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US3091042A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Form fitting shoe structure

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-04-04
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Granted: 1963-05-28
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Expires: 1980-04-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Francis M Gilkerson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 11:17
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B7/00; A43B7/14; A43B7/1405; A43B7/141; A43B13/00; A43B13/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
A SHOE COMPRISING AN UPPER, AN OUTSOLE, AND A FULL INSOLE, SAID UPPER, OUTSOLE AND INSOLE BEING PERMANENTLY SECURED TOGETHER, SAID INSOLE BEING CONTOURED ON ITS UPPER SURFACE TO SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORM TO A NORMAL FOOT OF APPROPRIATE SIZE, AND ON ITS LOWER SURFACE TO COMPLEMENT THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE OUTSOLE, MARGINS OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE INSOLE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE MARGINS OF THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE INSOLE, THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE INSOLE EXTENDING BEYOND THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE INSOLE AT A MAXIMUM IN THE REGION OF THE SHANK UNDER THE CENTER OF THE LONGITUDINAL ARCH OF THE FOOT AND TAPERING TO MINIMUNS AT THE TOE AND HEEL ENDS OF THE INSOLE, MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE INSOLE BEING THICKER THAN A COMPERABLE ORDINARY INSOLE AND THE CENTRAL PORTIONS BEING THINNER, WHEREBY THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THE INSOLE IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THAT OF A COMPARABLE ORDINARY INSOLE AND THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THE SHOE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THAT OF A COMPARABLE ORDINARY SHOE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
A SHOE COMPRISING AN UPPER, AN OUTSOLE, AND A FULL INSOLE, SAID UPPER, OUTSOLE AND INSOLE BEING PERMANENTLY SECURED TOGETHER, SAID INSOLE BEING CONTOURED ON ITS UPPER SURFACE TO SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORM TO A NORMAL FOOT OF APPROPRIATE SIZE, AND ON ITS LOWER SURFACE TO COMPLEMENT THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE OUTSOLE, MARGINS OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE INSOLE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE MARGINS OF THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE INSOLE, THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE INSOLE EXTENDING BEYOND THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE INSOLE AT A MAXIMUM IN THE REGION OF THE SHANK UNDER THE CENTER OF THE LONGITUDINAL ARCH OF THE FOOT AND TAPERING TO MINIMUNS AT THE TOE AND HEEL ENDS OF THE INSOLE, MARGINAL PORTIONS OF THE INSOLE BEING THICKER THAN A COMPERABLE ORDINARY INSOLE AND THE CENTRAL PORTIONS BEING THINNER, WHEREBY THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THE INSOLE IS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THAT OF A COMPARABLE ORDINARY INSOLE AND THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THE SHOE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THAT OF A COMPARABLE ORDINARY SHOE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-27 1966-11-26 1967-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-27 1970-11-26 1971-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-27 1974-11-26 1975-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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