Patents by Inventor John J. McLoughlin

John J. McLoughlin 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).

  • FORMING A SHOE COMPONENT WITH ROCKER BOTTOM
    Publication number: 20110094046
    Abstract: A method of forming a shoe component for an individual is provided and includes defining a footprint of the shoe component for the individual with an orientation relative to a rocker bottom of sheets that each have the rocker bottom and various thicknesses, selecting, from among the sheets, a sheet having a thickness appropriate for the individual based on the orientation of the footprint and removing a portion from the selected sheet reflective of a shape and size of a profile of the footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: VIBRAM SP.A.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Favreau, Linda B. McGinley, John J. McLoughlin