Patent Summary Sheet

Instructions:
On this form document each patent you find related to the major project problem you have identified. Refer to this document in your engineering notebook, print it for your binder and post it on your website. Source (APA format): https://www.google.com/patents/US20030145495?dq=WO+2002000052+A1&ei=gZePUqiNC qWhsATm54DQBw&cl=en Patent Number: US 20030145495 A1 Patent Summary: A orthopedic insert that would be placed inside the shoe which would conform to the natural arch of the foot in order to increase posture of the foot which would decrease the stress on any particular part of the foot.

Patent Critique: As with the sock the insert would allow for additional shock resistance by using a shock absorbing shoe but the durability of the product is a concern due to the plastic material it is made of as well as the possibility of deformation because of its increased flexibility.

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