Patents
US 12622485 B2: Dual purpose running and cycling shoe
- Granted
- 2026-05-12
- Filed
- 2021-08-23 application 18022315
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A dual purpose running and cycling shoe. The shoe can include an upper portion, an outsole portion, and a midsole portion disposed between the upper portion and the outsole portion. The shoe can also include a rigid plate that is configured to selectively couple to a clipless cycling pedal. The rigid plate can be disposed between the upper portion and the outsole portion, and the rigid plate can extend along a horizontal axis at least partially from an end portion of a heel portion of the rigid plate towards an oppositely located end portion of a toe portion of the rigid plate.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 (ipgb20260512.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of Colorado 307 patents | US company or organization | Denver, CO | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James W. Hurt | Boulder, CO | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A43B | Characteristic features of footwear; parts of footwear | A43B13/125 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HURT, JAMES W. signed 2020-09-15 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE DENVER, CO | 62753/470 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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