A43B 3/42
Where power is generated by conversion of mechanical movement to electricity
Official title: where power is generated by conversion of mechanical movement to electricity, e.g. by piezoelectric means
A43B3/42 (Where power is generated by conversion of mechanical movement to electricity) appears on 161 US grants and 192 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 161
- Published applications
- 192
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 310
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020 | 11 | 20 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2025 | 15 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Article of footwear having a display system powered by motion25 Aug 2026US 12,714,181 B2Puma SE
- Electricity generating shoe assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,182 B2
- Devices, systems and methods for using and monitoring sports equipment and sports activities5 May 2026US 12,616,874 B2Canary Medical Switzerland AG
- Electric power generating footwear and method of charging electronic devices17 Mar 2026US 12,575,634 B2
- Personal monitoring apparatus23 Dec 2025US 12,502,076 B2BT Wearables LLC
- Devices, systems and methods for using and monitoring sports equipment and sports activities13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233058 A1Canary Medical Switzerland AG
- Personal monitoring system for monitoring body conditions using e-field communications19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047776 A1Sigmasense, LLC.
- Determining footwear replacement based on piezoelectric output2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302141 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Active footwear sensor calibration7 Aug 2025US 2025/0251263 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Shoe force detection units of a foot force detection system8 May 2025US 2025/0143404 A1Sigmasense, LLC.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mesh network personal emergency response appliance694US 7,733,224 B22010
- Products incorporating piezoelectric material459US 5,500,635 A1996
- Adaptively controlled footwear189US 7,219,449 B1ProMDX Technology, Inc. · 2007
- Personal emergency response (PER) system182US 8,747,336 B22014
- Personal emergency response appliance162US 8,680,991 B22014