Patents by Inventor Clark A. Matis
Clark A. Matis 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).
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Publication number: 20230248108Abstract: A sole assembly for footwear includes a base plate and at least two sole pods disposed adjacent one another but spaced apart by a gap. The sole pods define respective apertures that form an integral truss in each. The apertures can be aligned and parallel with one another and/or a longitudinal axis of the base plate and sole assembly. The truss system of the respective pods can independently deform to provide underfoot cushioning, but also can conform around and absorb underfoot terrain features. A method of manufacturing the sole assembly can include forming the sole pods adjacent one another in a planar configuration, rotating each of the sole pods to an upright configuration and joining those sole pods to one another but separating them from one another with a gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: William J. Cass, Steven A. Workman, Clark A. Matis
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Publication number: 20230077572Abstract: Footwear can include an upper forefoot part, an upper heel part, an outsole including a forward part joined with the forefoot part and a rearward part joined with the heel part. The rearward part can be selectively moveable in unison with the heel part from a closed mode secured to a wearer's foot, to an open mode to don or doff the footwear. The footwear can include a first shank defining a recess and a second shank including an engagement rim, the second shank tiltable to the open mode, with the engagement rim registered in the recess to stabilize the footwear in the open mode. The upper forefoot part can include one or more pockets, and the heel part can include wings that slidably fit therein. The wings can cooperate to secure the footwear in the closed mode and/or impair overextension in an open mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Martin W.F. Dean, Clark A. Matis
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Publication number: 20210052034Abstract: A sole assembly for footwear includes a base plate and at least two sole pods disposed adjacent one another but spaced apart by a gap. The sole pods define respective apertures that form an integral truss in each. The apertures can be aligned and parallel with one another and/or a longitudinal axis of the base plate and sole assembly. The truss system of the respective pods can independently deform to provide underfoot cushioning, but also can conform around and absorb underfoot terrain features. A method of manufacturing the sole assembly can include forming the sole pods adjacent one another in a planar configuration, rotating each of the sole pods to an upright configuration and joining those sole pods to one another but separating them from one another with a gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: William J. Cass, Steven A. Workman, Clark A. Matis
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Patent number: 10834998Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper having a lacing system, an underfoot support plate, and a holding cage that has support members extending up from the support plate, forming a portion of a cradle around and rearward of a wearer's calcaneus bone. The support members join with the lacing system so when the cage is in a loaded state, the system translates a forward force of a wearer's instep against it, through the members so the cradle is pulled toward the calcaneus bone, with the lacing system, to impair the foot from sliding forward over the support plate. The footwear can include a tensioning member, joined with the system and a constrictor strap that wraps rearward around an ankle of the wearer, and operable in a tightening mode in which the lace is tightened to lock the holding cage against the heel and tighten the strap around the ankle.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Steven A. Workman, William J. Cass, Clark A. Matis
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Patent number: 10492565Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole having first and second treads constructed from a first material and defining first and second ground contacting surfaces. The second tread includes a layer of a second material below the first material, the second material being less abrasion resistant than the first material. The second ground contacting surface of the second tread extends below the first ground contacting surface of the first tread. The second tread is configured to move upward when the second ground contacting surface engages a ground surface to distribute a ground force upon both the first tread and the second tread. The second material of the second tread is abraded by the ground surface less than it would have been had the second tread remained at the second distance upon application of the ground force.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: William J. Cass, Clark A. Matis, David W. Filar
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Patent number: 10485301Abstract: A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Clark A. Matis, Lee Martin Smith, John H. Burch, Martin William Frederick Dean, Christopher John Loveder
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Publication number: 20190313740Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper having a lacing system, an underfoot support plate, and a holding cage that has support members extending up from the support plate, forming a portion of a cradle around and rearward of a wearer's calcaneus bone. The support members join with the lacing system so when the cage is in a loaded state, the system translates a forward force of a wearer's instep against it, through the members so the cradle is pulled toward the calcaneus bone, with the lacing system, to impair the foot from sliding forward over the support plate. The footwear can include a tensioning member, joined with the system and a constrictor strap that wraps rearward around an ankle of the wearer, and operable in a tightening mode in which the lace is tightened to lock the holding cage against the heel and tighten the strap around the ankle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Steven A. Workman, William J. Cass, Clark A. Matis
