Patents Assigned to Omni Trax Technology, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20120227289
    Abstract: An item of footwear having an interchangeable sole system, midsoles for such an item of footwear, and related methods for making such midsoles, including a receptacle incorporated in the midsole wherein a portion of the receptacle is configured to complement an engageable element of a sole unit so that a bidirectional stop is provided that helps secure the sole unit to the midsole, and wherein a material property of the receptacle differs from a material property of the midsole so that the midsole provides cushioning to the item of footwear, and the receptacle allows for engagement and disengagement of the engageable element of the sole unit to the midsole without the need for an outsole frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: OMNI TRAX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Beers, Matt Martin, Carl Blakeslee
  • Publication number: 20110232127
    Abstract: A modular sole assembly system for footwear and components thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: OMNI TRAX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Chaney, Don Reardon, John Chaney
  • Patent number: 7984569
    Abstract: A modular sole assembly system for footwear and components thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Omni Trax Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Chaney, Don Reardon, John Chaney
  • Patent number: 7520069
    Abstract: A sole plate assembly comprising a sole plate with at least two or more engageable elements disposed along a peripheral portion of the sole plate, the engageable elements each being adapted to engage a complementary engageable element associated with a sole to form a male-female pair of elements that provide an interference fit that helps secure the sole plate to the sole; and a sole adapted to receive the sole plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Omni Trax Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Workman, Brian Chaney
  • Patent number: 7331123
    Abstract: A shoe has a thin cavity in the bottom surface of its sole which releasably receives a thin sole plate. The sidewall of the cavity includes flaps which extend into the cavity. The sole plate has depressions which receive the flaps when the sole plate is placed in the cavity and pushed past the flaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Omni Trax Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Workman, Brian Chaney
  • Publication number: 20070271816
    Abstract: A sole plate assembly comprising a sole plate with at least two or more engageable elements disposed along a peripheral portion of the sole plate, the engageable elements each being adapted to engage a complementary engageable element associated with a sole to form a male-female pair of elements that provide an interference fit that helps secure the sole plate to the sole; and a sole adapted to receive the sole plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: OMNI TRAX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Workman, Brian Chaney
  • Publication number: 20070227039
    Abstract: A modular sole assembly system for footwear and components thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: OMNI TRAX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Chaney, Don Reardon, John Chaney