Dr. Mendeszoon is a Board Certified podiatrist who treats all surgical and non-surgical conditions of the leg, foot and ankle. He is a Sports Medicine Specialist, team doctor at local high schools and team consultant to numerous colleges. A graduate of Harvard Medical School’s Deaconess Hospital, Dr. Mendeszoon is a former collegiate track athlete and currently an avid runner. He is coaching high school track & field, is Director of the Maple Leaf Track Club and co-owner of Achilles Running Shops in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Dr. Mendeszoon will be “hands-on” in the constant refinement and testing of current RX Sorbo insole products and the development of new insoles for the professional and consumer markets. As a clinical instructor, and lecturer,

Dr. Mendeszoon will continue to provide insight into the benefits of RX Sorbo Performance Insoles and the shock-absorbing properties of Sorbothane®.

SORBOTHANE® PROTECTION & COMFORT

RX Sorbo Performance Insoles are made of Sorbothane®. Sorbothane® is a unique material that naturally cradles the foot in comfort and protects the entire body by absorbing up to 94.7% of impact shock. And unlike standard insole materials, which can bottom out and lose effectiveness, Sorbothane® ensures comfort step after step. Durable and long-lasting, RX Sorbo Performance Insoles retain their shock absorbing benefits significantly longer than any other insole on the market.

RECOMMENDED BY PROFESSIONALS

Sorbothane® insoles are recommended by doctors, sports medicine specialists and professional trainers worldwide. “In my experience, RX Sorbo Insoles have proven to be the best defense against foot pain, back pain and impact-related injuries”. – Dr. Mark Mendeszoon

GUARANTEED PERFORMANCE

All RX Sorbo Performance Insoles are guaranteed to provide long-lasting comfort and shock absorbing protection.

Sorbothane, Inc. 2144 State Route 59
Kent, Ohio 44240
800.838.3906
www.sorbothane.com
www.rxsorbo.com

Thin carrier provides outstanding flexibility

3M Double Coated Tape with Adhesive 200MP features a thin polyester film for dimensional stability and improved handling. Adhesive 200MP provides exceptional temperature and chemical resistance and withstands tough application environments. Firm application pressure, and the amount of adhesive-to-surface contact, combines to develop superior bonding strength.
Sorbothane is the ultimate isolation material for absorbing shock and vibration. No other material can dissipate energy as effectively. In many applications Sorbothane has absorbed up to 94.7% of the impact force. Engineers worldwide choose Sorbothane for applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and damping.

• RAPID PROTOTYPING
• LOW-COST TOOLING
• FAST TURN AROUND
• MADE IN USA

The treadmill’s design team partnered with engineers at Sorbothane, Inc. to produce a unique Sorbothane® component that successfully helps to isolate the treadmill’s vibration from the Space Station itself. NASA also uses a Sorbothane® isolator to protect Space Shuttle cameras from the violent forces thrust upon them during launch. This Sorbothane® component shock absorber attenuates vibration damage to the highly sensitive shuttle cameras. These cameras are strategically placed to provide NASA with vital information used to verify the integrity of the shuttle’s heat tiles.

Sorbothane® is the ultimate isolation material for absorbing shock and vibration. No other material can dissipate energy as effectively. In

many applications Sorbothane® has absorbed up to 94.7% of the impact force. Engineers worldwide choose Sorbothane® for applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and damping.

● RAPID PROTOTYPING

● LOW-COST TOOLING

● FAST TURN AROUND

● MADE IN USA

Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA – February 9 – 11, 2010
Booth # 3530

Sorbothane, Inc. announces they will be exhibiting at The 2010 Pacific Design and Manufacturing Show.

Sorbothane, Inc. will display standard and custom molded products for applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and acoustic damping.

Sorbothane® is the ultimate isolation material for absorbing shock and vibration. No other material can dissipate energy as effectively. In many applications Sorbothane® has absorbed up to 94.7% of the impact force. Engineers worldwide choose Sorbothane® for applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and damping.

