Patents by Inventor Mike Corbett

Mike Corbett 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).

  • Footwear with air cavities
    Patent number: 8375601
    Abstract: There is provided a sole unit having a midsole section and an outsole section. The midsole incorporates a number of cavities which open at their top ends and which are wider at their bottom ends. The outsole section incorporates a number of diaphragm elements which close off the bottoms of the cavities. In some arrangements there is a footbed which has in its underside a number of recesses disposed above each of the cavities, the recesses being linked by channels and incorporating orifices leading to the inside of an article of footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: C. & J. Clark America, Inc.
    Inventor: Mike Corbett
  • Footwear With Air Cavities
    Publication number: 20110138653
    Abstract: There is provided a sole unit having a midsole section and an outsole section. The midsole incorporates a number of cavities which open at their top ends and which are wider at their bottom ends. The outsole section incorporates a number of diaphragm elements which close off the bottoms of the cavities. In some arrangements there is a footbed which has in its underside a number of recesses disposed above each of the cavities, the recesses being linked by channels and incorporating orifices leading to the inside of an article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Mike Corbett