Patents by Inventor Craig Cheney

Craig Cheney 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).

  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING AN ARM FOR EXPANDING AN OPENING
    Publication number: 20230055164
    Abstract: A shoe upper having a plurality of arms that expand the shoe opening when the topline of the upper is compressed toward the sole portion of the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger
  • Adjustable footbeds for footwear
    Patent number: 11576459
    Abstract: A footbed having at least one of a thickness adjustment panel and a lateral adjustment fin, each configured to be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first and second configurations providing different fits of a shoe into which the footbed is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger, Aislynn Edwards, Danielle Bullock
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A STABILIZER AND AN ELASTIC ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20230031606
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Craig Cheney
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A STABILIZER AND AN ELASTIC ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20230030016
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Craig Cheney
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A COMPRESSIBLE LATTICE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220400810
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shoe having a compressible lattice structure in a heel portion to facilitate rapid, easy donning and doffing of shoes. In example embodiments, the lattice structure includes a plurality of interconnected, overlapping, intersecting and/or woven ribs defining a plurality of apertures. The lattice structure has an open position in which the shoe opening is expanded to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual wearing the rapid-entry shoe, and a closed position in which the shoe opening is smaller to retain the foot within the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Steven Hermann
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A ROTATING TONGUE
    Publication number: 20220354220
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe with a rotating tongue having an open configuration for ease of donning or doffing by a foot and also having a closed configuration for retention of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Cheney
  • Rapid-entry footwear having an arm for expanding an opening
    Patent number: 11490680
    Abstract: A shoe upper having a plurality of arms that expand the shoe opening when the topline of the upper is compressed toward the sole portion of the shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A SPLIT BACK
    Publication number: 20220287406
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having a heel counter to prevent inward deflection of a rear portion of the upper, but the heel counter having a vertical slit to permit downward deflection of the rear portion of the upper, so as to expand a perimeter of an opening of the shoe to receive a foot and thereby facilitate donning and doffing of the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Bradley Johnson
  • FOOTWEAR HAVING MICRO ADJUSTABILITY
    Publication number: 20220287404
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an article of footwear with a sole structure having at least one adjustability pod configured to adjust at least one of a length and a width of the sole structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Craig Cheney, Aislynn Edwards
  • FOOTWEAR COMPRISING A DYNAMIC MATERIAL EXHIBITING TOPOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION
    Publication number: 20220287413
    Abstract: An upper of an article of footwear including a dynamic material configured for topographic transformation to alter at least one of a fit, an insulation, or a ventilation, of the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger
  • MOTION-ASSIST FOOTWEAR COMPRISING A FORCE TRANSLATOR
    Publication number: 20220287405
    Abstract: A motion-assist shoe having a force translator with a dynamic portion comprised of a resiliently deformable material and configured to bias a rearward portion of a sole portion of the shoe upward relative to a forward portion of the sole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Cheney
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A TRANSFORMING FOOTBED
    Publication number: 20220287407
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe with a sole portion and a footbed that slide, pivot or translate relative to each other to provide both an open configuration (for ease of donning or doffing by a foot) and a closed configuration (for securement of a foot).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger, Bradley Johnson
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING A COMPRESSIBLE LATTICE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220142291
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shoe having a compressible lattice structure in a heel portion to facilitate rapid, easy donning and doffing of shoes. In example embodiments, the lattice structure includes a plurality of interconnected, overlapping, intersecting and/or woven ribs defining a plurality of apertures. The lattice structure has an open position in which the shoe opening is expanded to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual wearing the rapid-entry shoe, and a closed position in which the shoe opening is smaller to retain the foot within the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Steven Hermann
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR COMPRISED OF A UNIFIED MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20210337922
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having a sole portion and a rebounding portion being comprised of the same material and being a unified structure. The rapid-entry shoe has a collapsed configuration in which a perimeter of the topline is expanded and an uncollapsed configuration in which the perimeter of the topline is unexpanded, and the rapid-entry shoe is biased by the rebounding portion toward the uncollapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Cheney
  • RAPID-ENTRY FOOTWEAR HAVING AN EXPANDABLE OPENING
    Publication number: 20210330033
    Abstract: Footwear is disclosed herein that comprises a base with a cut-out and/or a fold pattern, either of which, when actuated, is useful to transform the footwear from a closed/relaxed configuration to an open/actuated configuration in which the rapid-entry shoe has an expanded shoe opening to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual wearing the rapid-entry shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pratt, Steven Hermann, Joseph Eddington, Craig Cheney
  • ADJUSTABLE FOOTBEDS FOR FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20210298409
    Abstract: A footbed having at least one of a thickness adjustment panel and a lateral adjustment fin, each configured to be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first and second configurations providing different fits of a shoe into which the footbed is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger, Aislynn Edwards, Danielle Bullock
  • Rapid-entry footwear comprised of a unified material
    Patent number: 11064761
    Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having a sole portion and a rebounding portion being comprised of the same material and being a unified structure. The rapid-entry shoe has a collapsed configuration in which a perimeter of the topline is expanded and an uncollapsed configuration in which the perimeter of the topline is unexpanded, and the rapid-entry shoe is biased by the rebounding portion toward the uncollapsed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Cheney
  • ADJUSTABLE FOOTBEDS FOR FOOTWEAR
    Publication number: 20210204638
    Abstract: A footbed having at least one of a thickness adjustment panel and a lateral adjustment fin, each configured to be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first and second configurations providing different fits of a shoe into which the footbed is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger, Aislynn Edwards, Danielle Bullock
  • Adjustable footbeds for footwear
    Patent number: 11051577
    Abstract: A footbed having at least one of a thickness adjustment panel and a lateral adjustment fin, each configured to be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first and second configurations providing different fits of a shoe into which the footbed is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Seth Munger, Aislynn Edwards, Danielle Bullock
  • Lattice structure for footwear
    Patent number: D943946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Cheney, Steven Hermann