Patents by Inventor Brent McCoy

Brent McCoy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatuses for making custom orthotics, insoles and other footwear inserts
    Patent number: 10758013
    Abstract: An apparatus to assist in making an orthotic, insole or other footwear insert that is customized to a plantar surface of an individual's foot is provided. The apparatus includes a portable housing; a heater unit to selectively heat the orthotic or a heel cap of the footwear insert to increase its pliability; at least one alignment device to assist in positioning and orientating the individual's foot prior to conforming the orthotic or the heel cap to the plantar surface of the individual's foot; and a vacuum system to selectively apply a vacuum around the individual's foot to bring the orthotic or the heel cap into conformance with the plantar surface of the individual's foot prior to setting of the orthotic or the heel cap. Related methods of making custom orthotics, insoles and other footwear inserts are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SUPERFEET WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Gooch, Brent McCoy, Dan Wakeland
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MAKING CUSTOM ORTHOTICS, INSOLES AND OTHER FOOTWEAR INSERTS
    Publication number: 20190021449
    Abstract: An apparatus to assist in making an orthotic, insole or other footwear insert that is customized to a plantar surface of an individual's foot is provided. The apparatus includes a portable housing; a heater unit to selectively heat the orthotic or a heel cap of the footwear insert to increase its pliability; at least one alignment device to assist in positioning and orientating the individual's foot prior to conforming the orthotic or the heel cap to the plantar surface of the individual's foot; and a vacuum system to selectively apply a vacuum around the individual's foot to bring the orthotic or the heel cap into conformance with the plantar surface of the individual's foot prior to setting of the orthotic or the heel cap. Related methods of making custom orthotics, insoles and other footwear inserts are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Gooch, Brent McCoy, Dan Wakeland
  • Methods and apparatuses for making custom orthotics, insoles and other footwear inserts
    Patent number: 10136703
    Abstract: An apparatus to assist in making an orthotic, insole or other footwear insert that is customized to a plantar surface of an individual's foot is provided. The apparatus includes a portable housing; a heater unit to selectively heat the orthotic or a heel cap of the footwear insert to increase its pliability; at least one alignment device to assist in positioning and orientating the individual's foot prior to conforming the orthotic or the heel cap to the plantar surface of the individual's foot; and a vacuum system to selectively apply a vacuum around the individual's foot to bring the orthotic or the heel cap into conformance with the plantar surface of the individual's foot prior to setting of the orthotic or the heel cap. Related methods of making custom orthotics, insoles and other footwear inserts are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Superfeet Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Gooch, Brent McCoy, Dan Wakeland
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MAKING CUSTOM ORTHOTICS, INSOLES AND OTHER FOOTWEAR INSERTS
    Publication number: 20160073740
    Abstract: An apparatus to assist in making an orthotic, insole or other footwear insert that is customized to a plantar surface of an individual's foot is provided. The apparatus includes a portable housing; a heater unit to selectively heat the orthotic or a heel cap of the footwear insert to increase its pliability; at least one alignment device to assist in positioning and orientating the individual's foot prior to conforming the orthotic or the heel cap to the plantar surface of the individual's foot; and a vacuum system to selectively apply a vacuum around the individual's foot to bring the orthotic or the heel cap into conformance with the plantar surface of the individual's foot prior to setting of the orthotic or the heel cap. Related methods of making custom orthotics, insoles and other footwear inserts are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Warren Gooch, Brent McCoy, Dan Wakeland
  • Expandable fastener for hollow walls, cement blocks or the like
    Patent number: D297708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Inventor: Brent McCoy
  • Insole for footwear
    Patent number: D742108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Superfeet Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Wakeland, Matthew Warren Gooch, Brent McCoy, Jeff Gray
  • Bottle opener
    Patent number: D974134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: MCCOYCREATIVE LLC
    Inventors: Brent McCoy, Lisa McCoy, Kerry Byford