A43B 23/027
With a part of the upper particularly flexible
Official title: {with a part of the upper particularly flexible, e.g. permitting articulation or torsion}
A43B23/027 (With a part of the upper particularly flexible) appears on 398 US grants and 526 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 398
- Published applications
- 526
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 552
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 16 |
| 2013 | 11 | 22 |
| 2014 | 10 | 24 |
| 2015 | 11 | 19 |
| 2016 | 17 | 27 |
| 2017 | 20 | 40 |
| 2018 | 17 | 41 |
| 2019 | 30 | 50 |
| 2020 | 30 | 42 |
| 2021 | 43 | 42 |
| 2022 | 26 | 31 |
| 2023 | 39 | 32 |
| 2024 | 45 | 43 |
| 2025 | 32 | 28 |
| 2026 | 25 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multilayered materials with color changing properties29 Sep 2026US 12,745,823 B2adidas AG
- Rapid-entry footwear15 Sep 2026US 12,733,709 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component8 Sep 2026US 12,729,465 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Rapid-entry footwear having an expandable opening25 Aug 2026US 12,714,188 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Footwear heel counter25 Aug 2026US 12,714,198 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Footwear24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283299 A1Mitsui Medical Japan Co., Ltd.
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262782 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Function screen printing on upper10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262795 A1adidas AG
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256234 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Bladders, Footwear Uppers Including Bladders, and Articles of Footwear Including Bladders in the Upper30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215541 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Exercise shoe having fit adaptive upper210US 5,765,296 ANine West Group, Inc. · 1998
- Shoe, particularly a sports shoe188US 8,661,714 B2Puma SE · 2014
- Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear186US 5,709,954 ANIKE, Inc. · 1998
- Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure180US 6,990,755 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2006
- Shoe upper with lateral fastening arrangement158US 4,616,432 AConverse Inc. · 1986