Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Swales

Geoffrey Swales 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).

  • Resilient cushioning device for the heel portion of a sole
    Patent number: 7353625
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole for cushioning a heelstrike. The sole includes a midsole, an optional outsole, and a resilient cushioning device. The resilient cushioning device includes a bottom component, a top component sealingly attached to the bottom component, wherein the top component includes a corrugated sidewall. The resilient cushioning device is a closed system that contains a fluid, such as a gas either at atmospheric pressure or pressurized. The resilient cushioning device may have only one interior compartment or a series of compartments fluidly connected to one another. The resilient cushioning device is partially embedded within the midsole in a heel region of the sole, although at least a portion of the sidewall of the resilient cushioning device remains visible from the exterior of a shoe sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Reebok International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Todd Ellis, Geoffrey Swales, William McInnis, Paul Bates
  • Resilient cushioning device for the heel portion of a sole
    Publication number: 20050120590
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole for cushioning a heelstrike. The sole includes a midsole, an optional outsole, and a resilient cushioning device. The resilient cushioning device includes a bottom component, a top component sealingly attached to the bottom component, wherein the top component includes a corrugated sidewall. The resilient cushioning device is a closed system that contains a fluid, such as a gas either at atmospheric pressure or pressurized. The resilient cushioning device may have only one interior compartment or a series of compartments fluidly connected to one another. The resilient cushioning device is partially embedded within the midsole in a heel region of the sole, although at least a portion of the sidewall of the resilient cushioning device remains visible from the exterior of a shoe sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Todd Ellis, Geoffrey Swales, William McInnis, Paul Bates