| US 7,493,230 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for customizing insoles for footwear | ||
| Evan Schwartz, New York, N.Y. (US); Matthew Schwartz, New York, N.Y. (US); Roberto Cahanap, Maywood, N.J. (US); and Larry Schwartz, Closter, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Aetrex Worldwide, Inc., Teaneck, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/447,305. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0282562 A1, Dec. 06, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01L 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 702—139 [702/155] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A method for customizing an insole for footwear, the method comprising:
(a) receiving data from a pressure plate, said data corresponding to a two-dimensional pressure map of the sole of a foot;
(b) determining regions of high relative pressure exceeding a predetermined relative pressure level within said pressure map;
(c) associating data related to the regions of high relative pressure to a pre-manufactured insole comprising removable insole
pieces, wherein said pre-manufactured insole corresponds to the size of said foot; and
(d) manually removing said insole pieces corresponding to said pressure map.
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