A43B
Characteristic features of footwear
Official title: Characteristic features of footwear; parts of footwear
A43B (Characteristic features of footwear) appears on 16,545 US grants and 18,580 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 16,545
- Published applications
- 18,580
- Assignees
- 4,042
- Inventors
- 20,205
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 106 | 0 |
| 1977 | 103 | 0 |
| 1978 | 113 | 0 |
| 1979 | 74 | 0 |
| 1980 | 126 | 0 |
| 1981 | 144 | 0 |
| 1982 | 117 | 0 |
| 1983 | 104 | 0 |
| 1984 | 132 | 0 |
| 1985 | 147 | 0 |
| 1986 | 185 | 0 |
| 1987 | 197 | 0 |
| 1988 | 173 | 0 |
| 1989 | 204 | 0 |
| 1990 | 213 | 0 |
| 1991 | 168 | 0 |
| 1992 | 145 | 0 |
| 1993 | 157 | 0 |
| 1994 | 190 | 0 |
| 1995 | 199 | 0 |
| 1996 | 172 | 0 |
| 1997 | 221 | 0 |
| 1998 | 339 | 0 |
| 1999 | 354 | 0 |
| 2000 | 301 | 0 |
| 2001 | 288 | 140 |
| 2002 | 272 | 369 |
| 2003 | 256 | 415 |
| 2004 | 281 | 475 |
| 2005 | 246 | 571 |
| 2006 | 281 | 561 |
| 2007 | 227 | 522 |
| 2008 | 253 | 575 |
| 2009 | 233 | 544 |
| 2010 | 350 | 609 |
| 2011 | 310 | 629 |
| 2012 | 343 | 638 |
| 2013 | 390 | 743 |
| 2014 | 433 | 887 |
| 2015 | 446 | 867 |
| 2016 | 523 | 987 |
| 2017 | 605 | 993 |
| 2018 | 638 | 999 |
| 2019 | 739 | 962 |
| 2020 | 711 | 1025 |
| 2021 | 698 | 1003 |
| 2022 | 686 | 893 |
| 2023 | 754 | 862 |
| 2024 | 852 | 926 |
| 2025 | 825 | 748 |
| 2026 | 521 | 637 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A43B 13/00Soles7,050
- A43B 3/00Footwear characterised by the shape or the use5,928
- A43B 7/00Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements4,687
- A43B 5/00Footwear for sporting purposes4,423
- A43B 23/00Uppers4,034
- A43B 1/00Footwear characterised by the material3,024
- A43B 17/00Insoles for insertion1,769
- A43B 21/00Heels1,085
Recent patents
- Wearable article and method of manufacturing a wearable article6 Oct 2026US 12,751,509 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Durable moc-toe construction6 Oct 2026US 12,751,518 B2Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
- Article of footwear having a skin layer between a knitted component and a sole structure6 Oct 2026US 12,751,519 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear with dynamic banking sole structure6 Oct 2026US 12,751,520 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear including a sole structure6 Oct 2026US 12,751,521 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Construction of thermal insulation material for providing optimum functionalities in different parts of hand and feet for winter glove and footwear products8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305743 A1
- Shoe with midsole including layer of metamaterial8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305754 A1The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/Mcgill University
- An article of footwear with adhesive-free attachments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305755 A1Nicholas Kirkwood Limited
- Sensor for an article of footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305756 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Shoe8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305757 A1Guangzhou Zhengtao Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mesh network personal emergency response appliance694US 7,733,224 B22010
- Footwear642US 4,219,945 A1980
- Insole construction for articles of footwear632US 4,183,156 A1980
- Motion analysis system596US 5,955,667 AThe Governors of the University of Alberta · 1999
- System and method for measuring movement of objects584US 5,724,265 A1998