A43B 21/26
Resilient heels
A43B21/26 (Resilient heels) appears on 579 US grants and 586 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 579
- Published applications
- 586
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 629
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 5 |
| 2002 | 6 | 10 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 29 |
| 2005 | 14 | 27 |
| 2006 | 25 | 33 |
| 2007 | 12 | 27 |
| 2008 | 21 | 34 |
| 2009 | 16 | 33 |
| 2010 | 31 | 34 |
| 2011 | 24 | 23 |
| 2012 | 24 | 25 |
| 2013 | 13 | 15 |
| 2014 | 23 | 13 |
| 2015 | 14 | 12 |
| 2016 | 20 | 17 |
| 2017 | 15 | 21 |
| 2018 | 15 | 26 |
| 2019 | 14 | 18 |
| 2020 | 22 | 35 |
| 2021 | 19 | 30 |
| 2022 | 23 | 28 |
| 2023 | 28 | 19 |
| 2024 | 38 | 32 |
| 2025 | 17 | 16 |
| 2026 | 22 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Footwear heel spring device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,196 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Cushioning heel band for footwear25 Aug 2026US 12,714,199 B2
- Footwear heel spring device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305765 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear including a heel stabilizing element17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272116 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Electronically Controlled Bladder Assembly27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248236 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Foamed sole components and method for making a sole with foamed sole components13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232075 A1Skechers U.S. A., Inc. II
- Cushioning Heel Band for Footwear25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174188 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sports shoe incorporating an elastic insert in the heel283US 5,092,060 A1992
- 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
- Athletic shoe with rearfoot strike zone206US 5,425,184 ANIKE, Inc. · 1995