Patents by Inventor Denis W. Norton
Denis W. Norton 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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Patent number: 10219582Abstract: A variety of devices for protecting a user's foot from injury are disclosed. In one instance, the device is an external metatarsal protection device for a shoe or boot, having a sole with a first surface for supporting a wearer's foot and a second surface for contacting a ground area, an upper affixed to the sole, and an integral toe cap. An interior surface of the upper and the first surface of the sole define a receptacle for receiving the wearer's foot. The external protection device is incorporated along an exterior surface of the upper and is positioned to protect at least a metatarsal region of the wearer's foot. In an instance, the external protection device has injection-molded first and second layers of material, with the cushioning elements formed on a surface of the first layer and a plurality of grooves defined on a surface of the second layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: TBL Licensing LLCInventors: Bert Appleton Spiller, Denis W. Norton, Stephen Douglas Ammon, Brian Lee Strother, Thomas Yeh
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Patent number: 10178892Abstract: A variety of devices for protecting a user's foot from injury are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device may be a metatarsal protection device, which may include a first layer of material having top and bottom surfaces, with at least one of such surfaces including a series of cones or a pattern of hexagons thereon. The metatarsal protection device may also include a second relatively rigid layer of material overlying the first layer, and the first layer may be shaped to conform to the metatarsal region of the user's foot, such that the device is configured to protect the metatarsal region against injury. Other configurations and variations of a metatarsal protection device are also disclosed, as are other uses for the principles of the invention(s) disclosed herein (e.g., protection devices for other areas of the foot, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: TBL Licensing LLCInventors: Bert Appleton Spiller, Denis W. Norton, Stephen Douglas Ammon
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Publication number: 20170215520Abstract: A variety of devices for protecting a user's foot from injury are disclosed. In one instance, the device is an external metatarsal protection device for a shoe or boot, having a sole with a first surface for supporting a wearer's foot and a second surface for contacting a ground area, an upper affixed to the sole, and an integral toe cap. An interior surface of the upper and the first surface of the sole define a receptacle for receiving the wearer's foot. The external protection device is incorporated along an exterior surface of the upper and is positioned to protect at least a metatarsal region of the wearer's foot. In an instance, the external protection device has injection-molded first and second layers of material, with the cushioning elements formed on a surface of the first layer and a plurality of grooves defined on a surface of the second layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: TBL Licensing LLCInventors: Bert Appleton Spiller, Denis W. Norton, Stephen Douglas Ammon, Brian Lee Strother, Thomas Yeh
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Publication number: 20170215521Abstract: A variety of devices for protecting a user's foot from injury are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device may be a metatarsal protection device, which may include a first layer of material having top and bottom surfaces, with at least one of such surfaces including a series of cones or a pattern of hexagons thereon. The metatarsal protection device may also include a second relatively rigid layer of material overlying the first layer, and the first layer may be shaped to conform to the metatarsal region of the user's foot, such that the device is configured to protect the metatarsal region against injury. Other configurations and variations of a metatarsal protection device are also disclosed, as are other uses for the principles of the invention(s) disclosed herein (e.g., protection devices for other areas of the foot, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Bert Appleton Spiller, Denis W. Norton, Stephen Douglas Ammon
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Patent number: 9554617Abstract: A variety of devices for protecting a user's foot from injury are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device may be a metatarsal protection device, which may include a first layer of material having top and bottom surfaces, with at least one of such surfaces including a series of cones or a pattern of hexagons thereon. The metatarsal protection device may also include a second relatively rigid layer of material overlying the first layer, and the first layer may be shaped to conform to the metatarsal region of the user's foot, such that the device is configured to protect the metatarsal region against injury. Other configurations and variations of a metatarsal protection device are also disclosed, as are other uses for the principles of the invention(s) disclosed herein (e.g., protection devices for other areas of the foot, etc).Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: TBL Licensing LLCInventors: Bert Appleton Spiller, Denis W. Norton, Stephen D. Ammon
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Patent number: 8943708Abstract: An improved welt construction for use in a welted shoe is disclosed, in which the construction contains a number of components, including: (1) an anti-fatigue layer with tapered recesses for providing cushioning; (2) a rigid shock diffusion welt-frame back part; (3) a flexible forepart welt-frame; (4) a torsional shank; and (5) a flexible ply rib, which may surround a periphery of the support system. Methods of: (1) constructing a shoe utilizing the aforementioned welt construction; and (2) manufacturing the aforementioned welt construction through the use of a mold(s) are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: TBL Licsensing LLCInventors: Bert Appleton Spiller, Denis W. Norton, Stephen D. Ammon
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Publication number: 20140130371Abstract: A variety of devices for protecting a user's foot from injury are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device may be a metatarsal protection device, which may include a first layer of material having top and bottom surfaces, with at least one of such surfaces including a series of cones or a pattern of hexagons thereon. The metatarsal protection device may also include a second relatively rigid layer of material overlying the first layer, and the first layer may be shaped to conform to the metatarsal region of the user's foot, such that the device is configured to protect the metatarsal region against injury. Other configurations and variations of a metatarsal protection device are also disclosed, as are other uses for the principles of the invention(s) disclosed herein (e.g., protection devices for other areas of the foot, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: TBL LICENSING LLCInventors: Bert Appleton Spiller, Denis W. Norton, Stephen D. Ammon
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Patent number: 8635789Abstract: A variety of devices for protecting a user's foot from injury are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device may be a metatarsal protection device, which may include a first layer of material having top and bottom surfaces, with at least one of such surfaces including a series of cones or a pattern of hexagons thereon. The metatarsal protection device may also include a second relatively rigid layer of material overlying the first layer, and the first layer may be shaped to conform to the metatarsal region of the user's foot, such that the device is configured to protect the metatarsal region against injury. Other configurations and variations of a metatarsal protection device are also disclosed, as are other uses for the principles of the invention(s) disclosed herein (e.g., protection devices for other areas of the foot, etc.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: TBL Licensing LLCInventors: Bert Appleton Spiller, Denis W. Norton, Stephen D. Ammon
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Patent number: D597735Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: The Timberland CompanyInventor: Denis W. Norton
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Patent number: D646050Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: The Timberland CompanyInventor: Denis W. Norton