• RAPID PROTOTYPING
• LOW-COST TOOLING
• FAST TURN AROUND
• MADE IN USA

Sorbothane, Inc. 2144 State Route 59 Kent, Ohio 44240 800.838.3906 Email sales@sorbothane.com www.sorbothane.com

Sorbothane®…Shock and Vibration Solutions

Sorbothane, Inc., announces that KICK-EEZ® will be exhibiting at the 2010 SHOT Show. KICK-EEZ® Recoil Pads made with Sorbothane are the most popular pads on the market today. KICK-EEZ® will feature the specially engineered Dual Action Recoil Pad. This unique Dual Action recoil-absorbing pad combines two layers of Sorbothane®. The first, ultra-soft Sorbothane® layer reacts to absorb recoil for increased accuracy. The second, Sorbothane® layer dissipates energy and completes maximum recoil absorption.

According to independent testing, the KICK-EEZ® Dual Action Recoil Pad absorbed more energy than any other recoil pad.

Sorbothane® is scientifically proven to be the finest cushioning material available. In many applications Sorbothane® has absorbed up to 94.7% of the impact force. Engineers worldwide specify Sorbothane for its shock absorbing and vibration isolating properties. KICK-EEZ® recoil pads reduce more recoil and do it better than any other pad. Less recoil reduces flinching, eases sore shoulders and cheeks. Unprecedented absorption levels are possible because Sorbothane® absorbs shock waves by dispersing energy outward from the impact source. KICK-EEZ® recoil pads eliminate the rebound effect of the first shot, and therefore second shots are quicker and more accurate. Sorbothane® will not “bottom out” or “rebound” as do most common rubber materials on the market today.

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KICK-EEZ Products
1819 Schurman Way, Suite 106
Woodland, WA 98674
877-KickEEZ (877-542-5339)
www.kickeezproducts.com

Salt Palace Convention Center – Salt Lake City, Utah – January 21-24, 2010  Booth # 34091

Sorbothane, Inc. announces that Penguin Brands will be exhibiting at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Show. Penguin Brands will display their complete line of Sorbothane® Performance Insoles.

Sorbothane® is the only insole material that can absorb up to 94.7% of impact shock. And unlike standard insole materials, which can bottom out and lose effectiveness, Sorbothane® performs under any condition. Durable and comfortable, Sorbothane® Performance Insoles retain their shock absorbing benefits month after month. Lightweight and antifungal, they also breathe, which makes for a much cooler insole.

Sorbothane® insoles have been highly recommended by doctors, sports medicine specialists and professional trainers for decades. Sorbothane® insoles have proven to be the best defense against foot pain, back pain and impact-related injuries such as Achilles tendonitis, runner’s knee and shin splints.

Sorbothane, Inc.
2144 State Route 59
Kent, Ohio 44240
800.838.3906
Email sales@sorbothane.com

www.sorbothane.com

Distributed By:

Penguin Brands, Inc.

2009 Elmwood Ave.

Sharon Hill, PA 19079

610.537.8828
www.run-longer.com

Sorbothane®…Shock and Vibration Solutions

Your Guide to Shock and Vibration Solutions

Sorbothane, Inc. announces a newly developed Engineering Design Guide. This design guide has been developed to assist engineers in a practical, hands-on approach to designing with Sorbothane®.

The guide is available at www.sorbothane.com or by contacting Sorbothane, Inc. directly. The data used in this manual is supported by empirical work. A windows-based program which parallels this calculation method can also be downloaded from the Sorbothane® website. Sorbothane, Inc. also offers additional technical support. Our engineering staff is ready to assist in designing the ideal damper or isolator for your product.

Sorbothane® is the ultimate isolation material for absorbing shock and vibration. No other material can dissipate energy as effectively. In many applications Sorbothane® has absorbed up to 94.7% of the impact force. Engineers worldwide choose Sorbothane® for applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and damping.

● RAPID PROTOTYPING    ● LOW-COST TOOLING

● FAST TURN AROUND     ● MADE IN USA

Sorbothane, Inc. 2144 State Route 59 Kent, Ohio 44240 800.838.3906 Email sales@sorbothane.com www.sorbothane.com

Sorbothane®…Shock and Vibration Solutions

Sorbothane® Silent Feet® 2009 Design News Golden Mousetrap – Best Product Winner

For more than two decades, the Design News Golden Mousetrap Awards have recognized the best in engineering innovation and product design creativity. (Click here to view all winners) This year, awards were given in five major categories – Electronics, Motion Control/Automation, Rapid Prototyping, Hardware/Software and Materials – and 20 subcategories. Sorbothane, Inc. is proud to announce that Silent Feet®, vibration isolating pads, was judged to be the winner in the Materials Processing category.

