A43B 13/16
Pieced soles
Official title: Pieced soles (with several layers of different material A43B13/12)
A43B13/16 (Pieced soles) appears on 684 US grants and 870 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 684
- Published applications
- 870
- Assignees
- 213
- Inventors
- 1,118
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 12 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 11 | 21 |
| 2006 | 8 | 24 |
| 2007 | 12 | 21 |
| 2008 | 16 | 24 |
| 2009 | 7 | 19 |
| 2010 | 19 | 21 |
| 2011 | 11 | 21 |
| 2012 | 21 | 26 |
| 2013 | 13 | 23 |
| 2014 | 16 | 48 |
| 2015 | 23 | 44 |
| 2016 | 30 | 50 |
| 2017 | 29 | 41 |
| 2018 | 46 | 45 |
| 2019 | 34 | 62 |
| 2020 | 44 | 56 |
| 2021 | 41 | 66 |
| 2022 | 43 | 57 |
| 2023 | 55 | 49 |
| 2024 | 56 | 36 |
| 2025 | 57 | 44 |
| 2026 | 31 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Athletic systems22 Sep 2026US 12,740,617 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear sole8 Sep 2026US D1,146,273 S1Design
- Selectively removable insole for high heel shoes25 Aug 2026US 12,714,189 B2
- Sole structure for article of footwear25 Aug 2026US 12,714,191 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear11 Aug 2026US 12,702,195 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Dynamic pressure offloading insoles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305762 A1Indian Institute of Science
- Sole structure for article of footwear17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272112 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Hands-free molded shoe3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256240 A1Skechers U.S. A., Inc. II
- Footwear insert formed from a composite assembly having anti-puncture and anisotropic properties13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232071 A1Carbitex, Inc.
- Article of footwear and sole structure with sensory node elements disposed at discrete locations13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232074 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated footwear having a flexure member329US 6,189,239 B12001
- Shoe sole structures with deformation sipes275US 6,115,945 AAnatomic Research, Inc. · 2000
- Shoe with split sole and mid-section reinforcement254US 6,076,284 ABallet Makers, Inc. · 2000
- Ground-contacting systems having 3D deformation elements for use in footwear249US 6,266,897 B1adidas International B.V. · 2001
- Ground contacting systems having 3D deformation elements for use in footwear226US 6,516,540 B2adidas AG · 2003