Patents by Inventor Steven Dribben

Steven Dribben 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).

  • Athletic shoe or sneaker with stabilization device
    Patent number: 6775929
    Abstract: A stabilization device for an athletic shoe or sneaker having two elongate straps for wrapping around a foot within the shoe. The straps are attached to the inside sidewalls of the shoe and exit the shoe through lateral slits adjacent to the sole. Each strap then passes through a buckle, and the two straps are attached to each other with a VELCRO material. Two lateral support bumpers, integral with the shoe near the sole and which project outwardly on the lateral sidewall, provides further projection against foot injuries. The upper shoe component having a sufficiently stiff consistency to prevent acute angles that form during inversion stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Inventors: Barry H. Katz, Thomas Nordstrom, Steven Dribben
  • Athletic shoe or sneaker with stabilization device
    Publication number: 20020088144
    Abstract: A stabilization device for an athletic shoe or sneaker having two elongate straps for wrapping around a foot within the shoe. The straps are attached to the inside sidewalls of the shoe and exit the shoe through lateral slits adjacent to the sole. Each strap then passes through a buckle, and the two straps are attached to each other with a VELCRO material. Two lateral support bumpers, integral with the shoe near the sole and which project outwardly on the lateral sidewall, provides further projection against foot injuries. The upper shoe component having a sufficiently stiff consistency to prevent acute angles that form during inversion stresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Barry H. Katz, Thomas Nordstrom, Steven Dribben