A43B 13/143
Provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions
Official title: {provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions, e.g. for improving roll-off of the foot}
A43B13/143 (Provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions) appears on 641 US grants and 778 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 641
- Published applications
- 778
- Assignees
- 187
- Inventors
- 879
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 5 |
| 2002 | 10 | 22 |
| 2003 | 15 | 13 |
| 2004 | 16 | 15 |
| 2005 | 8 | 16 |
| 2006 | 7 | 20 |
| 2007 | 13 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 |
| 2009 | 13 | 26 |
| 2010 | 12 | 34 |
| 2011 | 13 | 32 |
| 2012 | 14 | 31 |
| 2013 | 20 | 33 |
| 2014 | 14 | 21 |
| 2015 | 21 | 27 |
| 2016 | 20 | 35 |
| 2017 | 26 | 33 |
| 2018 | 23 | 31 |
| 2019 | 25 | 41 |
| 2020 | 37 | 41 |
| 2021 | 33 | 55 |
| 2022 | 32 | 44 |
| 2023 | 46 | 53 |
| 2024 | 47 | 49 |
| 2025 | 50 | 35 |
| 2026 | 40 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Article of footwear including a sole structure6 Oct 2026US 12,751,521 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear sole and related method of use15 Sep 2026US 12,733,710 B2Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
- Sole comprising reinforcing frame8 Sep 2026US 12,727,643 B2adidas AG
- Sole and footwear1 Sep 2026US 12,721,402 B2Asics Corporation
- Selectively removable insole for high heel shoes25 Aug 2026US 12,714,189 B2
- Stability layer with vertical support wall for use with footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305758 A1
- Stability layer with opening for use with footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305761 A1
- Sole structure for article of footwear1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294039 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear having a sole structure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283301 A1Puma SE
- Article of footwear having an outer stabilizing element17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272109 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-density shoe sole281US 5,025,573 AComfort Products, Inc. · 1991
- Shoe sole structures with deformation sipes275US 6,115,945 AAnatomic Research, Inc. · 2000
- Shoe with naturally contoured sole197US 5,317,819 A1994
- Shoe sole construction194US 4,785,557 AAVIA Group International, Inc. · 1988
- Footwear orthosis194US 8,230,619 B2SALVATELLI srl · 2012