Patents by Inventor John Tawney
John Tawney 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).
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Patent number: 11766087Abstract: A footwear article is provided herein. The footwear article may include a sole coupled to a cord structure. The cord structure may include interconnected bights in a vamp cord and a rand cord forming a loop line extending along at least a portion of the footwear article.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst
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Publication number: 20220039507Abstract: A footwear article is provided herein. The footwear article may include a sole coupled to a cord structure. The cord structure may include interconnected bights in a vamp cord and a rand cord forming a loop line extending along at least a portion of the footwear article.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst
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Patent number: 11185121Abstract: A footwear article is provided herein. The footwear article may include a sole coupled to a cord structure. The cord structure may include interconnected bights in a vamp cord and a rand cord forming a loop line extending along at least a portion of the footwear article.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst
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Patent number: 10362835Abstract: Port-injection footwear is provided. In one example, port-injection footwear is provided including a footwear-structure bag encompassing an injected filler material, such as foam. A strobel sock made of stretchable material may be integrated into an insole region of the footwear-structure bag. The port-injection footwear further may include a foam barrier disposed adjacent to the footwear-structure bag to retain the injected foam within the bag during injection. An outsole may be directly coupled to the footwear-structure bag forming a base of the footwear article. In other examples, the port-injection footwear may include a footwear-structure bag having an injection port, an injected foam retained in the footwear-structure bag, where the injected foam was injected through the injection port, and a port cap positioned at the injection port of the footwear-structure bag.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.Inventors: John Tawney, Carina Hamel, Rory Fuerst, Jr.
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Publication number: 20180352892Abstract: A footwear article is provided herein. The footwear article may include a sole coupled to a cord structure. The cord structure may include interconnected bights in a vamp cord and a rand cord forming a loop line extending along at least a portion of the footwear article.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst
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Patent number: 10092060Abstract: A footwear article is provided herein. The footwear article may include a sole coupled to a cord structure. The cord structure may include interconnected bights in a vamp cord and a rand cord forming a loop line extending along at least a portion of the footwear article.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst
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Patent number: 10016011Abstract: Port-injection footwear is provided. In one example, port-injection footwear is provided including a footwear-structure bag encompassing an injected foam. In some examples, the footwear-structure bag may form an integrated footwear component. The port-injection footwear further may include a foam barrier disposed adjacent to the footwear-structure bag to retain the injected foam within the bag during injection. An outsole may be directly coupled to the footwear-structure bag forming a base of the footwear article. In other examples, the port-injection footwear may include a footwear-structure bag having an injection port, an injected foam retained in the footwear-structure bag, where the injected foam was injected through the injection port, and a port cap positioned at the injection port of the footwear-structure bag.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.Inventors: John Tawney, Carina Hamel, Rory Fuerst, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150374070Abstract: Port-injection footwear is provided. In one example, port-injection footwear is provided including a footwear-structure bag encompassing an injected filler material, such as foam. A strobel sock made of stretchable material may be integrated into an insole region of the footwear-structure bag. The port-injection footwear further may include a foam barrier disposed adjacent to the footwear-structure bag to retain the injected foam within the bag during injection. An outsole may be directly coupled to the footwear-structure bag forming a base of the footwear article. In other examples, the port-injection footwear may include a footwear-structure bag having an injection port, an injected foam retained in the footwear-structure bag, where the injected foam was injected through the injection port, and a port cap positioned at the injection port of the footwear-structure bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: John Tawney, Carina Hamel, Rory Fuerst, JR.
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Publication number: 20140130372Abstract: A footwear article is provided herein. The footwear article may include a sole coupled to a cord structure. The cord structure may include interconnected bights in a vamp cord and a rand cord forming a loop line extending along at least a portion of the footwear article.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: FUERST GROUP, INC.Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst
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Publication number: 20130192086Abstract: Port-injection footwear is provided. In one example, port-injection footwear is provided including a footwear-structure bag encompassing an injected foam. In some examples, the footwear-structure bag may form an integrated footwear component. The port-injection footwear further may include a foam barrier disposed adjacent to the footwear-structure bag to retain the injected foam within the bag during injection. An outsole may be directly coupled to the footwear-structure bag forming a base of the footwear article. In other examples, the port-injection footwear may include a footwear-structure bag having an injection port, an injected foam retained in the footwear-structure bag, where the injected foam was injected through the injection port, and a port cap positioned at the injection port of the footwear-structure bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: FUERST GROUP INC.Inventors: John Tawney, Carina Hamel, Rory Fuerst, JR.
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Publication number: 20050071242Abstract: A system and method for allowing a customer to custom-order footwear. The system and method may allow a retailer to control the selection of choices given to the customer for custom-manufacturing the footwear, including allowing a customer to order footwear with different sizes for their left and right feet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2003Publication date: March 31, 2005Applicant: NIKE International Ltd.Inventors: Mark Allen, John Tawney
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Patent number: D737561Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst
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Patent number: D769590Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst
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Patent number: D798565Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Aveni, John Tawney, Rory Fuerst