A43B 13/00
Soles
Official title: Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
A43B13/00 (Soles) appears on 7,050 US grants and 8,431 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 7,050
- Published applications
- 8,431
- Assignees
- 1,720
- Inventors
- 8,293
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 40 | 0 |
| 1982 | 49 | 0 |
| 1983 | 36 | 0 |
| 1984 | 37 | 0 |
| 1985 | 46 | 0 |
| 1986 | 45 | 0 |
| 1987 | 44 | 0 |
| 1988 | 41 | 0 |
| 1989 | 45 | 0 |
| 1990 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | 37 | 0 |
| 1992 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | 44 | 0 |
| 1994 | 51 | 0 |
| 1995 | 46 | 0 |
| 1996 | 51 | 0 |
| 1997 | 71 | 0 |
| 1998 | 104 | 0 |
| 1999 | 112 | 0 |
| 2000 | 97 | 0 |
| 2001 | 92 | 48 |
| 2002 | 97 | 146 |
| 2003 | 104 | 163 |
| 2004 | 122 | 206 |
| 2005 | 108 | 227 |
| 2006 | 122 | 222 |
| 2007 | 109 | 203 |
| 2008 | 124 | 229 |
| 2009 | 107 | 234 |
| 2010 | 154 | 230 |
| 2011 | 128 | 253 |
| 2012 | 143 | 268 |
| 2013 | 168 | 327 |
| 2014 | 207 | 352 |
| 2015 | 209 | 371 |
| 2016 | 238 | 440 |
| 2017 | 267 | 456 |
| 2018 | 294 | 483 |
| 2019 | 357 | 469 |
| 2020 | 374 | 500 |
| 2021 | 377 | 526 |
| 2022 | 355 | 439 |
| 2023 | 386 | 468 |
| 2024 | 472 | 462 |
| 2025 | 431 | 364 |
| 2026 | 295 | 345 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A43B 13/14Soles: characterised by the constructive form5,764
- A43B 13/02Soles: characterised by the material3,287
- A43B 13/38Built-in insoles joined to uppers during the manufacturing process680
- A43B 13/28Soles: characterised by their attachment, also attachment of combined soles and heels601
- A43B 13/42Filling materials located between the insole and outer sole143
- A43B 13/37Sole and heel units107
Recent patents
- 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.
- Article of footwear having exchangeable pods29 Sep 2026US 12,745,820 B2Puma SE
- Sole structure for article of footwear29 Sep 2026US 12,745,821 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
- Shoe8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305757 A1Guangzhou Zhengtao Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.
- Stability layer with vertical support wall for use with footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305758 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Footwear642US 4,219,945 A1980
- Insole construction for articles of footwear632US 4,183,156 A1980
- Footwear with adjustable viscoelastic unit466US 4,817,304 ANike, Inc. and Nike International Ltd. · 1989
- Cushioning device with improved flexible barrier membrane448US 5,713,141 ANIKE, Inc. · 1998
- Load carrying cushioning device with improved barrier material for control of diffusion pumping437US 5,042,176 ARobert C. Bogert · 1991