A43B 3/163
Specially adapted for health or hygienic purposes
Official title: {specially adapted for health or hygienic purposes, e.g. comprising electrically conductive material allowing the discharge of electrostatic charges}
A43B3/163 (Specially adapted for health or hygienic purposes) appears on 122 US grants and 160 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 122
- Published applications
- 160
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 267
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Detachable shoe cover adapted to be dispensed by a dispenser device26 May 2026US 12,635,819 B2OTO Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.
- Slip-resistant shoe cover19 Aug 2025US 12,389,977 B2
- Industrial shoe protector29 Jul 2025US 12,369,674 B2
- Shoe cover dispenser device1 Apr 2025US 12,262,828 B2OTO Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.
- Wearable foot cover for fall prevention17 Sep 2024US 12,089,660 B2Treds, LLC
- Assembled slipper with electrostatic adsorption for hair and dust16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102039 A1
- Electrostatic discharge insole28 Aug 2025US 2025/0268334 A1Superfeet Worldwide, Inc.
- Smart pads for indoor shoes and method of attaching smart pads for indoor shoes22 May 2025US 2025/0160476 A1
- Shoe Cover Dispenser Device8 May 2025US 2025/0143495 A1OTO Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.
- Slip-resistant shoe cover10 Apr 2025US 2025/0113893 A1Fortunate Ventures LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article of footwear including a tented upper209US 6,754,983 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2004
- Disposable shoe cover59US 6,584,704 B22003
- Protective slipper adaptable to different sizes46US 4,616,428 ADispovet · 1986
- Slip-resistant disposable shoe cover40US 4,598,485 A1986
- Sanitary security sock system39US 7,012,525 B12006