Patents by Inventor John Michael Eades

John Michael Eades 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).

  • Novelty footwear item and method of using same
    Patent number: 7802382
    Abstract: A novelty footwear item includes a flexible outsole, a flexible footbed and a flexible elongated wedge-shape midsole. The midsole has a unitary construction including a heel support area and an arch support area. An open storage compartment is disposed within the heel support area and is concealed by the footbed which overlays the midsole and the outsole. The footbed is fixedly attached to a front toe area of the outsole and fixedly attached to the midsole at about the arch support area. The footbed is further removably attached to the midsole at about the heel support area so that the footbed may be lifted up pivotally and way from the heel support area to provide user access to the storage compartment. Stiffeners disposed within the footbed facilitate the pivoting of the footbed and prevent collapse of the footbed into the compartment under a user load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventors: John Michael Eades, Michael Gass, Joel Steven Barrie
  • Novelty footwear item and method of using same
    Publication number: 20080110057
    Abstract: A novelty footwear item includes a flexible outsole, a flexible footbed and a flexible elongated wedge-shape midsole. The midsole has a unitary construction including a heel support area and an arch support area. An open storage compartment is disposed within the heel support area and is concealed by the footbed which overlays the midsole and the outsole. The footbed is fixedly attached to a front toe area of the outsole and fixedly attached to the midsole at about the arch support area. The footbed is further removably attached to the midsole at about the heel support area so that the footbed may be lifted up pivotally and way from the heel support area to provide user access to the storage compartment. Stiffeners disposed within the footbed facilitate the pivoting of the footbed and prevent collapse of the footbed into the compartment under a user load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: South Cone, Inc.
    Inventors: John Michael Eades, Michael Gass, Joel Steven Barrie
  • Novelty footwear item with flask
    Publication number: 20080110055
    Abstract: A novelty footwear construction includes a cassette-like heel component which is sandwiched between a mid-sole and an outsole for supporting the heel of a user, and wherein the heel component includes an upper retainer, a lower retainer, and a hollow flask for supporting the heel of a user and for providing the user with a source of fluid refreshment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: South Cone, Inc.
    Inventors: John Michael Eades, James Darr Burress, Michael Gass, Ryan William Quinn, Andrew Wickstrom, Joel Steven Barrie, Brett D. Ritter, Eric Simmons, Nicholas Aniko Mann, Philip Harper Ceccarelli
  • Footwear item
    Patent number: D656716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventors: John Michael Eades, Andrew Wickstrom