Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Clay

Ronald L. Clay 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).

  • Sole for athletic shoe
    Patent number: 4574498
    Abstract: Footwear including an upper and a sole with a plurality of cleats extending from the sole arranged in groupings of cleats adapting the footwear to field sports. A control device extends upwardly of the sole around the heel, a pair of spines extend along the sole between cleats of a grouping of cleats within the region of the ball and heel of the foot, and a flex area is provided in the sole in the general off-center alignment of the heads of the metatarsal bones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Assignee: New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Norton, Ronald L. Clay, Zenon O. Smotrycz
  • Outsole for athletic shoe
    Patent number: D278759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Norton, Ronald L. Clay, Zenon O. Smotrycz
  • Outsole for athletic shoe
    Patent number: D278760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Norton, Ronald L. Clay, Zenon O. Smotrycz
  • Outsole for athletic shoe
    Patent number: D279044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Norton, Ronald L. Clay, Zenon O. Smotrycz