduct the forefoot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Cheryl Sherwood Kosta