A43B 13/37
Sole and heel units
A43B13/37 (Sole and heel units) appears on 107 US grants and 138 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 107
- Published applications
- 138
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 231
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 21 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 |
| 2026 | 8 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Footwear sole and related method of use15 Sep 2026US 12,733,710 B2Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
- Article of footwear with extended plate for toe-off8 Sep 2026US 12,727,644 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear with midsole having varying hardness28 Apr 2026US 12,611,004 B2Acushnet Company
- Fully convertible high heel-to-flat shoe14 Apr 2026US 12,599,195 B2Pashion Footwear, Inc.
- Sole and shoe including the same24 Mar 2026US 12,582,194 B2Asics Corporation
- 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
- Article of footwear with midsole having varying hardness27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248234 A1Acushnet Company
- Shoe, in particular sports shoe30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215530 A1Decathlon
- Fully convertible high heel-to-flat shoe30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215540 A1Pashion Footwear, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoe sole construction120US 4,481,727 APensa, Inc. · 1984
- Shoe sole construction111US 4,335,530 A1982
- Sports footwear with a sole unit comprising at least one composite material layer partly involving the sole unit itself96US 5,918,338 AGlobal Sports Technologies, Inc. · 1999
- Integrated, cumulative-force-mitigating apparatus, system, and method for substantially-inclined shoes88US 8,490,297 B22013
- Shock absorbent footwear assembly57US 6,519,874 B1Footstar Corporation · 2003