A43B 23/00
Uppers
Official title: Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
A43B23/00 (Uppers) appears on 4,034 US grants and 5,335 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 4,034
- Published applications
- 5,335
- Assignees
- 963
- Inventors
- 5,296
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 28 |
| 2002 | 47 | 70 |
| 2003 | 40 | 73 |
| 2004 | 42 | 98 |
| 2005 | 48 | 128 |
| 2006 | 55 | 107 |
| 2007 | 48 | 110 |
| 2008 | 59 | 102 |
| 2009 | 40 | 114 |
| 2010 | 72 | 146 |
| 2011 | 71 | 149 |
| 2012 | 77 | 175 |
| 2013 | 99 | 217 |
| 2014 | 109 | 270 |
| 2015 | 144 | 245 |
| 2016 | 159 | 289 |
| 2017 | 205 | 335 |
| 2018 | 208 | 373 |
| 2019 | 246 | 348 |
| 2020 | 231 | 321 |
| 2021 | 256 | 331 |
| 2022 | 234 | 305 |
| 2023 | 258 | 274 |
| 2024 | 295 | 273 |
| 2025 | 290 | 263 |
| 2026 | 158 | 191 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A43B 23/02Uppers2,665
- A43B 23/08Heel stiffeners673
- A43B 23/24Ornamental buckles577
- A43B 23/26Tongues for shoes358
- A43B 23/07Linings therefor343
- A43B 23/22Supports for the shank or arch of the uppers192
- A43B 23/28Devices to put in shoes in order to prevent slipping at the77
- A43B 23/30Heel-protectors for car-drivers42
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Recent patents
- Durable moc-toe construction6 Oct 2026US 12,751,518 B2Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
- Article of footwear having a skin layer between a knitted component and a sole structure6 Oct 2026US 12,751,519 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component29 Sep 2026US 12,745,818 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Multilayered materials with color changing properties29 Sep 2026US 12,745,823 B2adidas AG
- Footwear heel counter for easier foot entry or removal29 Sep 2026US 12,745,824 B2Skechers U.S. A., Inc. II
- Construction of thermal insulation material for providing optimum functionalities in different parts of hand and feet for winter glove and footwear products8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305743 A1
- An article of footwear with adhesive-free attachments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305755 A1Nicholas Kirkwood Limited
- Sport shoe and manufacturing method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305764 A1X-Technology Swiss GmbH
- Footwear heel spring device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305765 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear article with composite textile1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294042 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot554US 6,882,955 B1FitSense Technology, Inc. · 2005
- Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot505US 6,898,550 B1FitSense Technology, Inc. · 2005
- Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot494US 6,876,947 B1FitSense Technology, Inc. · 2005
- Athletic shoe425US 4,756,098 AGenCorp Inc. · 1988
- Process for producing a shoe-shaped part from a web of material and resulting shoe-shaped part424US 5,345,638 ATretorn AB · 1994