A43B 11/00
Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing
Official title: Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps
A43B11/00 (Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing) appears on 603 US grants and 692 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 603
- Published applications
- 692
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 634
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 9 | 16 |
| 2013 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 14 | 21 |
| 2015 | 8 | 20 |
| 2016 | 16 | 23 |
| 2017 | 18 | 25 |
| 2018 | 26 | 55 |
| 2019 | 25 | 37 |
| 2020 | 44 | 76 |
| 2021 | 45 | 55 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 |
| 2023 | 66 | 65 |
| 2024 | 59 | 71 |
| 2025 | 64 | 52 |
| 2026 | 34 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Footwear heel counter for easier foot entry or removal29 Sep 2026US 12,745,824 B2Skechers U.S. A., Inc. II
- Rapid-entry shoe15 Sep 2026US 12,733,708 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Rapid-entry footwear15 Sep 2026US 12,733,709 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Footwear8 Sep 2026US 12,727,639 B2
- Rapid-entry footwear having an expandable opening25 Aug 2026US 12,714,188 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Footwear heel spring device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305765 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear comprising motorized tensioning device with split spool system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305767 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Modular footwear and methods of use thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294040 A1
- Autolacing footwear motor having an elongate spool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294046 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear having motorized adjustment system and removable midsole24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283308 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Athletic shoe467US 5,371,957 AAdidas America, Inc. · 1994
- Automated tightening and loosening shoe416US 6,032,387 A2000
- Articulated footwear having a flexure member329US 6,189,239 B12001
- Powered shoe tightening with lace cord guiding system230US 7,752,774 B22010
- Lace system for footwear206US 7,281,341 B2The Burton Corporation · 2007