Patents by Inventor Mark A. Longbottom

Mark A. Longbottom 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).

  • Contoured thin soles
    Patent number: 11064763
    Abstract: A sole of a shoe includes: a rear portion; and a forward portion connected with the rear portion, the forward portion being thinner than the rear portion, the forward portion comprising a plurality of ribs that are patterned and contoured to provide different height, rigidity and flexibility characteristics at different areas of the forward portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Mark Longbottom, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kelly Kikuta, Mason Dennison
  • Laceless athletic shoe
    Patent number: 5555650
    Abstract: A laceless athletic shoe is disclosed. The shoe presents a thin, uniform upper surface, permitting truer kicks when contacted by a soccer or other ball. An integral elastic area in the upper expands to receive the wearer's foot, while carbon fibers embedded in and grooves formed across the outsole provide greater torsional stability and flexibility of the shoe during turns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Inventors: Mark A. Longbottom, Simon J. Peel
  • Shoe sole
    Patent number: D368156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Inventors: Mark A. Longbottom, Simon J. Peel
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D377412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Genesco Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Longbottom, Simon J. Peel