A43B 5/00
Footwear for sporting purposes
Official title: Footwear for sporting purposes (non-skid devices, e.g. ice-spurs or studs for football shoes, A43C15/00)
A43B5/00 (Footwear for sporting purposes) appears on 4,423 US grants and 3,855 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 4,423
- Published applications
- 3,855
- Assignees
- 1,001
- Inventors
- 5,093
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 49 | 0 |
| 1979 | 33 | 0 |
| 1980 | 44 | 0 |
| 1981 | 55 | 0 |
| 1982 | 47 | 0 |
| 1983 | 39 | 0 |
| 1984 | 48 | 0 |
| 1985 | 65 | 0 |
| 1986 | 77 | 0 |
| 1987 | 87 | 0 |
| 1988 | 82 | 0 |
| 1989 | 73 | 0 |
| 1990 | 92 | 0 |
| 1991 | 63 | 0 |
| 1992 | 59 | 0 |
| 1993 | 58 | 0 |
| 1994 | 71 | 0 |
| 1995 | 76 | 0 |
| 1996 | 70 | 0 |
| 1997 | 73 | 0 |
| 1998 | 117 | 0 |
| 1999 | 127 | 0 |
| 2000 | 126 | 0 |
| 2001 | 103 | 55 |
| 2002 | 98 | 120 |
| 2003 | 82 | 127 |
| 2004 | 95 | 144 |
| 2005 | 80 | 123 |
| 2006 | 74 | 97 |
| 2007 | 47 | 125 |
| 2008 | 53 | 115 |
| 2009 | 58 | 115 |
| 2010 | 75 | 127 |
| 2011 | 75 | 132 |
| 2012 | 63 | 135 |
| 2013 | 92 | 161 |
| 2014 | 102 | 183 |
| 2015 | 105 | 195 |
| 2016 | 122 | 216 |
| 2017 | 151 | 197 |
| 2018 | 123 | 208 |
| 2019 | 148 | 211 |
| 2020 | 146 | 157 |
| 2021 | 158 | 177 |
| 2022 | 131 | 160 |
| 2023 | 146 | 147 |
| 2024 | 165 | 164 |
| 2025 | 141 | 143 |
| 2026 | 86 | 121 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A43B 5/04Ski or like boots1,528
- A43B 5/02Football boots or shoes, i.e. for soccer, football or rugby581
- A43B 5/16Skating boots544
- A43B 5/06Running shoes543
- A43B 5/001Golf shoes362
- A43B 5/14Shoes for cyclists304
- A43B 5/18Attachable overshoes for sporting purposes301
- A43B 5/12Dancing shoes178
All 16 subgroupsShow fewer
- A43B 5/08Bathing shoes146
- A43B 5/002Mountain boots or shoes126
- A43B 5/10Tennis shoes78
- A43B 5/005Footwear for sporting purposes: for grinding, i.e. sliding on the sole or35
- A43B 5/007Footwear for sporting purposes: for car driving or racing35
- A43B 5/008Bowling shoes23
- A43B 5/006Footwear for sporting purposes: for horse riding16
- A43B 5/004After-ski boots3
Recent patents
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component29 Sep 2026US 12,745,818 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sports equipment with alterable characteristic29 Sep 2026US 12,746,442 B2Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Article of footwear for skating on ice22 Sep 2026US 12,740,612 B2Warrior Sports, Inc.
- Protective cover for spiked athletic shoes, for use before/after sporting events and when stored in an athletic bag22 Sep 2026US 12,740,613 B1TEKS Inc.
- Athletic systems22 Sep 2026US 12,740,617 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Stability layer with vertical support wall for use with footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305758 A1
- Stability layer with opening for use with footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305761 A1
- Additive manufactured shoe and corresponding method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294027 A1adidas AG
- Buffer body for ski boot tongue assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294028 A1
- Tightening system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294029 A1Boa Technology Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoes employing monitoring devices, and associated methods566US 7,171,331 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2007
- Footwear lacing system486US 6,289,558 B1Boa Technology Inc. · 2001
- Athletic shoe425US 4,756,098 AGenCorp Inc. · 1988
- Shoe tightening system410US 6,922,917 B2DashAmerica, Inc. · 2005
- Self mountable and extractable ultrasonic/sonic anchor392US 7,156,189 B1The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2007