Using advanced Sorbothane® polymer technology, Silent Feet® absorbs harmful and noisy vibrations caused by appliances such as washing machines and dryers. Silent Feet® is the easiest to install and the most advanced passive vibration damping feet on the market. Each set of Silent Feet® features two “easy-slide” rear feet and two “super-sticky” front feet.

Sorbothane® is the ultimate isolation material for absorbing shock and vibration. No other material can dissipate energy as effectively. In many applications Sorbothane® has absorbed up to 94.7% of the impact force. Engineers worldwide choose Sorbothane® for applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and damping.

• RAPID PROTOTYPING    • LOW-COST TOOLING
• FAST TURN AROUND     • MADE IN USA

Read more about Sorbothane® and Silent Feet® here.

Sorbothane, Inc.
2144 State Route 59
Kent, Ohio 44240
800.838.3906                                                                                                                                         Email: sales@sorbothane.com
www.sorbothane.com

Distributed By:
The Vibration Solution
2516 S Maury Arch
Burlington, NC 27215
800.399.7316
Email: contact@vibrationsolution.com
www.TheVibrationSolution.com

Sorbothane, Inc. announces they will be exhibiting at the Design and Manufacturing – Midwest 2009 Show.

Sorbothane, Inc. will display standard and custom molded products for applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and acoustic damping.

Sorbothane® is the ultimate isolation material for absorbing shock and vibration. No other material can dissipate energy as effectively. In many applications Sorbothane® has absorbed up to 94.7% of the impact force. Engineers worldwide choose Sorbothane® for applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and damping.

● RAPID PROTOTYPING
● LOW-COST TOOLING
● FAST TURN AROUND
● MADE IN USA

Two good friends, Willard Latimer and Bob Pierce, were playing golf one day in 1985 at their local course in the small town of Chehalis, Washington. Bob pulled a piece of shock-absorbing material, called Sorbothane, out of his back pocket and asked Willard if he could think of anything it could be used for. Willard took it from him, felt it for a few seconds, then immediately said, “It sure would make a good gun pad.”

Willard had been an avid hunter all his life and always wished someone would invent a better recoil pad to make his shooting experiences more enjoyable. The pair of entrepre’neurs instantly recognized the benefits of such an amazing product to the hunting and shooting sports, and this important moment launched the beginning of KICK-EEZ Products.

The revolutionary material that inspired the idea, Sorbothane, is a proprietary, visco-elastic polymer, which basically means that it exhibits properties of both liquids (viscous solutions) and solids (elastic materials). The thermoset, poly-ether-based, polyurethane material combines many beneficial characteristics, such as shock and vibration damping, isolation, shock absorption, and 100% memory. In addition, the closed-cell material is a very effective acoustic damper and absorber. While many substances exhibit one of these characteristics, Sorbothane combines all of them in a stable material with a long fatigue life.

“Sorbothane is a material that was designed by its nature to absorb shock and impact,” says Ray Zozwiak, co-owner of Sorbothane Inc. and vice president of industrial sales and marketing. “It has a wide variety of industrial uses for absorbing vibrations and is utilized by NASA and the Air Force as a dampening material.”

Introduced in 1982, Sorbothane’s primary applications included shock-absorbing insoles for athletic and orthopedic markets. The unique material has a low creep rate compared to other polymers, as well as a superior damping coefficient (“bounce back”) over a wide temperature range. Unlike fluid-based shock absorbers or foam products, it absorbs shock efficiently for millions of cycles and eliminates the need for metal springs to return the system to its equilibrium position after absorbing impact. When Wilson Sporting Goods needed a superior shock absorber for its high-tech baseball gloves, it utilized Sorbothane.

Since its inception, Sorbothane has been used in many varied energy-dissipating product categories, from sports and medical to industrial and electronic fields. For example, its engineers supplied leading NASA scientists with a uniquely designed isolator to protect cameras from the violent forces thrust upon them during the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery. The component shock absorber attenuated vibration damage to the highly sensitive cameras strategically placed to provide NASA with vital information to verify the integrity of the shuttle’s heat tiles. The material has also been used to isolate battery packs in satellites during launch and in the international space station’s exercise area. In addition, the Liberty Bell was transported safely using specially designed Sorbothane isolators. Most recently, engineers have devised a series of colossal “ball-in-box” Sorbothane dampers designed to dissipate wind energy in the new Air Force memorial.

