A43B 3/242
Characterised by the upper
Official title: {characterised by the upper}
A43B3/242 (Characterised by the upper) appears on 291 US grants and 485 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 291
- Published applications
- 485
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 601
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 23 |
| 2006 | 7 | 24 |
| 2007 | 12 | 21 |
| 2008 | 13 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 14 |
| 2011 | 5 | 14 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 |
| 2013 | 4 | 25 |
| 2014 | 10 | 34 |
| 2015 | 8 | 21 |
| 2016 | 9 | 23 |
| 2017 | 25 | 34 |
| 2018 | 13 | 27 |
| 2019 | 8 | 22 |
| 2020 | 21 | 18 |
| 2021 | 16 | 28 |
| 2022 | 13 | 22 |
| 2023 | 18 | 27 |
| 2024 | 21 | 22 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 |
| 2026 | 12 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rapid-entry footwear15 Sep 2026US 12,733,709 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Shoes for ball sports25 Aug 2026US 12,714,179 B2adidas AG
- Footwear heel counter25 Aug 2026US 12,714,198 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Rapid-entry footwear having a compressible lattice structure26 May 2026US 12,635,761 B2Fast IP, LLC
- Footwear heel counter for easier foot entry or removal12 May 2026US 12,622,488 B2Skechers U.S. A., Inc. II
- Footwear apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223976 A1Dirty Paws and Claws, LLC
- Modular shoes made from ocean-deemed polyethylene terephthalate (pet) wastes9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191290 A1Salubata Technological Innovations Limited
- Articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices having dynamically adjustable heel portions21 May 2026US 2026/0137172 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Rapid-entry footwear having a split back7 May 2026US 2026/0123712 A1Fast IP, LLC
- Versatile Footwear Device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090600 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article of footwear including a tented upper209US 6,754,983 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2004
- Leisure shoe189US 7,441,348 B12008
- Versatile orthopaedic or post-operative footgear having removable toe piece146US 5,778,565 ARoyce Medical Company · 1998
- Footwear with separable upper and sole structure122US 6,915,596 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2005
- Footwear87US 4,942,678 A1990