Abstract: A sole for a shoe or other footwear. The sole includes at least two structures, each structure being configurable, and wherein at least a part of each of said at least two structures is located in a single frontal plane cross-section of the sole when the sole is upright and in an unloaded condition. The sole also includes at least one electronic control system that controls a configuration of each said at least two structures. Optionally, the at least two structures and/or the at least one electronic control system are located in a midsole section of said sole.

Abstract: A sole for a shoe or other footwear. The sole includes at least two structures, each structure being configurable, and wherein at least a part of each of said at least two structures is located in a single frontal plane cross-section of the sole when the sole is upright and in an unloaded condition. The sole also includes at least one electronic control system that controls a configuration of each said at least two structures. Optionally, the at least two structures and/or the at least one electronic control system are located in a midsole section of said sole.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to footwear such as a shoe, including an athletic shoe, with a shoe sole, including at least one removable midsole section formed by a midsole portion, wherein the removable midsole section is non-orthotic. The removable midsole section is inserted within the shoe upper, the sides of which hold it in position. The shoe sole includes a concavely rounded side or underneath portion, which may be formed in part by the removable midsole section. The removable midsole section may extend the length of the shoe sole or may form only a part of the shoe sole and can incorporate cushioning or structural compartments or components. The removable midsole section provides the capability to permit replacement of midsole material which has degraded or has worn out in order to maintain optimal characteristics of the shoe sole.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to footwear such as a shoe, including an athletic shoe, with a shoe sole, including at least one removable midsole section formed by a midsole portion, wherein the removable midsole section is non-orthotic. The removable midsole section is inserted within the shoe upper, the sides of which hold it in position. The shoe sole includes a concavely rounded side or underneath portion, which may be formed in part by the removable midsole section. The removable midsole section may extend the length of the shoe sole or may form only a part of the shoe sole and can incorporate cushioning or structural compartments or components. The removable midsole section provides the capability to permit replacement of midsole material which has degraded or has worn out in order to maintain optimal characteristics of the shoe sole.

Abstract: A microchip, comprising an internal hardware firewall located between a protected portion of the microchip protected by the internal hardware firewall and a network portion configured to communicate with a network of computers located between the internal hardware firewall and a connection of the microchip to the network. The microchip also includes one or more microprocessors located in the network portion and separate from network communications components; and the microprocessors located in the network portion and the network communications components being separate from the firewall. The firewall is configured by its location to permit unrestricted access by the network to the network portion, and one or more shared processing operations conducted by the microchip with the network are executed at least by one or many microprocessors located in the network portion.

Abstract: A microchip comprising an internal hardware firewall located between a protected portion of the microchip that is protected by the internal hardware firewall and a network portion that is configured to connect to a network of computers. The internal hardware firewall is configured to deny access to the protected portion from the network. The microchip may also include one or more of a network communications, graphics, video, sound, hard drive, optical disk drive and flash memory component in the network portion and one or many microprocessors that are not network communications components and are in the network portion and are separate from the internal hardware firewall. The location of the internal hardware firewall permits unrestricted access by the network to the network portion so that processing operations other than network communications and firewall operations conducted by the microchip with the network are executed by the microprocessors in the network portion.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to one or more computer networks having computers like personal computers or network servers with microprocessors linked by broadband transmission means and having hardware, software, firmware, and other means such that at least one parallel processing operation occurs that involve at least two computers in the network.

Abstract: A computer or microchip including one or more microprocessors or processing units, at least one network communication component, and an internal hardware firewall. located on a microchip and configured to separate a protected side of the computer or microchip from an unprotected side of the computer or microchip, the unprotected side being configured to connect to a network. The hardware protected side of the computer or microchip includes at least one microprocessor or processing unit. The unprotected network side of the computer or microchip is located between the internal hardware firewall and the network and includes the at least one unprotected microprocessors or processing units and network communications components. The unprotected microprocessors or processing units and network communications components are separate components and both are separate from the internal hardware firewall. The computer or microchip can be actively configured, including using microchips with field programmable gate arrays.

Abstract: A personal computer or microchip comprising: a primary internal hardware firewall separating a protected side of the computer's hardware from a network side connected to a network of computers; a master controller and/or a microprocessor is located within the hardware protected side protected by the primary internal hardware firewall; microprocessors are located within the network side located between the primary internal hardware firewall and the network connection; the network side microprocessors are separate components from the primary internal hardware firewall; the primary internal hardware firewall by its internal location not restricting access by the network to the computer's network side, thereby not restricting the network operations of the computer, which are conducted in the network side using the networked microprocessors; and one or more secondary interior hardware firewalls form one or more separate hardware protected compartments in the hardware protected side, a compartment including for exa

