A43B 5/1666
Characterised by the upper
Official title: {characterised by the upper}
A43B5/1666 (Characterised by the upper) appears on 237 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 237
- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 74
- Inventors
- 280
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 14 |
| 2004 | 7 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 15 |
| 2015 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Article of footwear for skating on ice22 Sep 2026US 12,740,612 B2Warrior Sports, Inc.
- Skate system7 Jul 2026US 12,672,692 B2
- Skates and method for manufacturing skates2 Dec 2025US 12,484,654 B2
- Skate or other footwear11 Nov 2025US 12,465,111 B2Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Athletic gear with a printed cover29 Jul 2025US 12,370,430 B2Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Skate boot with additive manufactured layer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294030 A1
- Skate or other footwear2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090601 A1Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Skate or other footwear19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047636 A1Bauer Hockey, LLC
- Additive manufactured tongue for skate boot25 Dec 2025US 2025/0386895 A1VH Footwear ULC.
- Skate with foot wrapping system4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366561 A1Sport Maska Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Footwear lacing system368US 7,591,050 B2Boa Technology Inc. · 2009
- Ventilated boot and in-line roller skate with the same152US 5,171,033 ARollerblade, Inc. · 1992
- Method and apparatus for vacuum molding multi-layer footwear107US 4,964,229 ASport Maska Inc. · 1990
- Snowboard binding106US 5,505,477 AK-2 Corporation · 1996
- Reel based closure system99US 8,381,362 B2Boa Technology Inc. · 2013