Patents by Inventor Stephen B. Shepard

Stephen B. Shepard 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 traction elements
    Patent number: 10279581
    Abstract: The invention relates to articles of footwear having traction elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example shoe includes an upper and a sole plate, the sole plate including a lower surface adapted for ground contact having a first sole portion including first traction elements, the first traction elements having a distal end and a side wall with extensions extending from a central core, and a second sole portion including second traction elements, the second traction elements having at least one geometrical feature differing in one or more aspects from a corresponding geometrical feature of the first traction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Ashcroft, Lee Blackwell, Matt Bullock, Bryan D. Gothie, Timothy K. Robinson, Stephen B. Shepard, Michael N. White, John R. Whiteman
  • FOOTWEAR WITH TRACTION ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20150351493
    Abstract: The invention relates to articles of footwear having traction elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example shoe includes an upper and a sole plate, the sole plate including a lower surface adapted for ground contact having a first sole portion including first traction elements, the first traction elements having a distal end and a side wall with extensions extending from a central core, and a second sole portion including second traction elements, the second traction elements having at least one geometrical feature differing in one or more aspects from a corresponding geometrical feature of the first traction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Robert L. Ashcroft, Lee Blackwell, Matt Bullock, Bryan D. Gothie, Timothy K. Robinson, Stephen B. Shepard, Michael N. White, John R. Whiteman