A43B 13/02
Soles: characterised by the material
Official title: characterised by the material
A43B13/02 (Soles: characterised by the material) appears on 3,287 US grants and 4,360 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 3,287
- Published applications
- 4,360
- Assignees
- 863
- Inventors
- 4,274
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 18 |
| 2002 | 32 | 66 |
| 2003 | 37 | 55 |
| 2004 | 46 | 78 |
| 2005 | 36 | 64 |
| 2006 | 45 | 68 |
| 2007 | 34 | 68 |
| 2008 | 38 | 72 |
| 2009 | 29 | 73 |
| 2010 | 46 | 82 |
| 2011 | 47 | 94 |
| 2012 | 35 | 112 |
| 2013 | 65 | 144 |
| 2014 | 83 | 145 |
| 2015 | 98 | 150 |
| 2016 | 108 | 255 |
| 2017 | 133 | 279 |
| 2018 | 171 | 283 |
| 2019 | 214 | 295 |
| 2020 | 222 | 306 |
| 2021 | 226 | 335 |
| 2022 | 221 | 280 |
| 2023 | 261 | 314 |
| 2024 | 307 | 285 |
| 2025 | 291 | 233 |
| 2026 | 173 | 206 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Article of footwear having a skin layer between a knitted component and a sole structure6 Oct 2026US 12,751,519 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear29 Sep 2026US 12,745,825 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear sole and related method of use15 Sep 2026US 12,733,710 B2Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
- Athletic shoe sole15 Sep 2026US 12,733,711 B2
- Anatomically pliant athletic footwear15 Sep 2026US 12,733,713 B2
- 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
- An article of footwear with adhesive-free attachments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305755 A1Nicholas Kirkwood Limited
- Stability layer with vertical support wall for use with footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305758 A1
- Sensory sole structure for an article of footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305759 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Sensory sole structure for an article of footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305760 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Membranes of polyurethane based materials including polyester polyols364US 6,321,465 B1NIKE, Inc. · 2001
- Articulated footwear having a flexure member329US 6,189,239 B12001
- Spring plate shoe298US 5,052,130 AWolverine World Wide, Inc. · 1991
- Multi-density shoe sole281US 5,025,573 AComfort Products, Inc. · 1991
- Shoe sole structures with deformation sipes275US 6,115,945 AAnatomic Research, Inc. · 2000