A43B 23/02
Uppers
Official title: Uppers; Boot legs
A43B23/02 (Uppers) appears on 2,665 US grants and 3,656 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 2,665
- Published applications
- 3,656
- Assignees
- 563
- Inventors
- 3,253
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 8 |
| 2002 | 13 | 23 |
| 2003 | 12 | 22 |
| 2004 | 11 | 29 |
| 2005 | 16 | 43 |
| 2006 | 23 | 45 |
| 2007 | 19 | 41 |
| 2008 | 23 | 38 |
| 2009 | 21 | 41 |
| 2010 | 35 | 69 |
| 2011 | 28 | 81 |
| 2012 | 35 | 101 |
| 2013 | 62 | 136 |
| 2014 | 67 | 175 |
| 2015 | 98 | 165 |
| 2016 | 110 | 200 |
| 2017 | 149 | 261 |
| 2018 | 153 | 296 |
| 2019 | 191 | 281 |
| 2020 | 185 | 267 |
| 2021 | 216 | 276 |
| 2022 | 198 | 239 |
| 2023 | 217 | 230 |
| 2024 | 250 | 211 |
| 2025 | 239 | 217 |
| 2026 | 129 | 161 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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 having internal metatarsal guard22 Sep 2026US 12,740,615 B2Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.
- 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 article with composite textile1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294042 A1
- Upper with cable segments having egress points at varying locations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294043 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for producing a shoe-shaped part from a web of material and resulting shoe-shaped part424US 5,345,638 ATretorn AB · 1994
- Shoe with its vamp zonally covered with injected plastics material securely bonded to the fabric385US 4,447,967 ANouva Zarine S.p.A. Construzione Macchine E Stampi Per Calzature · 1984
- Footwear incorporating a textile with fusible filaments and fibers378US 6,910,288 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2005
- Article of footwear having a textile upper357US 7,347,011 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2008
- Shoe upper of interknitted outer and inner knit layers351US 4,785,558 AToray Industries, Inc. · 1988