Patents by Inventor Takeshi Oorei

Takeshi Oorei 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 structure for a cleated shoe
    Patent number: 6935055
    Abstract: A track spiked shoe or a running shoe has a thin-plate-like outsole formed of a hard synthetic resin and having a plurality of cleats or studs on a ground contact surface thereof. The outsole has a first and second bulge each protruding downwardly toward the ground surface. The first bulge is located at a position that corresponds to a thenar eminence of a foot of a shoe wearer and the second bulge at a position that corresponds to a hypothenar eminence of a foot of a shoe wearer. The first and second bulge each has a configuration that conforms to a shape of a forefoot portion of a foot that has been flexed. Some of the cleats are provided on a convexly curved surface of the first and second bulge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Oorei
  • Sole structure for a cleated shoe
    Publication number: 20040074111
    Abstract: A track spiked shoe or a running shoe has a thin-plate-like outsole formed of a hard synthetic resin and having a plurality of cleats or studs on a ground contact surface thereof. The outsole has a first and second bulge each protruding downwardly toward the ground surface. The first bulge is located at a position that corresponds to a thenar eminence of a foot of a shoe wearer and the second bulge at a position that corresponds to a hypothenar eminence of a foot of a shoe wearer. The first and second bulge each has a configuration that conforms to a shape of a forefoot portion of a foot that has been flexed. Some of the cleats are provided on a convexly curved surface of the first and second bulge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: MIZUNO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Oorei
  • Athletic shoe structure
    Patent number: 6701644
    Abstract: An athletic shoe includes a sole, an upper, a plurality of band-shaped members, and a fastening member. The upper has a toe portion, a heel portion, a forefoot portion and a lower periphery. The upper is secured to the sole and has a plurality of elongated through holes at regions except the toe portion and the heel portion. The band-shaped members are secured to the sole or the lower periphery of the upper and extend upwardly toward an instep of a foot of a shoe wearer. The fastening member is connected to each upper end of the band-shaped members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Oorei, Yoshihide Shibahara, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Suzuki
  • Athletic shoe structure
    Publication number: 20030079376
    Abstract: An athletic shoe includes a sole, an upper, a plurality of band-shaped members, and a fastening member. The upper has a toe portion, a heel portion, a forefoot portion and a lower periphery. The upper is secured to the sole and has a plurality of elongated through holes at regions except the toe portion and the heel portion. The band-shaped members are secured to the sole or the lower periphery of the upper and extend upwardly toward an instep of a foot of a shoe wearer. The fastening member is connected to each upper end of the band-shaped members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Oorei, Yoshihide Shibahara, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Suzuki
  • Athletic shoe structure
    Patent number: 6505424
    Abstract: An athletic shoe includes a sole, an upper, a plurality of band-shaped members, and a fastening member. The upper has a toe portion, a heel portion, a forefoot portion and a lower periphery. The upper is secured to the sole and has a plurality of elongated through holes at regions except the toe portion and the heel portion. The band-shaped members are secured to the sole or the lower periphery of the upper and extend upwardly toward an instep of a foot of a shoe wearer. The fastening member is connected to each upper end of the band-shaped members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Mizumo Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Oorei, Yoshihide Shibahara, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Suzuki
  • Athletic shoe structure
    Publication number: 20020148142
    Abstract: An athletic shoe includes a sole, an upper, a plurality of band-shaped members, and a fastening member. The upper has a toe portion, a heel portion, a forefoot portion and a lower periphery. The upper is secured to the sole and has a plurality of elongated through holes at regions except the toe portion and the heel portion. The band-shaped members are secured to the sole or the lower periphery of the upper and extend upwardly toward an instep of a foot of a shoe wearer. The fastening member is connected to each upper end of the band-shaped members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Takeshi Oorei, Yoshihide Shibahara, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Suzuki