Customized shoe and insole, method and apparatus for determining shape of a foot and for making a shoe or insole

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PATENT NO 7854071
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12730828

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A method and kit of parts for measuring the comfortable shape of a foot for a person. The kit comprises front and rear platforms of adjustable height and a supporting surface for accommodating the plantar surface of a foot extending between said platforms. The aforementioned components can be adjusted to various settings with a view to determining a comfortable plantar foot shape. The foot shape can then be captured by scanning with an optical or mechanical probe or scanner. A method of making a customized shoe and shoe last on basis of the captured foot shape is also disclosed.

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THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYCLEAR WATER BAY KOWLOON

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goonetilleke, Ravindra Stephen Hong Kong, CN 5 58
Weerasinghe, Thilina Wijayantha Hong Kong, CN 1 18
Witana, Channa Patuwatha Shanghai, CN 3 32

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