Patents Assigned to ASICS Corp.
  • Patent number: 7325336
    Abstract: The wrestling shoe according to the present invention comprises outer soles 1F and 1B separated forward and rearward on the side of a grounding surface of the shoe. The fore and rear outer soles 1F and 1B essentially protrude downward further than an outer skin 3, thereby to support the foot in a fore foot part and a rear foot part, respectively, when landing on the ground. The fore and rear outer soles 1F and 1B are made of an outer sole material of rubber and/or resin. The outer skin 3 is formed of a laminated body where an outer surface layer 30 and a cushion layer 31 are laminated. The outer surface layer 30 is exposed in a mid foot part M and made of substantially flexible sheet-like material, and the cushion layer 31 is laminated on the inner side of the outer surface layer 30 and made of substantially flexible rubber foam or resin foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshio Yamashita, Hidenori Yamashita, Yasuhiro Morikawa
  • Patent number: 7322131
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enhance durability of the non-slip member of the shoe where a lot of non-slip protuberances are fixed to the surface of a base fabric. The shoe of the present invention comprises an upper 20 that covers an instep of a foot, a sole 21 having a ground contact surface and a non-slip member 1 provided on an outer surface of the upper 20 and/or the sole 21. The non-slip member 1 comprises a base fabric 12composed of a knitted fabric of a multilayer structure, the base fabric including an external knitted fabric layer 123 having a first surface 121 exposed to the outside and an internal knitted fabric layer 124 having a second surface 122 on a opposite side of the first surface 121 and a plurality of resin or rubber non-slip protuberances 1 that are fixed to the base fabric 12 and protrude from the first surface 121 of the external knitted fabric layer 123.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshio Yamashita, Yasuhiro Morikawa, Yutaka Nagai
  • Patent number: 7254907
    Abstract: A midsole includes a thick plate-shaped or column-shaped cushioning portion. A plurality of grooves is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cushioning portion. The respective grooves are helically formed around a substantially vertical line. The respective grooves are arranged substantially parallel with each other. A range ? in which each of the grooves is formed is larger than a range of 15 degrees around the axial line and is smaller than a range of 180 degrees around the axial line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki, Toshikazu Kayano, Shigeyuki Mitsui
  • Patent number: D242899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1977
    Inventor: Stanley Barber
  • Patent number: D443730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventor: Kanzo Tsujino
  • Patent number: D444270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventor: Kanzo Tsujino
  • Patent number: D512818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Kenichi Mitani, Tomohiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: D512829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Jeanie Viveros, Rhina David, Tom Lukens
  • Patent number: D449109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventor: Kanzo Tsujino
  • Patent number: D522229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Seiji Kubo, Kazumasa Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: D546550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Jeanie Viveros, Rhina David, Tom Lukens
  • Patent number: D552833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Hidenori Yamashita, Yoshio Yamashita
  • Patent number: D561434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Hisanori Fujita, Akira Usuki
  • Patent number: D561442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: ASICS Corp.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Kayano, Shuhei Takemura