Patents by Inventor Elyse A. MacNamara

Elyse A. MacNamara 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).

  • Publication number: 20190200705
    Abstract: A retractable heel for a shoe is described herein comprising an upper heel body and a retractable lower heel body. The lower heel body is may be placed in at least two configurations. In a first configuration, with the lower heel body retracted, the upper heel body may contact the ground when the shoe is worn. In a second configuration, with the lower heel body not retracted, the upper heel body may not contact the ground when the shoe is worn, being prevented from doing so by the lower heel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander M. Isinhue, Nathan Alexander Ordonez-Chu, Elyse A. MacNamara
  • Patent number: 10045591
    Abstract: A retractable heel for a shoe is described herein comprising an upper heel body and a retractable lower heel body. The lower heel body is may be placed in at least two configurations. In a first configuration, with the lower heel body retracted, the upper heel body may contact the ground when the shoe is worn. In a second configuration, with the lower heel body not retracted, the upper heel body may not contact the ground when the shoe is worn, being prevented from doing so by the lower heel body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Alexander Isinhue LLC
    Inventors: Alexander M. Isinhue, Nathan Alexander Ordonez-Chu, Elyse A. MacNamara
  • Publication number: 20150113837
    Abstract: A retractable heel for a shoe is described herein comprising an upper heel body and a retractable lower heel body. The lower heel body is may be placed in at least two configurations. In a first configuration, with the lower heel body retracted, the upper heel body may contact the ground when the shoe is worn. In a second configuration, with the lower heel body not retracted, the upper heel body may not contact the ground when the shoe is worn, being prevented from doing so by the lower heel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander M. Isinhue, Nathan Alexander Ordonez-Chu, Elyse A. MacNamara