A43B 5/0439
To the heel
Official title: {to the heel; Heel clamping devices; Heel supports}
A43B5/0439 (To the heel) appears on 20 US grants and 14 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 20
- Published applications
- 14
- Assignees
- 12
- Inventors
- 42
- Latest grant
- 18 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tightening system for ski boots18 Nov 2025US 12,471,657 B2Boa Technology Inc.
- Exoskeletal boot20 Nov 2018US 10,130,138 B2Apex Sports Group, LLC
- Ski boots and other shoes and method for improved balance14 Jul 2015US 9,078,494 B2
- Footwear with improved heel support20 Jul 2010US 7,757,412 B2Salomon S. A.
- Snowboard boot with removable upper support18 Feb 2003US 6,519,877 B2K-2 Corporation
- Tightening system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294029 A1Boa Technology Inc.
- Tightening system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076439 A1Boa Technology Inc.
- Ski Boot Including a Foot Securing Device3 Apr 2025US 2025/0107590 A1
- Tightening system for ski boots16 Nov 2023US 2023/0363488 A1Boa Technology Inc.
- Removable wedge for ski boots and ski boot provided with such wedge11 Feb 2021US 2021/0037917 A1CALZATURIFICIO S.C.A.R.P.A.S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Footwear with improved heel support89US 7,757,412 B2Salomon S. A. · 2010
- Ski boot45US 4,615,127 ACompagnie Francaise d'Articles de Sport · 1986
- Highback with an adjustable shape37US 6,231,057 B1The Burton Corporation · 2001
- Downhill snow sport boot assembly29US 5,815,953 AWilliam H. Kaufman Inc. · 1998
- Alpine ski boots28US 4,907,354 ASalomon S. A. · 1990