Patents by Inventor Kara McNAMARA-SCHWARTZ

Kara McNAMARA-SCHWARTZ 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).

  • Patent number: 10244814
    Abstract: The modular shoe assembly described herein has a removable heel band. This allows a user to customize the shoe in limitless ways, as the heel bands can have any variety of colors, patterns, prints, embossments, or other ornamental decorations such as beads or pearls. The shoe assembly may be a sandal, ballet shoe, loafer, boot, or similar design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Flop Girl LLC
    Inventor: Kara McNamara-Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20170245583
    Abstract: The modular shoe assembly described herein has a removable heel band. This allows a user to customize the shoe in limitless ways, as the heel bands can have any variety of colors, patterns, prints, embossments, or other ornamental decorations such as beads or pearls. The shoe assembly may be a sandal, ballet shoe, loafer, boot, or similar design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Kara McNAMARA-SCHWARTZ
  • Patent number: 9603410
    Abstract: The modular shoe assembly described herein has removable foot housing straps (a.k.a uppers), and a heel band. This allows a user to customize the shoe in limitless ways, as each of the uppers and heel bands can have any variety of colors, patterns, prints, embossments, or other ornamental decorations such as beads or pearls. When the shoe is a sandal or something, the upper can be removably connected to a toe strap or thong at the front of the shoe assembly and a heel on an underside of the sole. The shoe assembly may also be a ballet shoe, loafer, or similar design, where removably uppers are not needed, and the shoe thus only has a removable heel band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Flop Girl, LLC
    Inventor: Kara McNamara-Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20160286894
    Abstract: The shoe assembly of the present disclosure includes a shoe having an upper with one or more fasteners thereon. The upper may be one or more straps. The assembly further comprises a second strap that is removably connected to the upper of the shoe. The second strap may have one or more patterns, colors, embossments, jewels, stones, beads, or other decorative elements thereon. This allows for the customization of the shoe by the user. The second strap may also be a two-piece component, where one piece is a decorative strap, and the other is a base strap that is connected to the upper of the shoe. The second strap may have any desired shape, such as t-shaped, or triangular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Kara McNAMARA-SCHWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20140250725
    Abstract: The modular shoe assembly described herein has removable foot housing straps (a.k.a uppers), and a heel band. This allows a user to customize the shoe in limitless ways, as each of the uppers and heel bands can have any variety of colors, patterns, prints, embossments, or other ornamental decorations such as beads or pearls. When the shoe is a sandal or something, the upper can be removably connected to a toe strap or thong at the front of the shoe assembly and a heel on an underside of the sole. The shoe assembly may also be a ballet shoe, loafer, or similar design, where removably uppers are not needed, and the shoe thus only has a removable heel band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: FLOP GIRL, LLC
    Inventor: Kara McNAMARA-SCHWARTZ