Patents by Inventor Jack Pflueger

Jack Pflueger 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).

  • Patent number: 8782927
    Abstract: A footwear includes an outer member, an inner lining, an instep member, and a lace. The outer member defines an outer surface of the footwear. The inner lining is positioned within the outer member. The instep member extends across an instep portion of the inner lining. The instep member can be positioned between the outer member and the inner lining or embedded within the inner lining. The lace is coupled to the instep member and to the outer member. Applying a tension force to the lace causes the instep member to apply a force against the instep portion of the inner lining, thereby applying an instep force against an instep portion of a user's foot that is positioned in the footwear. The instep force against the user's foot holds the user's foot against a bottom and rear portion of the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Dinndorf, Jack Pflueger
  • Publication number: 20130276330
    Abstract: A footwear includes an outer member, an inner lining, an instep member, and a lace. The outer member defines an outer surface of the footwear. The inner lining is positioned within the outer member. The instep member extends across an instep portion of the inner lining. The instep member can be positioned between the outer member and the inner lining or embedded within the inner lining. The lace is coupled to the instep member and to the outer member. Applying a tension force to the lace causes the instep member to apply a force against the instep portion of the inner lining, thereby applying an instep force against an instep portion of a user's foot that is positioned in the footwear. The instep force against the user's foot holds the user's foot against a bottom and rear portion of the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Mark T. Dinndorf, Jack Pflueger
  • Patent number: 8375603
    Abstract: A footwear includes an outer member, an inner lining, an instep member, and a lace. The outer member defines an outer surface of the footwear. The inner lining is positioned within the outer member. The instep member extends across an instep portion of the inner lining. The instep member can be positioned between the outer member and the inner lining or embedded within the inner lining. The lace is coupled to the instep member and to the outer member. Applying a tension force to the lace causes the instep member to apply a force against the instep portion of the inner lining, thereby applying an instep force against an instep portion of a user's foot that is positioned in the footwear. The instep force against the user's foot holds the user's foot against a bottom and rear portion of the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Dinndorf, Jack Pflueger
  • Publication number: 20110197471
    Abstract: A footwear includes an outer member, an inner lining, an instep member, and a lace. The outer member defines an outer surface of the footwear. The inner lining is positioned within the outer member. The instep member extends across an instep portion of the inner lining. The instep member can be positioned between the outer member and the inner lining or embedded within the inner lining. The lace is coupled to the instep member and to the outer member. Applying a tension force to the lace causes the instep member to apply a force against the instep portion of the inner lining, thereby applying an instep force against an instep portion of a user's foot that is positioned in the footwear. The instep force against the user's foot holds the user's foot against a bottom and rear portion of the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: RED WING SHOE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dinndorf, Jack Pflueger
  • Patent number: 7818899
    Abstract: A footwear includes an outer member, an inner lining, an instep member, and a lace. The outer member defines an outer surface of the footwear. The inner lining is positioned within the outer member. The instep member extends across an instep portion of the inner lining. The instep member can be positioned between the outer member and the inner lining or embedded within the inner lining. The lace is coupled to the instep member and to the outer member. Applying a tension force to the lace causes the instep member to apply a force against the instep portion of the inner lining, thereby applying an instep force against an instep portion of a user's foot that is positioned in the footwear. The instep force against the user's foot holds the user's foot against a bottom and rear portion of the footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Dinndorf, Jack Pflueger
  • Publication number: 20070107277
    Abstract: A seat identification system for passengers in a cabin of a commercial airliner. Four sign components, identified as the aisle, mile, row and seat components, are arranged and positioned throughout the airplane in a configuration that allows the passengers to receive information about their seats when needed. The aisle signage markers direct the passengers down the appropriate aisle which leads to their seat. The interval row markers or mile markers provide a general location of the particular row in the aircraft for the passenger's seats. The individual row markers are preferably located in the passenger service unit modules and in viewing channels in order to allow the markers to be visible from the aisle. The seat markers are located preferably on the headrest on each seat and are the final vindication that the passenger is in the correct seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Simms, Dennis Lin, Domenic Giuntoli, Heidi Kneller, Peter Mitchell, Melanie Kimsey, Andrew Barr, Mackenzie Belka, Heather Curtin, Jonah Griffith, Jeffrey Ladwig, J. Leckie, Jack Pflueger, Olen Ronning, Darrin Seeds, Ryan Smith, Joseph Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20060191164
    Abstract: A footwear includes an outer member, an inner lining, an instep member, and a lace. The outer member defines an outer surface of the footwear. The inner lining is positioned within the outer member. The instep member extends across an instep portion of the inner lining. The instep member can be positioned between the outer member and the inner lining or embedded within the inner lining. The lace is coupled to the instep member and to the outer member. Applying a tension force to the lace causes the instep member to apply a force against the instep portion of the inner lining, thereby applying an instep force against an instep portion of a user's foot that is positioned in the footwear. The instep force against the user's foot holds the user's foot against a bottom and rear portion of the footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Dinndorf, Jack Pflueger