Patents by Inventor Edward M. Safdie

Edward M. Safdie 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).

  • Protective covering for a shoe outersole
    Patent number: 5907881
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shoe having an outersole with a removable protective covering, including the steps of applying a sheet of protective covering to a sheet of outersole material with adhesive to form a composite sheet; applying printed indicia on the protective covering at predetermined locations; stamping out the composite sheet to form a plurality of outersoles, each having the protective covering and the printed indicia to form finished outersoles; and attaching each of the finished outersoles to a shoe upper to form a shoe so that the protective covering is removable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Inventor: Edward M. Safdie
  • Protective covering for a shoe outersole
    Patent number: 5771605
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shoe having an outersole with a removable protective covering, including the steps of applying a sheet of protective covering to a sheet of outersole material with adhesive to form a composite sheet; applying printed indicia on the protective covering at predetermined locations; stamping out the composite sheet to form a plurality of outersoles, each having the protective covering and the printed indicia to form finished outersoles; and attaching each of the finished outersoles to a shoe upper to form a shoe so that the protective covering is removable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: Edward M. Safdie