US 12,075,886 B2
Footwear having therapeutic light source
Jay Tapper, Wayne, PA (US); Daniel Bish, New York, NY (US); Lawrence A. Blaustein, Chagrin Falls, OH (US); Daniel Shuter, New York, NY (US); and Kristien Del Ferraro, Stamford, CT (US)
Assigned to BIOTHREAD LLC, Bryn Mawr, PA (US)
Filed by Biothread LLC, Wayne, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/580,995.
Application 16/985,384 is a division of application No. 16/520,885, filed on Jul. 24, 2019, granted, now 10,806,211.
Application 17/580,995 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/985,384, filed on Aug. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,559,102.
Prior Publication US 2022/0142293 A1, May 12, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 3/36 (2022.01); A43B 3/38 (2022.01); A43B 7/00 (2006.01); A43B 17/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 3/36 (2022.01) [A43B 7/00 (2013.01); A43B 17/003 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A61N 5/0622 (2013.01); A43B 3/38 (2022.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0645 (2013.01); G02B 6/02033 (2013.01); G02B 6/102 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An insole for an article of footwear comprising:
an insole support member having a forefoot area, a midfoot area, a heel area, a top surface facing a wearer's foot and a bottom surface;
a side-emitting optical fiber on the insole support member and configured to project radiation having a therapeutic wavelength through the side-emitting optical fiber and toward the wearer's foot when the footwear is being worn; and
a protective liner placed over the side-emitting optical fiber in at least one of the forefoot area and the heel area, wherein the side-emitting optical fiber is positioned between the insole support member and the protective liner; and
wherein each end of the side-emitting optical fiber receives light from a light source.