A43B 5/025
Characterised by an element which improves the contact between the ball and
Official title: {characterised by an element which improves the contact between the ball and the footwear}
A43B5/025 (Characterised by an element which improves the contact between the ball and) appears on 172 US grants and 208 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 172
- Published applications
- 208
- Assignees
- 34
- Inventors
- 290
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2022 | 13 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Shoes for ball sports25 Aug 2026US 12,714,179 B2adidas AG
- Articles of footwear and upper and/or sole components therefor25 Aug 2026US 12,714,192 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Articles of footwear with uppers comprising a wound component and methods of making the same18 Aug 2026US 12,708,178 B2adidas AG
- Cushioned upper for an article of footwear18 Aug 2026US 12,708,179 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear with enhanced gripping system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,186 B1
- Upper for a shoe with functional and guiding elements20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240284 A1
- Shoe upper with a layered structure for a sports shoe18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165426 A1
- Upper for article of footwear11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157475 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear4 Jun 2026US 2026/0150936 A1Puma SE
- Knitted component, upper, and article of footwear with knitted raised structures14 May 2026US 2026/0130457 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laceless athletic shoe169US 5,555,650 A1996
- Article of footwear having non-clogging sole158US 5,832,636 ANIKE, Inc. · 1998
- Article of footwear having an upper with a polymer layer112US 7,047,668 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2006
- Athletic shoe, especially soccer shoe97US 6,151,804 APuma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport · 2000
- Sports shoe for activities which involve kicking a ball94US 5,437,112 AZermatt Holdings Ltd. · 1995