A43B 13/12
Soles with several layers of different materials
A43B13/12 (Soles with several layers of different materials) appears on 2,606 US grants and 3,408 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 2,606
- Published applications
- 3,408
- Assignees
- 636
- Inventors
- 3,227
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 17 |
| 2002 | 28 | 54 |
| 2003 | 32 | 41 |
| 2004 | 42 | 64 |
| 2005 | 31 | 51 |
| 2006 | 39 | 59 |
| 2007 | 29 | 60 |
| 2008 | 36 | 60 |
| 2009 | 27 | 54 |
| 2010 | 39 | 66 |
| 2011 | 38 | 86 |
| 2012 | 32 | 83 |
| 2013 | 51 | 113 |
| 2014 | 62 | 114 |
| 2015 | 71 | 115 |
| 2016 | 85 | 213 |
| 2017 | 109 | 219 |
| 2018 | 146 | 208 |
| 2019 | 170 | 229 |
| 2020 | 177 | 225 |
| 2021 | 169 | 242 |
| 2022 | 170 | 215 |
| 2023 | 193 | 239 |
| 2024 | 252 | 227 |
| 2025 | 229 | 189 |
| 2026 | 141 | 165 |
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.
- Anatomically pliant athletic footwear15 Sep 2026US 12,733,713 B2
- Footwear including a sole with a bottom support member8 Sep 2026US 12,727,640 B2Deckers Outdoor Corporation
- Sole and shoe8 Sep 2026US 12,727,642 B2Asics Corporation
- 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.
- Stability layer with opening for use with footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305761 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Running shoe with rear stabilization means240US 4,364,188 AWolverine World Wide, Inc. · 1982
- Athletic shoe construction233US 4,316,335 AComfort Products, Inc. · 1982