Patents by Inventor Jeffrey N. Silverman

Jeffrey N. Silverman 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).

  • Footwear or other products
    Patent number: 5483759
    Abstract: A shoe or other product adapted to emit light, sound, or other energy or radiation is disclosed. Embodiments of the shoes may contain switches depressed only when subjected to the momentum of or pressure from a moveable object such as a rotating ball. The ball and switches may additionally be encapsulated in a housing with a window visible outside the shoe, permitting wearers and others to view the switching being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Genesco Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey N. Silverman