A43B 3/128
Characterised by the sole
Official title: {characterised by the sole}
A43B3/128 (Characterised by the sole) appears on 189 US grants and 247 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 189
- Published applications
- 247
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 335
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 11 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 | 20 |
| 2016 | 11 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 22 |
| 2018 | 14 | 18 |
| 2019 | 11 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 | 18 |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sandal construction28 Apr 2026US 12,611,001 B2Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.
- Auxiliary or integrated inner sole structure for footwear21 Apr 2026US 12,604,944 B2
- Adjustable shoe17 Feb 2026US 12,550,967 B2Because International, Corp.
- Footwear component17 Feb 2026US 12,550,972 B1Hbn Shoe, LLC
- Article of footwear for sand surfaces27 Jan 2026US 12,532,938 B2
- Footwear1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294035 A1Asics Corporation
- Auxiliary or integrated inner sole structure for footwear3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256236 A1
- Prosthetic footwear system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232067 A1
- Footwear Integrating Phalangeal-Metatarsal Joint Extension9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191289 A1OpticAmpere LLC
- Deployable footwear and method of altering a configuration of a collapsible sole to a compact form7 May 2026US 2026/0123708 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Customized article of footwear and method of conducting retail and internet business169US 6,601,042 B12003
- Article of footwear having a spring element and selectively removable components145US 6,449,878 B12002
- Footwear sole with integrally molded shank132US 6,061,929 ADeckers Outdoor Corporation · 2000
- Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear124US 7,107,235 B22006
- Non-slip sandal with wholly replaceable parts110US 5,836,090 AKorkers, Inc. · 1998