Patents by Inventor Paul S. Kaufman

Paul S. Kaufman 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).

  • High-heeled shoe with thickening cushion
    Patent number: 10842227
    Abstract: A high-heeled shoe includes a heel component which significantly elevates a rear portion of the shoe, a sole having a layer of material disposed above the heel component, and an upper extending above the sole. The top surface of the layer of material is inclined upwardly from the front or middle portion of the shoe to the rear of the shoe. The layer of material increases in thickness at the rear portion of the shoe, providing substantially more cushioning at such rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Dynasty Footwear, Ltd.
    Inventors: John C. S. Koo, Paul S. Kaufman
  • High-heeled shoe with thickening cushion
    Patent number: 9877545
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole having an insert piece and a layer of material disposed on a top surface of the insert piece; and an upper extending above the sole. The insert piece extends from at least one of a front or middle portion of the shoe to a rear of the shoe, with the top surface of the insert piece inclined upwardly toward the rear of the shoe and then leveling off at a rear portion of the shoe. A top surface of the layer of material is inclined upwardly from the at least one of the front or middle portion of the shoe to the rear of the shoe, such that at the rear portion of the shoe an angle of inclination is significantly greater for the top surface of the layer of material than for the top surface of the insert piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Dynasty Footwear, Ltd.
    Inventors: John C. S. Koo, Paul S. Kaufman
  • Shoe and shoe-making process using an insert piece
    Patent number: 9032644
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole having an insert piece and a layer of material disposed on a top surface of the insert piece; and an upper extending above the sole. The insert piece extends from at least one of a front or middle portion of the shoe to a rear of the shoe, with the top surface of the insert piece inclined upwardly toward the rear of the shoe and then leveling off at a rear portion of the shoe. A top surface of the layer of material is inclined upwardly from the at least one of the front or middle portion of the shoe to the rear of the shoe, such that at the rear portion of the shoe an angle of inclination is significantly greater for the top surface of the layer of material than for the top surface of the insert piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Dynasty Footwear, Ltd.
    Inventors: John C. S. Koo, Paul S. Kaufman