Patents Assigned to Langer (UK) Ltd
  • Sole for footwear
    Patent number: 8387278
    Abstract: A sole (12) for an item of footwear such as a shoe (10) includes a heel part (18) and a forefoot part (16), the forefoot part (16) including a rocker region (20). The rocker region (20) has a length extending transversely across the sole (12) and a width extending along the sole (12). The sole (12) is arranged so that in use during a gait cycle in which the sole (12) contacts a substantially planar support surface (38), a region of contact between the sole (12) and the support surface (38) moves across the width of the rocker region (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Langer (UK) Ltd
    Inventor: Philip Henry Rees
  • SOLE FOR FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20100192416
    Abstract: A sole (12) for an item of footwear such as a shoe (10) includes a heel part (18) and a forefoot part (16), the forefoot part (16) including a rocker region (20). The rocker region (20) has a length extending transversely across the sole (12) and a width extending along the sole (12). The sole (12) is arranged so that in use during a gait cycle in which the sole (12) contacts a substantially planar support surface (38), a region of contact between the sole (12) and the support surface (38) moves across the width of the rocker region (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: LANGER (UK) LTD
    Inventor: Philip Henry Rees