Douglas E Robinson

US Patent:

D455543, Apr 16, 2002

Filed:

May 11, 1999

Appl. No.:

29/104706

Inventors:

James Michael Feeney - Dedham MA
Wayne Mullin - Avon MA
John J. Erickson - Brockton MA
Josephina Kim - Bridgewater MA
Douglas K. Robinson - Mansfield MA

Assignee:

Acushnet Company - Fairhaven MA

International Classification:

0204

US Classification:

D 2953, D2947, D2951, D2954, D2957

US Patent:

6408543, Jun 25, 2002

Filed:

May 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/573341

Inventors:

John J. Erickson - Brockton MA
Douglas K. Robinson - Mansfield MA

Assignee:

Acushnet Company - Fairhaven MA

International Classification:

A43B 324

US Classification:

36100, 36127, 36 28, 36 29, 36 44

Abstract:

A footbed system is disclosed which includes at least one sole pad and at least two heel cups. Each heel cup including a base and a side wall extending from the base on the medial and lateral sides thereof. The volume of the side walls of each heel cup is varied to accommodate different width heels of users. The volume is modified by changing the height and/or thickness of the heel cup side walls. A cushion is coupled to the lower surface of the sole pad in a forefoot region and a damper is coupled to the lower surface of the sole pad in a heel region. The sole pad is detachably connectable to the heel cup that best accommodates the users heel width,.

US Patent:

D459576, Jul 2, 2002

Filed:

May 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/141639

Inventors:

John J. Erickson - Brockton MA
Douglas K. Robinson - Mansfield MA
John F. Lane - Rockland MA
James M. Feeney - Dedham MA

Assignee:

Acushnet Company - Fairhaven MA

International Classification:

0204

US Classification:

D 2954, D2951, D2956, D2959

US Patent:

6474003, Nov 5, 2002

Filed:

Dec 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/028291

Inventors:

John J. Erickson - Brockton MA
Douglas K. Robinson - Mansfield MA

Assignee:

Acushnet Company - Fairhaven MA

International Classification:

A43B 324

US Classification:

36100

Abstract:

A footbed system is disclosed which includes at least one sole pad and at least two heel cups. Each heel cup including a base and a side wall extending from the base on the medial and lateral sides thereof. The volume of the side walls of each heel cup is varied to accommodate different width heels of users. The volume is modified by changing the height and/or thickness of the heel cup side walls. A cushion is coupled to the lower surface of the sole pad in a forefoot region and a damper is coupled to the lower surface of the sole pad in a heel region. The sole pad is detachably connectable to the heel cup that best accommodates the users heel width.

US Patent:

D466272, Dec 3, 2002

Filed:

Oct 17, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/149812

Inventors:

John J. Erickson - Brockton MA
Douglas K. Robinson - Mansfield MA
James M. Feeney - Dedham MA
Richard A. Mochen - Milton MA

Assignee:

Acushnet Company - Fairhaven MA

International Classification:

0204

US Classification:

D 2951, D2953, D2954, D2956, D2959, D2960

US Patent:

6708426, Mar 23, 2004

Filed:

Jan 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/047320

Inventors:

John J. Erickson - Brockton MA
Douglas K. Robinson - Mansfield MA
Joseph Hamill - Florence MA
Saunders N. Whittlesey - Deerfield MA

Assignee:

Acushnet Company - Fairhaven MA

International Classification:

A43B 1314

US Classification:

36127, 36102, 36103, 36 30 R, 36 25 R

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to an outsole for use with a shoe and a shoe having an improved outsole. The outsole includes a forward portion and a rearward portion that are connected by a ball-and-socket connection that allows the portions to move freely. The outsole may include a flexible member disposed between two pieces, for example, of the forward portion to allow these pieces to flex freely. The outsole may be used with a sole construction that includes a gel cushion that is adjacent a transparent window member of the outsole.

US Patent:

6874257, Apr 5, 2005

Filed:

Jul 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/190974

Inventors:

John J. Erickson - Brockton MA, US
Douglas K. Robinson - Mansfield MA, US

Assignee:

Acushnet Company - Fairhaven MA

International Classification:

A43B005/00

US Classification:

36127, 36103, 36 28, 36 35 R

Abstract:

The present invention is directed toward a shoe comprising an upper and a sole. The sole has a heel portion that includes an outsole and a gel cushion. Preferably, the heel portion has a cushioning factor of at least about 1. 18.

US Patent:

6892478, May 17, 2005

Filed:

May 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

10/009032

Inventors:

John J. Erickson - Brockton MA, US
Peter A. Daley - Yampa CO, US
Robert W. Gardner - Hampton NH, US
Michael B. Browning - Winston-Salem NC, US
Thomas Baranek - Madison NC, US
Douglas K. Robinson - Mansfield MA, US
Douglas J. McCrosson - Bayport NY, US
Chang Woo Nam - Saha Xu, Pusan, KR

International Classification:

A43B013/38
A43B007/02

US Classification:

36 43, 36 26, 36 45, 428283, 4283202

Abstract:

Articles and products for preventing or minimizing temperature increase of a person or object (see the figure). The articles include a base material, and at least one temperature-stabilizing material integral with and dispersed throughout the base material. The temperature-stabilizing materials can be phase change materials and have phase change temperatures. Products can contain a plurality of articles and each article can have a phase change temperature the same as or different than those of other articles in the product. Products include footwear, protective apparel and the like.