A43B 3/26
Adjustable as to length or size
Official title: adjustable as to length or size
A43B3/26 (Adjustable as to length or size) appears on 392 US grants and 418 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 392
- Published applications
- 418
- Assignees
- 136
- Inventors
- 514
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 12 |
| 2003 | 8 | 14 |
| 2004 | 9 | 14 |
| 2005 | 10 | 19 |
| 2006 | 10 | 17 |
| 2007 | 10 | 14 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 | 10 | 19 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 11 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 | 29 |
| 2017 | 13 | 33 |
| 2018 | 16 | 26 |
| 2019 | 28 | 21 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 |
| 2021 | 17 | 20 |
| 2022 | 17 | 14 |
| 2023 | 20 | 16 |
| 2024 | 20 | 15 |
| 2025 | 18 | 14 |
| 2026 | 12 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Footwear sole8 Sep 2026US D1,146,273 S1Design
- Shoes for ball sports25 Aug 2026US 12,714,179 B2adidas AG
- Adjustable element for article of footwear25 Aug 2026US 12,714,201 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Three-dimensional printing utilizing a captive element4 Aug 2026US 12,696,958 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Size-adjustable woven fabric, wearable item and methods of resizing a fabric21 Jul 2026US 12,685,364 B2Nano Textile Solutions AB
- Telescoping shoe plate structure28 May 2026US 2026/0145048 A1
- Shoe upper and shoe21 May 2026US 2026/0137170 A1Mizuno Corporation
- Pump for article of footwear or apparel7 May 2026US 2026/0123700 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Deployable footwear and method of altering a configuration of a collapsible sole to a compact form7 May 2026US 2026/0123708 A1
- Adjustable Flip Flop30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114542 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjustable shoe198US 8,468,723 B2Tilag Brands, LLC · 2013
- Shoe, particularly a sports shoe188US 8,661,714 B2Puma SE · 2014
- Pleatless ballet slipper183US 6,857,203 B2Gloria Minden, Inc. · 2005
- Expandable outsole144US 4,944,099 ASlingshot Corporation · 1990
- Article of footwear having an upper with thread structural elements135US 7,870,681 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2011