Patents by Inventor Graham Jelley

Graham Jelley 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).

  • Shoe having a replaceable portion and replacement method
    Patent number: 7739809
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a sole assembly having a first fixed portion and a second removable portion, wherein the removable portion is removably mounted to allow replacement, at least one projection extending from a peripheral edge area of the second portion and configured to be engaged with at least one portion of the sole assembly, at least one aperture formed in the second portion and at least one securing device which projects at least partially through the at least one aperture to secure the second portion to the sole assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: K-Swiss Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Keating, Graham Jelley
  • Cushioning assembly in an athletic shoe
    Patent number: 7448149
    Abstract: An athletic shoe includes a sole assembly and a cushioning arrangement disposed within the sole assembly. The cushioning arrangement includes a cushioning element, and a stiffening spring at least partially surrounding the cushioning element. The spring has a stiffness greater than the cushioning element. The athletic shoe can include a sole assembly having cushioning arrangements provided across a width of the sole assembly. In a preferred arrangement, similar cushioning assemblies are disposed on medial and lateral sides of the shoe, with three additional cushioning assemblies provided between the lateral and medial assemblies. Each of the lateral and medial assemblies can include a stiffening spring that at least partially surrounds at least one cushioning element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: K-Swiss Inc.
    Inventors: David Joseph Preskar, Kenneth J. Liu, Graham Jelley
  • Shoe having a replaceable portion and replacement method
    Publication number: 20080060223
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a sole assembly having a first fixed portion and a second removable portion, wherein the removable portion is removably mounted to allow replacement, at least one projection extending from a peripheral edge area of the second portion and configured to be engaged with at least one portion of the sole assembly, at least one aperture formed in the second portion and at least one securing device which projects at least partially through the at least one aperture to secure the second portion to the sole assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Keating, Graham Jelley
  • Cushioning assembly in an athletic shoe
    Publication number: 20050108896
    Abstract: An athletic shoe includes a sole assembly and a cushioning arrangement disposed within the sole assembly. The cushioning arrangement includes a cushioning element, and a stiffening spring at least partially surrounding the cushioning element. The spring has a stiffness greater than the cushioning element. The athletic shoe can include a sole assembly having cushioning arrangements provided across a width of the sole assembly. In a preferred arrangement, similar cushioning assemblies are disposed on medial and lateral sides of the shoe, with three additional cushioning assemblies provided between the lateral and medial assemblies. Each of the lateral and medial assemblies can include a stiffening spring that at least partially surrounds at least one cushioning element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: K-Swiss Inc.
    Inventors: David Preskar, Kenneth Liu, Graham Jelley