A43B 13/223
Profiled soles
Official title: {Profiled soles}
A43B13/223 (Profiled soles) appears on 977 US grants and 1,174 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 977
- Published applications
- 1,174
- Assignees
- 237
- Inventors
- 1,278
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 9 |
| 2003 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 15 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 |
| 2009 | 10 | 32 |
| 2010 | 15 | 22 |
| 2011 | 12 | 26 |
| 2012 | 15 | 26 |
| 2013 | 23 | 48 |
| 2014 | 28 | 48 |
| 2015 | 30 | 57 |
| 2016 | 39 | 100 |
| 2017 | 49 | 109 |
| 2018 | 60 | 79 |
| 2019 | 79 | 83 |
| 2020 | 61 | 76 |
| 2021 | 78 | 74 |
| 2022 | 60 | 71 |
| 2023 | 76 | 69 |
| 2024 | 68 | 57 |
| 2025 | 66 | 49 |
| 2026 | 41 | 61 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sole structure for article of footwear29 Sep 2026US 12,745,825 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Outsoles for articles of footwear25 Aug 2026US 12,714,185 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear25 Aug 2026US 12,714,187 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Articles of footwear and upper and/or sole components therefor25 Aug 2026US 12,714,192 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear including multi-level support member18 Aug 2026US 12,708,174 B2Deckers Outdoor Corporation
- Cushioning structure for article of footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305763 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305768 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Moveable sensory elements in footwear soles1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294031 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Sole including multiple support members1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294033 A1Deckers Outdoor Corporation
- Customized footwear, and systems and methods for designing and manufacturing same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272110 A1New Balance Athletics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sole with skewed cleating arrangement298US 4,378,643 ABRS, Inc. · 1983
- Shoes with studded soles297US 4,271,606 A1981
- Athletic shoe with an enhanced mechanical advantage239US 5,048,203 A1991
- Sole with cushioning and braking spiroidal contact surfaces223US 4,624,062 AAutry Industries, Inc. · 1986
- Athletic shoe sole219US 4,096,649 A1978