Patents by Inventor Paul P. Miano

Paul P. Miano 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: 3963251
    Abstract: A first body for attachment to the undersole portion of a shoe is provided and includes front and rear marginal portions. A second body for underlying the heel portion of a shoe is disposed to the rear of and swingably supported from the rear marginal portion of the first body for swinging relative thereto about a horizontal transverse axis. A spring is operably connected between the first and second bodies and functions to yieldingly upwardly swing the second body relative to the first body and the first body includes a downwardly facing bearing member journalled for rotation about a horizontal axis as well as an upstanding axis. With the first body suitably attached to the forward undersole portion of a shoe, the wearer of the shoe may propel himself with his other shoe and, upon transferring his weight to the shoe from which the first body is supported, roll across a suitable supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Inventor: Paul P. Miano