A43B 13/186
Differential cushioning region
Official title: {Differential cushioning region, e.g. cushioning located under the ball of the foot (resilient heel not included in the sole A43B21/26; resilient supports for the heel of the foot A43B21/32)}
A43B13/186 (Differential cushioning region) appears on 1,008 US grants and 1,251 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 1,008
- Published applications
- 1,251
- Assignees
- 173
- Inventors
- 1,075
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 12 |
| 2004 | 9 | 18 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 14 | 21 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 15 | 20 |
| 2009 | 8 | 13 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 |
| 2011 | 14 | 18 |
| 2012 | 15 | 31 |
| 2013 | 18 | 30 |
| 2014 | 28 | 35 |
| 2015 | 22 | 44 |
| 2016 | 41 | 50 |
| 2017 | 38 | 114 |
| 2018 | 45 | 85 |
| 2019 | 89 | 76 |
| 2020 | 76 | 98 |
| 2021 | 71 | 117 |
| 2022 | 77 | 84 |
| 2023 | 99 | 103 |
| 2024 | 119 | 105 |
| 2025 | 100 | 71 |
| 2026 | 64 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers and adjustable foot support pressure29 Sep 2026US 12,745,822 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear midsole with anisotropic mesh and methods of making the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,616 B2adidas AG
- Article of footwear including a sole structure22 Sep 2026US 12,740,618 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sole and shoe8 Sep 2026US 12,727,642 B2Asics Corporation
- Article of footwear with an adaptive fluid system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,645 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Shoe1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294038 A1Hong Kong Newbella Trading Co., Limited
- Sole structure for article of footwear17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272111 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Systems and methods for manufacturing articles of footwear including a sole structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272113 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear midfoot support system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262789 A1Acushnet Company
- Cushioning component for a wearable article and method of manufacturing same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262790 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Program, system and method for linking community programs and merchants in a marketing program308US 9,111,295 B2Edatanetworks Inc. · 2015
- Slipper sock moccasin and method of making same276US 6,308,438 B12001
- 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
- Running shoe with differential cushioning187US 4,364,189 A1982