Patents by Inventor Craig Edward Richards

Craig Edward Richards 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).

  • Sole assembly
    Patent number: 7703221
    Abstract: A sole assembly suitable for use in footwear, the sole assembly including a flexible base (12) having an underside surface (13) which includes a forward region (31), a rearward region (32) and an intermediate region (33) therebetween. The sole assembly further includes a plurality of individual sole elements (14) on the underside surface, each element including a body section (15) and a connecting section (17) which is operatively secured to the underside surface (13) of the flexible base (12), the sole elements (14) being arranged on the underside surface of the flexible base such that at least some of the body sections (15) of adjacent sole elements have overlapping sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Inventors: Craig Edward Richards, Scott Nightingale
  • SOLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090265956
    Abstract: A sole assembly suitable for use in footwear, the sole assembly including a flexible base (12) having an underside surface (13) which includes a forward region (31), a rearward region (32) and an intermediate region (33) therebetween. The sole assembly further includes a plurality of individual sole elements (14) on the underside surface, each element including a body section (15) and a connecting section (17) which is operatively secured to the underside surface (13) of the flexible base (12), the sole elements (14) being arranged on the underside surface of the flexible base such that at least some of the body sections (15) of adjacent sole elements have overlapping sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Craig Edward Richards, Scott Nightingale