Patents by Inventor Thomas A. J. Yannitte

Thomas A. J. Yannitte 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 support structure for an athletic shoe
    Patent number: 5946824
    Abstract: A shoe construction for supporting an inner sole providing a plurality of spaced-apart pedestal sole support areas. Each pedestal support area is partially stabilized by adjacent supporting walls which walls have reduced height areas close to the support area. Partial stability provides adequate support for the active shoe wearer while at the same time permitting the pedestal support areas to move within a limited area or orbit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Orion Sports & Leisure, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Tighe, Thomas A. J. Yannitte