Patents by Inventor Mary Kent Hastings

Mary Kent Hastings 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).

  • MULTI-PLUG DESIGN SHOE INSOLE
    Publication number: 20110185591
    Abstract: An insole is provided for reducing peak plantar pressure on a foot. The insole includes a compressible pad having a plurality of holes extending from a bottom surface of the compressible pad and partially through the compressible pad. A plurality of compressible plugs is disposed in the plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of compressible plugs has a stiffness that is different than a stiffness of the compressible pad. The plurality of compressible plugs is concentrated in a reduced stiffness portion of the compressible pad that substantially corresponds to an area of peak plantar pressure on the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ricardo Actis, Lilana Ventura, Michael Jeffrey Mueller, Paul Kevin Commean, Mary Kent Hastings, Joseph W. Klaesner, Donovan J. Lott, Thomas Kurt Pilgram, Kirk Smith, Dequan Zou