Inventor · Forest Grove, OR, US

Daniel R. Potter

37Patents
28h-index
31Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 31, 1987 → Aug 24, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4817304A Footwear with adjustable viscoelastic unit Human Necessities 461 Expired
US6430843B1 Dynamically-controlled cushioning system for an article of footwear Human Necessities 328 Expired
US5406719A Shoe having adjustable cushioning system Performing Operations; Transporting 229 Expired
US5253435A Pressure-adjustable shoe bladder assembly Human Necessities 208 Expired
US5709954A Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 178 Expired
US6385864B1 Footwear bladder with controlled flex tensile member Human Necessities 176 Expired
US5257470A Shoe bladder system Human Necessities 173 Expired
US5353459A Method for inflating a bladder Human Necessities 166 Expired
US5467537A Shoe with adjustable closure system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 160 Expired
US6971193B1 Bladder with high pressure replenishment reservoir Human Necessities 139 Expired
US5802739A Complex-contoured tensile bladder and method of making same Human Necessities 130 Expired
US5755001A Complex-contoured tensile bladder and method of making same Human Necessities 121 Expired
US6571490B2 Bladder with multi-stage regionalized cushioning Human Necessities 118 Expired
US5832630A Bladder and method of making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 112 Expired
US7132032B2 Bladder with multi-stage regionalized cushioning Human Necessities 94 Expired
US5879725A Footwear fitting system Human Necessities 91 Expired
US5813146A Article of footwear having adjustable width, footform and cushioning Human Necessities 84 Expired
US5714098A Footwear fitting method Human Necessities 83 Expired
US5729912A Article of footwear having adjustable width, footform and cushioning Human Necessities 81 Expired
US6892477B2 Dynamically-controlled cushioning system for an article of footwear Human Necessities 71 Expired
US6258421A Bladder and method of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US5416988A Customized fit shoe and bladder therefor Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5786057A Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US5843268A Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US6463612B1 Bladder and method of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.