Patents by Inventor Robert M. Dyer

Robert M. Dyer 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).

  • Footwear heel stabilizer construction
    Patent number: 5937545
    Abstract: A footwear heel stabilizing construction comprising an upper portion, a midsole fitted to said upper and having a heel cushion portion in said midsole, said heel cushion embraced in a frame in which the frame has a series of cushion retaining finger elements surrounding said cushion to retain said cushion in a configuration presented to the bottom of said footwear upper portion, and an outsole secured to said midsole to provide a walking surface for the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Brown Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Dyer, Zenon O. Smotrycz, Edward J. Norton
  • Cushion insert
    Patent number: 5669162
    Abstract: A cushion insert to fit inside a shoe of Oxford or boot character to support the foot of a wearer and provide comfort, shock absorption, and stability of foot position in the shoe to retain the optimum position of the foot. The cushion insert is molded of a ethylene vinyl acetate material in which there is an upper surface having a less dense characteristic than a bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Brown Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert M. Dyer
  • Comfort cradle system for footwear construction
    Patent number: 5325611
    Abstract: Footwear construction having a comfort cradle device disposed in a midsole socket for support above the outsole contact with a walking or running surface and in which the cradle device is shaped to afford self centering and position stability for the wearer's foot. The cradle device is interlocked with the midsole through a system of fingers that move in response to the shift in applied load to return energy to the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Brown Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Dyer, Zenon O. Smotryez, Edward J. Norton
  • Sole for a walking shoe
    Patent number: D339463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Brown Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Dyer, David A. Towndrow
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D340127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Brown Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Dyer, David A. Towndrow
  • Heel portion of a shoe sole
    Patent number: D354161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Brown Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Dyer, Zenon O. Smotrycz, Edward J. Norton