Karl Müller (inventor)
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| Born | 1952 Roggwil, Thurgau, Switzerland |
| Known for | Masai Barefoot Technology |
Karl Müller (born 1952) is a Swiss engineer and businessman. He is the creator of the Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) brand of rocker bottom shoes,[1] and he holds a patent on the design.[2]
Müller founded Swiss Masai (now known as Masai Marketing and Trading AG) in 1996 to market his new shoe concept.[3] In 2007, he left the company on amicable terms and went on to found Kybun Corporation to market a newer "walk-on-air" shoe concept.[4]
Products sold by Kybun include shoe models that have a shock-absorbing, adaptive air cushion integrated into the shoe. Kybun further sells an elastic mat, as well as a treadmill that is made with a soft, springy material.
References
[edit]- ^ Grimes, William (July 4, 2004). "The Masai Anti-Cellulite Plan" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ US 6341432
- ^ "MBT Antishoe – Company Information". Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ "MBT vs. kyBoot".
External links
[edit]- The Science of Running Barefoot – in Shoes, The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2005
- Cloaking Cellulite, Time Magazine, July 4, 2004
- Karl Müller im Interview, Cash TV Schweizer Fernsehen 2, 22. März 2009
- MBT-Erfinder verkauft sein Geschäft, Schweizer Fernsehen, 13. Oktober 2006
- Der Schuhmacher aus Roggwil, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 10. September 2005
- Karl Müller und MBT, Bilanz das Schweizer Wirtschaftsmagazin, 28. Juni 2005
- Patent of Karl Müller's invention, July 3, 1998
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