Abstract: This invention relates generally to footwear such as a shoe, including an athletic shoe, with a shoe sole, including at least one removable midsole section formed by a midsole portion, wherein the removable midsole section is non-orthotic. The removable midsole section is inserted within the shoe upper, the sides of which hold it in position. The shoe sole includes a concavely rounded side or underneath portion, which may be formed in part by the removable midsole section. The removable midsole section may extend the length of the shoe sole or may form only a part of the shoe sole and can incorporate cushioning or structural compartments or components. The removable midsole section provides the capability to permit replacement of midsole material which has degraded or has worn out in order to maintain optimal characteristics of the shoe sole.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to footwear with a shoe sole, including at least one insertable midsole orthotic. The insertable midsole orthotic is removably inserted within the shoe upper, the sides of which hold it in position. The shoe sole includes a concavely rounded side or underneath portion, which may be formed in part by the insertable midsole orthotic. The insertable midsole orthotic may extend the length of the shoe sole or may form only a part of the shoe sole and can incorporate cushioning or structural compartments or components. The insertable midsole orthotic permits replacement of midsole material which has degraded or has worn out in order to maintain optimal characteristics of the shoe sole and allows customization for the individual wearer to provide tailored cushioning or support characteristics for the purpose of orthopedic, podiatric, corrective, prescriptive, therapeutic and/or prosthetic purposes.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to one or more computer networks having computers like personal computers or network servers with microprocessors linked by broadband transmission means and having hardware, software, firmware, and other means such that at least one parallel processing operation occurs that involve at least two computers in the network

Abstract: A personal computer or microchip comprising at least one Faraday Cage, two or more microprocessors or processing units, one or more network communication components, and an internal hardware firewall. The internal hardware firewall is configured to separate a protected side of the computer or microchip from an unprotected side of the computer or microchip, the unprotected side being configured to connect to a network including the Internet. The protected hardware side of the computer or microchip includes at least one microprocessor or processing unit. The unprotected network side of the computer or microchip is located between the internal hardware firewall and the network and includes the unprotected microprocessors or processing units and network communications components. The unprotected microprocessors or processing units and network communications components are separate components and both are separate from the internal hardware firewall.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to footwear with a shoe sole, including at least one insertable midsole orthotic. The insertable midsole orthotic is removably inserted within the shoe upper, the sides of which hold it in position. The shoe sole includes a concavely rounded side or underneath portion, which may be formed in part by the insertable midsole orthotic. The insertable midsole orthotic may extend the length of the shoe sole or may form only a part of the shoe sole and can incorporate cushioning or structural compartments or components. The insertable midsole orthotic permits replacement of midsole material which has degraded or has worn out in order to maintain optimal characteristics of the shoe sole and allows customization for the individual wearer to provide tailored cushioning or support characteristics for the purpose of orthopedic, podiatric, corrective, prescriptive, therapeutic and/or prosthetic purposes.

Abstract: A personal computer or microchip, comprising: an internal hardware firewall located between and separate from a protected portion and an unprotected portion of hardware of the computer or microchip; the protected hardware portion being unconnected to a network of computers and including a volatile memory and a master control unit and/or a microprocessor; the unprotected hardware portion being located between the internal hardware firewall and the network and including one or more microprocessors and a volatile memory, the unprotected microprocessors being separate from the internal hardware firewall, and the unprotected hardware portion being connected to the network; the internal hardware firewall denying access by the network to the protected hardware portion; and the internal hardware firewall does not control access by the network to the unprotected hardware portion, so that operations conducted by the computer or microchip with the network are conducted in by the unprotected microprocessors in the unprot

Abstract: A personal computer or microchip comprising: a primary internal hardware firewall separating a protected side of the computer's hardware from a network side connected to a network of computers. A master controller and/or a microprocessor is located within the hardware protected side protected by the primary internal hardware firewall. Microprocessors are located within the network side located between the primary internal hardware firewall and the network connection. The network side microprocessors are separate components from the primary internal hardware firewall. The primary internal hardware firewall by its location does not restrict access by the network to the computer's network side, thereby enabling network operations between the computer and the network to be conducted in the network side using the networked microprocessors.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to one or more computer networks having computers like personal computers or network servers with microprocessors linked by broadband 5 transmission means and having hardware, software, firmware, and other means such that at least one parallel processing operation occurs that involve at least two computers in the network. More particularly, this invention relates to one or more large networks composed of smaller networks and large numbers of computers connected, like the Internet, wherein more than one separate parallel processing operation involving more than one different set of computers occurs simultaneously and wherein ongoing processing linkages can be established between virtually any microprocessors of separate computers connected to the network.

Abstract: A computer, comprising: at least one internal hardware firewall; at least two microprocessors being located outside of the at least one internal hardware firewall; and the at least two microprocessors being separate from the at least one internal hardware firewall.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to one or more computer networks having computers like personal computers or network servers with microprocessors linked by broadband transmission means and having hardware, software, firmware, and other means such that at least one parallel processing operation occurs that involve at least two computers in the network. More particularly, this invention relates to one or more large networks composed of smaller networks and large numbers of computers connected, like the Internet, wherein more than one separate parallel processing operation involving more than one different set of computers occurs simultaneously and wherein ongoing processing linkages can be established between virtually any microprocessors of separate computers connected to the network.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for an internal firewall configured to operate in a personal computer, which is configured to operate with other computers connected to a network. The personal computer includes at least two microprocessors. The firewall is configured to deny access to a first microprocessor of the personal computer by one of the other computers of the network during a shared operation involving the personal computer and the other computers of the network. The firewall is also configured to allow access to a second microprocessor of the personal computer by the other computers during the shared operation.