Patents by Inventor John F. Lane

John F. Lane 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).

  • Shoes with shank and heel wrap
    Patent number: 8074379
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a shoe (10) including an upper (12), having lateral and medial sides, a midsole (14) joined to the upper (12), and an outsole (16) joined to the midsole (4). Shoe (10) is tightened around the wearer's foot using a lacing system (18) comprising a lace (20) and tightening mechanism (22). Lace (20) is threaded through shank (24) positioned under the arch and heel wrap (26) and attached at opposite ends to tightening mechanism (22). In an advantageous aspect of the present invention, lace (18) is tensioned to draw shank (24) upwards and towards the arch of the foot. In order to support the foot, shank (24) is comprised of a material having a strain rate lower than the upper (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., John J. Erickson, John F. Lane, III, Hetal Y. Dave
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D603596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: James M. Feeney, John F. Lane, III
  • Outsole for a golf shoe
    Patent number: D607635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: John F. Lane, III, Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., James M. Feeney, John J. Erickson, Richard A. Mochen
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D628373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane, III
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D628786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane, III
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D630831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane, III
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D661478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D663933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D663936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D722758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: John F. Lane, Paul O. Teeter
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D722760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane
  • Golf shoe
    Patent number: D734596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: John F. Lane, III, Jonathan G. Bacon, Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., James M. Feeney, Robert S. Bento
  • Golf shoe
    Patent number: D735975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: John F. Lane, III, Jonathan G. Bacon, Douglas K. Robinson, James M. Feeney, Robert S. Bento
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D757414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D758059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane, III
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D759363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane, III
  • Golf shoe outsole
    Patent number: D759952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Achushnet Company
    Inventors: Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., James M. Feeney, John F. Lane, Robert S. Bento
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D762960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: John F. Lane, III
  • Golf shoe outsole
    Patent number: D773162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: John F. Lane, III, Richard A. Mochen, Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., Robert S. Bento, James M. Feeney
  • Golf shoe upper
    Patent number: D846858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jonathan G. Bacon, John F. Lane, III