Patents Assigned to Skechers U.S.A., Inc., II
  • Publication number: 20240324726
    Abstract: The article of footwear further includes a heel cup attached to the upper and extending from the sole structure to at least a portion of the rear heel collar of upper. Additionally, the heel cup is uniformly molded with an upper portion, midportion, and lower portion and the upper portion has a smaller mediolateral length than the midportion, and the midportion and lower portion form a concave structure configured to receive the heel. The midportion includes a peripheral portion having a first thickness and a central portion having a second thickness, and the second thickness is less than the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: SKECHERS U.S.A. Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank F Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Publication number: 20240277114
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole and an upper having a heel counter with a heel cup. The upper includes a foot receiving shoe opening. The heel cup is uniformly molded with an upper portion, midportion, and lower portion. On a vertical cross-section, the heel cup has a S wave shape and a thickness of the heel cup decreases gradually from a peripheral portion of the heel cup toward a central region of the heel cup. The heel cup is attached to an interior compressible layer, and the compressible layer extends into the shoe opening. The compressible layer may be compressed by a user's foot during insertion or removal of the user's foot, and may at least partially expand to hold an ankle of the user's foot once the foot is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: SKECHERS U.S.A. Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank F. Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Publication number: 20240260718
    Abstract: A shoe has an upper with a foot receiving shoe opening. A heel counter is located at a rear portion of the upper and includes a rigid heel cup. The heel cup has a lower portion, a midportion, and an upper portion having a curvature extending from a top edge of the heel cup and that is curved downward towards the shoe opening. On a vertical cross-section, the heel cup has a S wave shape. A compressible layer is located along an inner wall of the heel cup and is configured to curve around a portion of a user's ankle above the user's heel once donned. The compressible layer may be compressed during donning of the shoe and may at least partially expand to secure the foot within the shoe once donned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: SKECHERS U.S.A. Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank F. Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Patent number: D1040494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1040495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1043067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: John Maxwell Weeks
  • Patent number: D1043085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventors: Jennifer Fosburg, Bin Wang, Hui Xie
  • Patent number: D1044248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1045344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1046403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: John Maxwell Weeks
  • Patent number: D1046409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1046419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1047364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Jung Kim
  • Patent number: D1047380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Savva Teteriatnikov
  • Patent number: D1047394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventors: Chase Greenberg, K Matthew Smith, II
  • Patent number: D1047403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1049588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1049602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang
  • Patent number: D1049603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Jung Kim
  • Patent number: D1049604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: Glen Chang