A43B 23/081
Toe stiffeners
Official title: {Toe stiffeners}
A43B23/081 (Toe stiffeners) appears on 280 US grants and 349 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 280
- Published applications
- 349
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 560
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 11 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 14 |
| 2015 | 4 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9 | 19 |
| 2017 | 13 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 28 |
| 2019 | 12 | 23 |
| 2020 | 17 | 25 |
| 2021 | 10 | 16 |
| 2022 | 14 | 17 |
| 2023 | 15 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 22 | 15 |
| 2026 | 11 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sports shoe with foot's little toe protection structure11 Aug 2026US 12,702,188 B1
- Waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear11 Aug 2026US 12,702,199 B2W. L. Gore & Associati S. R. L.
- Protective device for attaching to a shoe14 Jul 2026US 12,677,911 B2
- Footwear article with wear guard14 Jul 2026US 12,677,912 B2Keen, Inc.
- Protective shoe26 May 2026US 12,635,756 B2Uvex Arbeitsschutz GmbH
- Protective device for attaching to a shoe17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272119 A1B & B GmbH
- Protective footwear30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215542 A1
- Articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices having dynamically adjustable heel portions21 May 2026US 2026/0137172 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Soccer shoe for children5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060377 A1
- Comfort System for Boots19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047639 A1Boot Royalty Company, L.P.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Molding material containing reinforcing fibers, method for producing molded articles using same and safety shoe toe cap203US 6,333,105 B1YKK Corporation · 2001
- Shoe or boot188US 4,562,652 AKoflach Sportgerate Gesellschaft m.b.H. · 1986
- Rigid articulated Pointe shoe177US 7,036,244 B12006
- Athletic shoe for aerobic exercise and the like145US 4,736,531 AWolverine World Wide, Inc. · 1988
- Sports shoe117US 4,393,605 A1983