Patents Assigned to FAST IP, LLC
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING AN ARM FOR EXPANDING AN OPENING
    Publication number: 20230055164
    Abstract: A shoe upper having a plurality of arms that expand the shoe opening when the topline of the upper is compressed toward the sole portion of the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger
  • Adjustable footbeds for footwear
    Patent number: 11576459
    Abstract: A footbed having at least one of a thickness adjustment panel and a lateral adjustment fin, each configured to be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first and second configurations providing different fits of a shoe into which the footbed is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger, Aislynn Edwards, Danielle Bullock
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A STABILIZER AND AN ELASTIC ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20230031606
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Craig Cheney
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A STABILIZER AND AN ELASTIC ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20230030016
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Craig Cheney
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A COMPRESSIBLE LATTICE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220400810
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shoe having a compressible lattice structure in a heel portion to facilitate rapid, easy donning and doffing of shoes. In example embodiments, the lattice structure includes a plurality of interconnected, overlapping, intersecting and/or woven ribs defining a plurality of apertures. The lattice structure has an open position in which the shoe opening is expanded to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual wearing the rapid-entry shoe, and a closed position in which the shoe opening is smaller to retain the foot within the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Steven Hermann
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR WITH REBOUNDING FIT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220378144
    Abstract: A rapid-entry and rebounding fit shoe having one or both of a rapid-entry heel element and a rapid-entry tongue element and both snap back for fit. The rapid-entry shoe directs a user's foot into or otherwise accommodates a user's foot with respect to, a shoe opening, and thereafter secures a rear portion of rapid-entry shoe about a user's heel as well as forefoot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Pratt, Steven Hermann, Seth Lytle, James Kuangcheng Tsen
  • RAPID-ENTRY SHOE
    Publication number: 20220369758
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe allows the shoe to be rapidly entered and readied for wearing by the user. The shoe may be any of a wide variety of shoe types, including shoes of a wide variety of styles and functions. The rapid entry features of the shoes utilize various movable elements that are attached to a sole portion or other portion of the shoe and allow movement of a portion of the shoe under pressure to allow rapid entry of the user's foot into the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: MICHAEL PRATT
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING ROTATABLE STRAPS
    Publication number: 20220361627
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe comprising a forward strap and a rearward strap configured to resiliently pivot relative to the other and/or configured to rotate relative to the rapid-entry shoe. The forward strap and the rearward strap are generally further apart from one another when the rapid-entry shoe is in an open configuration to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual donning the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: CRAIG CHENEY, AISLYNN EDWARDS
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A ROTATING TONGUE
    Publication number: 20220354220
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe with a rotating tongue having an open configuration for ease of donning or doffing by a foot and also having a closed configuration for retention of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Cheney
  • Rapid-entry footwear having an arm for expanding an opening
    Patent number: 11490680
    Abstract: A shoe upper having a plurality of arms that expand the shoe opening when the topline of the upper is compressed toward the sole portion of the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A SPLIT BACK
    Publication number: 20220287406
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having a heel counter to prevent inward deflection of a rear portion of the upper, but the heel counter having a vertical slit to permit downward deflection of the rear portion of the upper, so as to expand a perimeter of an opening of the shoe to receive a foot and thereby facilitate donning and doffing of the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Bradley Johnson
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A TRANSFORMING FOOTBED
    Publication number: 20220287407
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe with a sole portion and a footbed that slide, pivot or translate relative to each other to provide both an open configuration (for ease of donning or doffing by a foot) and a closed configuration (for securement of a foot).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger, Bradley Johnson
  • FOOTWEAR COMPRISING A DYNAMIC MATERIAL EXHIBITING TOPOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION
    Publication number: 20220287413
    Abstract: An upper of an article of footwear including a dynamic material configured for topographic transformation to alter at least one of a fit, an insulation, or a ventilation, of the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger
  • MOTION-ASSIST FOOTWEAR COMPRISING A FORCE TRANSLATOR
    Publication number: 20220287405
    Abstract: A motion-assist shoe having a force translator with a dynamic portion comprised of a resiliently deformable material and configured to bias a rearward portion of a sole portion of the shoe upward relative to a forward portion of the sole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Cheney
  • FOOTWEAR HAVING MICRO ADJUSTABILITY
    Publication number: 20220287404
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an article of footwear with a sole structure having at least one adjustability pod configured to adjust at least one of a length and a width of the sole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Craig Cheney, Aislynn Edwards
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A COMPRESSIBLE LATTICE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220142291
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shoe having a compressible lattice structure in a heel portion to facilitate rapid, easy donning and doffing of shoes. In example embodiments, the lattice structure includes a plurality of interconnected, overlapping, intersecting and/or woven ribs defining a plurality of apertures. The lattice structure has an open position in which the shoe opening is expanded to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual wearing the rapid-entry shoe, and a closed position in which the shoe opening is smaller to retain the foot within the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Steven Hermann
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A HEEL ARM AND A RESILIENT MEMBER
    Publication number: 20210378356
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having a heel arm configured to transition between a collapsed configuration, for easy donning and doffing of the shoe, and an uncollapsed configuration, for securing a foot inside the shoe, the shoe having a resilient member configured to bias the heel arm toward the uncollapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: CRAIG CHENEY, JOSEPH EDDINGTON
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR COMPRISED OF A UNIFIED MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20210337922
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having a sole portion and a rebounding portion being comprised of the same material and being a unified structure. The rapid-entry shoe has a collapsed configuration in which a perimeter of the topline is expanded and an uncollapsed configuration in which the perimeter of the topline is unexpanded, and the rapid-entry shoe is biased by the rebounding portion toward the uncollapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Cheney
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING AN EXPANDABLE OPENING
    Publication number: 20210330033
    Abstract: Footwear is disclosed herein that comprises a base with a cut-out and/or a fold pattern, either of which, when actuated, is useful to transform the footwear from a closed/relaxed configuration to an open/actuated configuration in which the rapid-entry shoe has an expanded shoe opening to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual wearing the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Steven Hermann, Joseph Eddington, Craig Cheney
  • Lattice structure for footwear
    Patent number: D943946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Steven Hermann