A43B 7/146
Provided with acupressure points or means for foot massage
Official title: {provided with acupressure points or means for foot massage}
A43B7/146 (Provided with acupressure points or means for foot massage) appears on 277 US grants and 349 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43B- Granted patents
- 277
- Published applications
- 349
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 608
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 14 |
| 2006 | 7 | 21 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 | 2 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 17 |
| 2013 | 5 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 14 |
| 2016 | 6 | 20 |
| 2017 | 9 | 27 |
| 2018 | 16 | 21 |
| 2019 | 17 | 16 |
| 2020 | 14 | 23 |
| 2021 | 8 | 21 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 |
| 2025 | 10 | 14 |
| 2026 | 9 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Foot massaging shoe24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283296 A1
- Insole24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283300 A1
- Moveable sensory elements in footwear soles10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262783 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear and sole structure with sensory node elements disposed at discrete locations13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232074 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoe having transparent window for viewing cushion elements238US 4,845,863 AAutry Industries, Inc. · 1989
- Custom insert with a reinforced heel portion223US 4,843,741 AAutry Industries, Inc. · 1989
- Resilient inner sole for a shoe209US 4,345,387 A1982
- Footwear sole with bulbous protrusions and pneumatic ventilation187US 5,400,526 A1995
- Shoe midsole and footwear168US 8,973,287 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Himiko · 2015