So it seemed natural for two clever sportsmen like Willard and Bob to use the innovative material to absorb the unpleasant shoulder recoil caused by firearms. The major obstacle that the duo encountered while trying to get the company started was creating a mold to make a product that not only looked good but also was made in the right durometers (measure of hardness). The very first pads made were way too soft, so they continued to work with Sorbothane engineers until they got the feel just right. This would take several more tries and a few more years to perfect. Toward the end of 1989, it became clear that the company would be successful.

KICK-EEZ key employees Bob and his wife Star Pierce were instrumental in getting the company up and running, as well as causing it to grow from a literally unknown name to a major player in the recoil market. Bob Boyd, the president of Sorbothane, remains a key player in the success of the business as well. At 87 years young, Willard, the founder and president of KICK-EEZ, continues to oversee the daily operation of the company and its continued rise to the top of the shooting industry.

The company sells a wide selection of shooting supplies and recoil pads that provide shock absorption and reduce gun recoil effectively and quickly. Less recoil reduces flinching and eases sore shoulders and cheeks in all shooting conditions. Designed to help eliminate the rebound effect of the first shot, the recoil pads allow for faster and more accurate second shots. From shoulder to fingers, KICK-EEZ offers something to help stop flinching and soreness while helping to adjust your line of sight. People with arthritis, bursitis, separated shoulders, back and arm problems, and other injuries find Sorbothane a joy to use. All of KICK-EEZ’s quality products are quickly gathering interest from serious shotgun hunters as well as recreational and competitive clays shooters.

“The venues of sporting clays and trapshooting have had a major impact on the growth of KICK-EEZ,” states Willard. “These are the shooters who make up the largest percentage of our customer base. Our employees have been involved in sporting clays and shooting clubs in our local areas, and we have sponsored kids’ shooting groups for several years. We are absolutely committed to helping children learn to love the sport so they will grow up to be adults who love the sport. We share the same commitment to the women’s shooting groups as they continue to grow and expand all across America.

“We support several gunsmiths as they travel around the US representing KICK-EEZ by advertising, selling, and installing our recoil pads at hundreds of shoots—both large and small…. KICK-EEZ is very selective when choosing where to advertise our products…. Each year, when we discuss our advertising budget and begin making a list of where we should advertise for the year, Sporting Clays is always the first name on our list.”

Now the successful company is marketing a complete line of recoil pads in Grind-To-Fit, Pre-Fit, and Slip-On models for convenience in various sizes, colors, and thickness. Other gun accessories include popular Palm Swells, Cheek EEZ, Spacers, Shoulder EEZ, Pitch Spacers, and Slick EEZ to improve shooting performance for nearly all shotgun models, all comprehensively outlined on its online store.

Also recently released, the Sorbothane KICK-EEZ Ultra Sportsman is a premium replacement insole designed specifically for the hunting and shooting enthusiast. This insole combines lightweight polyurethane foam for structural support with Sorbothane forefoot and heel inlays for cushioning comfort and maximum foot-strike protection. Sorbothane absorbs up to 94.7% of impact shock and performs under any condition. Durable and comfortable, these insoles retain their shock-absorbing benefits month after month. Lightweight and anti-fungal, Sorbothane insoles have been highly recommended by doctors, sports medicine specialists, and professional trainers for decades. The insoles have proven to be an effective defense against foot pain, back pain, and impact-related injuries such as Achilles tendinitis, runner’s knee, and shin splints.

“KICK-EEZ growth continues to soar with each passing year,” assures Willard. “But even more important than that, our reputation as the makers of the ‘best recoil pad on the market today’ is no longer confined to the boundaries of our own country. The ever-increasing number of foreign customers attests to the fact that our reputation is growing and expanding our company into the global marketplace. This is very exciting for a company that got started on a golf course in small-town Chehalis, Washington.

” KICK-EEZ Products, 1819 Schurman Way, Suite 106, Dept. SC, Woodland, WA 98674; (877) KICKEEZ or (877) 542-5339; www.kickeezproducts.com

May 2009