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Publication number: 20190104806Abstract: An article of footwear includes an outsole having first and second treads constructed from a first material and defining first and second ground contacting surfaces. The second tread includes a layer of a second material below the first material, the second material being less abrasion resistant than the first material. The second ground contacting surface of the second tread extends below the first ground contacting surface of the first tread. The second tread is configured to move upward when the second ground contacting surface engages a ground surface to distribute a ground force upon both the first tread and the second tread. The second material of the second tread is abraded by the ground surface less than it would have been had the second tread remained at the second distance upon application of the ground force.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: William J. Cass, Clark A. Matis, David W. Filar
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Patent number: 10206453Abstract: A footwear construction including a support cage that wraps an upper to provide an adaptive fit to accommodate a variety of foot shapes and to adapt to changes in foot shape during a gait cycle, while providing exceptional stability and support. The footwear can include an upper, a support cage and a sole assembly. The upper can be joined with the sole assembly and can include an exterior. The sole assembly can define a recess extending across a width of the sole assembly from a medial side to a lateral side. The support cage can be constructed from a semi-rigid but flexible polymeric material, disposed over the exterior of the upper and free floating relative to the exterior of the upper. The support cage can include a sole bridge that extends transverse to a longitudinal axis of the footwear, through the recess defined by the sole assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Lee Martin Smith, Clark A. Matis, John H. Burch
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Publication number: 20180242691Abstract: A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Clark A. Matis, Lee Martin Smith, John H. Burch, Martin William Frederick Dean, Christopher John Loveder
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Patent number: 9980535Abstract: A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Clark A. Matis, Lee Martin Smith, John H. Burch, Martin William Frederick Dean, Christopher John Loveder
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Publication number: 20170238659Abstract: A method is provided for making footwear utilizing a spray-on material. The method can include spraying a spray-on fabric onto surfaces of a three dimensional last. The last can be produced using additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, based on data corresponding to dimensions and contours of a consumer's foot, and/or preselected aesthetic footwear designs. The spray-on fabric is sprayed onto the surfaces of the last and allowed to cure to form a flexible, non-woven fabric upper. The upper can be removed from the last and turned inside out. With the upper turned inside out, a sole can be joined to the fabric upper to form the footwear.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Clark A. Matis, Lee Martin Smith, John H. Burch, Martin William Frederick Dean, Christopher John Loveder
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Publication number: 20170231319Abstract: A footwear construction including a support cage that wraps an upper to provide an adaptive fit to accommodate a variety of foot shapes and to adapt to changes in foot shape during a gait cycle, while providing exceptional stability and support. The footwear can include an upper, a support cage and a sole assembly. The upper can be joined with the sole assembly and can include an exterior. The sole assembly can define a recess extending across a width of the sole assembly from a medial side to a lateral side. The support cage can be constructed from a semi-rigid but flexible polymeric material, disposed over the exterior of the upper and free floating relative to the exterior of the upper. The support cage can include a sole bridge that extends transverse to a longitudinal axis of the footwear, through the recess defined by the sole assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Shaun Michael Bohnsack, Lee Martin Smith, Clark A. Matis, John H. Burch
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Patent number: D867732Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Clark A. Matis, Martin W. F. Dean
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Patent number: D880827Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Martin W. F. Dean, Clark A. Matis, Grant A. Urie
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Patent number: D881537Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Martin W. F. Dean, Clark A. Matis, Grant A. Urie, David W. Filar
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Patent number: D882922Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Martin W. F. Dean, Clark A. Matis, Grant A. Urie, David W. Filar
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Patent number: D889094Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: Clark A. Matis, Martin W. F. Dean, Ian M. Cobb
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Patent number: D910295Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: William J. Cass, Steven A. Workman, Clark A. Matis
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Patent number: D929095Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: William J. Cass, Clark A. Matis, Grant A. Urie