A43B 21/00
Heels
Official title: Heels; Top-pieces or top-lifts
A43B21/00 (Heels) appears on 1,085 US grants and 1,207 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 1,085
- Published applications
- 1,207
- Assignees
- 301
- Inventors
- 1,488
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 | 17 |
| 2003 | 16 | 20 |
| 2004 | 7 | 40 |
| 2005 | 19 | 36 |
| 2006 | 33 | 56 |
| 2007 | 21 | 42 |
| 2008 | 25 | 57 |
| 2009 | 20 | 44 |
| 2010 | 40 | 61 |
| 2011 | 35 | 42 |
| 2012 | 38 | 50 |
| 2013 | 26 | 40 |
| 2014 | 35 | 44 |
| 2015 | 27 | 49 |
| 2016 | 39 | 52 |
| 2017 | 32 | 50 |
| 2018 | 30 | 64 |
| 2019 | 36 | 52 |
| 2020 | 48 | 79 |
| 2021 | 45 | 59 |
| 2022 | 48 | 54 |
| 2023 | 51 | 52 |
| 2024 | 68 | 66 |
| 2025 | 49 | 39 |
| 2026 | 50 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Footwear heel counter for easier foot entry or removal29 Sep 2026US 12,745,824 B2Skechers U.S. A., Inc. II
- Rapid-entry shoe15 Sep 2026US 12,733,708 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Rapid-entry footwear15 Sep 2026US 12,733,709 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Article of footwear with an adaptive fluid system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,645 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Shoe with improved heel support8 Sep 2026US 12,727,647 B2adidas AG
- Footwear heel spring device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305765 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear including a heel stabilizing element17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272116 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Auxiliary or integrated inner sole structure for footwear3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256236 A1
- Electronically Controlled Bladder Assembly27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248236 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear donnable without use of hands and heel counter for same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248240 A1Marc Joseph NY, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sports shoe incorporating an elastic insert in the heel283US 5,092,060 A1992
- Collapsible shoe264US 8,020,320 B2Reebok International Ltd. · 2011
- Cushioning device for a footwear sole and method for making the same262US 5,979,078 ANIKE, Inc. · 1999
- Shoe with energy control system233US 4,815,221 AReebok International Ltd. · 1989
- Athletic shoe with rearfoot strike zone219US 5,625,964 ANIKE, Inc. · 1997