A43B 7/12
Special watertight footwear
Official title: Special watertight footwear (overshoes A43B3/16)
A43B7/12 (Special watertight footwear) appears on 428 US grants and 721 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 428
- Published applications
- 721
- Assignees
- 217
- Inventors
- 828
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 13 |
| 2002 | 12 | 22 |
| 2003 | 15 | 27 |
| 2004 | 18 | 36 |
| 2005 | 22 | 45 |
| 2006 | 19 | 26 |
| 2007 | 10 | 37 |
| 2008 | 14 | 27 |
| 2009 | 12 | 27 |
| 2010 | 10 | 30 |
| 2011 | 5 | 26 |
| 2012 | 11 | 23 |
| 2013 | 10 | 47 |
| 2014 | 14 | 33 |
| 2015 | 18 | 39 |
| 2016 | 12 | 34 |
| 2017 | 21 | 29 |
| 2018 | 15 | 37 |
| 2019 | 17 | 22 |
| 2020 | 11 | 40 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 | 25 |
| 2023 | 11 | 25 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear11 Aug 2026US 12,702,199 B2W. L. Gore & Associati S. R. L.
- Injection-molded footwear and methods of making the same23 Jun 2026US 12,661,860 B2adidas AG
- System and method for thermal control in ski boots31 Mar 2026US 12,588,733 B2Boot Cap LLC
- Breathable and waterproof footwear3 Mar 2026US 12,564,241 B2ECCO Sko A/S
- Waterproof and breathable footwear17 Feb 2026US 12,550,965 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Sole structure of a shoe and shoe with such a sole structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272105 A1GEOX S.p.A.
- Dynamic waterproof and breathable shoe sole, shoe, and method for manufacturing the same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223979 A1
- Thermal control in ski boots30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215531 A1Boot Cap LLC
- Inner lining bootie comprising membrane material28 May 2026US 2026/0144335 A1adidas AG
- Shock-absorbing waterproof and breathable shoe sole9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096627 A1Maotai (Fujian) New Material Technology Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Footwear for facilitating the removal and dissipation of perspiration from the foot of a wearer288US 5,511,323 A1996
- Footwear with replaceable, watertight bootie239US 5,499,459 AH. H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc. · 1996
- Inner boot tongue of a ski boot239US 5,575,090 ALange International S. A. · 1996
- Waterproof/breathable liner and in-line skate employing the liner218US 5,738,937 A1998
- Method for manufacturing shoes and shoes manufactured by the method172US 6,978,557 B22005