A43B 23/022
With waterproof breathable membranes
Official title: {with waterproof breathable membranes}
A43B23/022 (With waterproof breathable membranes) appears on 81 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 81
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 241
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2017 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 22 |
| 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 3 | 23 |
| 2021 | 14 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 22 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear11 Aug 2026US 12,702,199 B2W. L. Gore & Associati S. R. L.
- Breathable and waterproof footwear3 Mar 2026US 12,564,241 B2ECCO Sko A/S
- Shoe having resilient heel3 Mar 2026US 12,564,246 B2Lego Stone Co., Ltd.
- Professional work shoe with reinforced heel and related manufacturing process13 Jan 2026US 12,520,908 B2U-Power Group S.P.A.
- Waterproof garment and method of manufacture18 Nov 2025US 12,471,652 B2
- Golf shoe13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232079 A1Acushnet Company
- Inner lining bootie comprising membrane material28 May 2026US 2026/0144335 A1adidas AG
- Nonwoven Material with Three-Dimensional Active Wicking and Evaporation29 Jan 2026US 2026/0028759 A1
- Composite materials with membrane8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008250 A1The North Face Apparel Corp.
- Upper with membrane regions6 Nov 2025US 2025/0338918 A1adidas AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure180US 6,990,755 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2006
- Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure96US 7,392,605 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2008
- High performance boot66US 7,730,640 B2The Timberland Company · 2010
- Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure63US 7,171,767 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2007
- Breathable flexible laminates adhered by a breathable adhesive54US 4,925,732 AW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 1990