Patents by Inventor William C. Johnson, Jr.

William C. Johnson, Jr. 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).

  • Boot with oversized toe box for thermal insulation
    Patent number: 7603796
    Abstract: A boot having an oversized toe box within which a layer of cold weather insulating material of increased thickness is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Rocky Brands Wholesale, LLC
    Inventor: William C. Johnson, Jr.
  • Cushioned footwear and apparatus for making the same
    Patent number: 6145220
    Abstract: Improved cushioned footwear of the type in which, in the past, nails, such as heel nails, gang nails and/or heel seat nails extended into the heel area of the footwear and/or in which, in the past, such footwear included a rigid shank which extended into the heel area, is formed with an opening in the heel area. The heel plug of a cushioning element is placed in the opening. The apparatus for forming the opening is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Georgia Boot, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Johnson, Jr., William G. Thomas