Patents by Inventor Kenneth Daniel Santos
Kenneth Daniel Santos 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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Publication number: 20210000212Abstract: The invention relates to a footwear kit and method of providing a footwear kit comprising a forepart that can be removably attached to both a left shoe and a right shoe, in which the shoes are substantially asymmetric about a line running from the front to the back of the shoe, and in which the periphery of the forepart substantially matches the periphery of the toe region of both the left shoe and the right shoe.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventor: Kenneth Daniel Santos
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Patent number: 10772375Abstract: The invention relates to a footwear kit and method of providing a footwear kit comprising a forepart that can be removably attached to both a left shoe and a right shoe, in which the shoes are substantially asymmetric about a line running from the front to the back of the shoe, and in which the periphery of the forepart substantially matches the periphery of the toe region of both the left shoe and the right shoe.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventor: Kenneth Daniel Santos
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Publication number: 20190166949Abstract: A bowling shoe sole fastening system of structures that allows a variety of outsoles to be attached to and detached from the midsole that improve the consistency of the flex of the show throughout a bowler's stride, which allow the bowling shoe to be adjusted to achieve consistent stopping and sliding characteristics over a variety of bowling lane conditions and maintain consistent performance in the flex of the shoe across cycles of attachment, detachment, and reattachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Kenneth Daniel Santos, Bud Clapsaddle
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Patent number: 10226102Abstract: A bowling shoe sole fastening system of structures that allows a variety of outsoles to be attached to and detached from the midsole that improve the consistency of the flex of the show throughout a bowler's stride, which allow the bowling shoe to be adjusted to achieve consistent stopping and sliding characteristics over a variety of bowling lane conditions and maintain consistent performance in the flex of the shoe across cycles of attachment, detachment, and reattachment.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Kenneth Daniel Santos, Bud Clapsaddle
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Publication number: 20170027282Abstract: A bowling shoe sole fastening system of structures that allows a variety of outsoles to be attached to and detached from the midsole that improve the consistency of the flex of the show throughout a bowler's stride, which allow the bowling shoe to be adjusted to achieve consistent stopping and sliding characteristics over a variety of bowling lane conditions and maintain consistent performance in the flex of the shoe across cycles of attachment, detachment, and reattachment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Santos, Bud Clapsaddle
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Publication number: 20150305434Abstract: The invention relates to a shoe and method for making a shoe with divided ground contact surfaces including a toe area covered in part by a toe material; the toe material for contacting a ground; a heel area covered in part by a heel material; wherein the heel material is for contacting the ground. The shoe also has a flex member between the toe and heel areas; the flex member extends both in lateral and longitudinal directions for spreading the toe and heel materials toward a periphery of the shoe and for reducing friction between the ground and the toe and heel materials; and wherein the flex member is contoured for facilitating flexing of the shoe.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventor: Kenneth Daniel Santos
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Publication number: 20140325877Abstract: A footwear kit suitable for producing a pair of customized bowling shoes with appropriate sliding sole and a traction sole for right and left handed bowlers and optimizable for a variety of lane conditions is provided. A distal margin on the shoe matches a margin on a removable forepart to provide rapid alignment and orientation of the ground contact surface area of the forepart to the shoe. Foreparts provided are adjustable for use on either a left or right shoe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventor: Kenneth Daniel Santos
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Publication number: 20130263476Abstract: A bowling shoe kit is provided including a shoe upper, a shoe sole mounted to the shoe upper and having a slide area extending longitudinally from a toe end of the sole rearwardly towards an arch portion thereof, at least one slide pad having a peripheral margin substantially equal to a peripheral margin of the slide area and extending laterally substantially across an entire width of the sole, and a fastener removably securing the slide pad to the slide area. The slide pad includes a first area having a first coefficient of friction, a second area having a second coefficient of friction, and a third area having a third coefficient of friction, wherein the first coefficient of friction is different from the third coefficient of friction, and the second coefficient of friction presents a transition from the first coefficient of friction to the third coefficient of friction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Santos, Glenn Clapsaddle
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Publication number: 20130247421Abstract: The invention relates to a footwear kit and method of providing a footwear kit comprising a forepart that can be removably attached to both a left shoe and a right shoe, in which the shoes are substantially asymmetric about a line running from the front to the back of the shoe, and in which the periphery of the forepart substantially matches the periphery of the toe region of both the left shoe and the right shoe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventor: Kenneth Daniel Santos
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Patent number: 8458927Abstract: A bowling footwear kit includes a left shoe and a right shoe, each having a midsole with a toe region and a heel region, wherein the toe region covers the entire area from the front of the shoe to a selected line in front of the heel region, and the peripheral shapes of the toe region of the left shoe and of the toe region of the right shoe are substantially identical. The kit further includes two or more foreparts having different traction characteristics for removable attachment to the toe region of either the left or right shoe, and having the peripheral shapes substantially identical to each other and to the peripheral shape of the toe regions of the left and right shoe.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventor: Kenneth Daniel Santos
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Publication number: 20100122473Abstract: A bowling footwear kit includes a left shoe and a right shoe, each having a midsole with a toe region and a heel region, wherein the toe region covers the entire area from the front of the shoe to a selected line in front of the heel region, and the peripheral shapes of the toe region of the left shoe and of the toe region of the right shoe are substantially identical. The kit further includes two or more foreparts having different traction characteristics for removable attachment to the toe region of either the left or right shoe, and having the peripheral shapes substantially identical to each other and to the peripheral shape of the toe regions of the left and right shoe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventor: Kenneth Daniel Santos
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Patent number: 7076894Abstract: The invention relates to a system for securing a reversible cleat having a securing mechanism, an anchoring mechanism adapted to be attached to a sole of a shoe, and a cleat having a first side and a second side and placed between the securing mechanism and the anchoring mechanism. The second side faces toward the anchoring mechanism when the securing mechanism is removably secured to the anchoring mechanism. The second side is repositioned to face away from the anchoring mechanism by removing the securing mechanism from the anchoring mechanism, removing and repositioning the cleat with the second side facing away from the anchoring mechanism, and removably securing the securing mechanism to the anchoring mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Columbia Insurance CompanyInventors: Kenneth Daniel Santos, Armand Savoie, James E. Issler