A43B 21/24
Heels: characterised by the constructive form
Official title: characterised by the constructive form
A43B21/24 (Heels: characterised by the constructive form) appears on 809 US grants and 827 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 809
- Published applications
- 827
- Assignees
- 199
- Inventors
- 978
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 5 |
| 2002 | 7 | 13 |
| 2003 | 11 | 14 |
| 2004 | 5 | 36 |
| 2005 | 16 | 32 |
| 2006 | 29 | 42 |
| 2007 | 16 | 30 |
| 2008 | 24 | 42 |
| 2009 | 18 | 36 |
| 2010 | 34 | 44 |
| 2011 | 27 | 29 |
| 2012 | 27 | 35 |
| 2013 | 19 | 15 |
| 2014 | 26 | 21 |
| 2015 | 17 | 21 |
| 2016 | 26 | 24 |
| 2017 | 19 | 27 |
| 2018 | 20 | 43 |
| 2019 | 23 | 32 |
| 2020 | 30 | 58 |
| 2021 | 33 | 43 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 |
| 2023 | 39 | 37 |
| 2024 | 52 | 50 |
| 2025 | 36 | 34 |
| 2026 | 39 | 28 |
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 footwear15 Sep 2026US 12,733,709 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Article of footwear with an adaptive fluid system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,645 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear including a heel stabilizing element1 Sep 2026US 12,721,403 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Heel stabilizer apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,714,195 B1
- 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