Patents by Inventor George L. Steele

George L. Steele 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).

  • Cushioned shoe construction including toe and heel plates
    Patent number: 8117769
    Abstract: A shoe sole construction includes a sole member formed from a synthetic plastic material having a first durometer value of hardness and including toe, ball, arch, and heel portions. Relatively rigid toe and heel plates are secured to bottom surface of the sole member on opposite sides of a relatively soft flex bar member that extends transversely across the ball portion of the sole member. A plurality of toe cushion members are mounted for independent movement within openings contained in the toe plate, and a stabilizing arch cushion member is mounted in the recess defined in the heel plate. These cushion members have an intermediate durometer value that, during use, permits compression of these cushion members in a footprint pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Munro & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: George L. Steele
  • Cushioned shoe construction including toe and heel plates
    Publication number: 20100071232
    Abstract: A shoe sole construction includes a sole member formed from a synthetic plastic material having a first durometer value of hardness and including toe, ball, arch, and heel portions. Relatively rigid toe and heel plates are secured to bottom surface of the sole member on opposite sides of a relatively soft flex bar member that extends transversely across the ball portion of the sole member. A plurality of toe cushion members are mounted for independent movement within openings contained in the toe plate, and a stabilizing arch cushion member is mounted in the recess defined in the heel plate. These cushion members have an intermediate durometer value that, during use, permits compression of these cushion members in a footprint pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: George L. Steele
  • Outsole bottom with foot length measuring system
    Patent number: D721877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Munro & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: George L. Steele