A43C
Fastenings or attachments of footwear
Official title: Fastenings or attachments of footwear; laces in general
A43C (Fastenings or attachments of footwear) appears on 4,360 US grants and 4,629 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 4,360
- Published applications
- 4,629
- Assignees
- 997
- Inventors
- 5,094
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | 30 | 0 |
| 1986 | 29 | 0 |
| 1987 | 56 | 0 |
| 1988 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | 42 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 48 | 0 |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 53 | 0 |
| 1995 | 52 | 0 |
| 1996 | 44 | 0 |
| 1997 | 55 | 0 |
| 1998 | 68 | 0 |
| 1999 | 91 | 0 |
| 2000 | 80 | 0 |
| 2001 | 70 | 22 |
| 2002 | 76 | 82 |
| 2003 | 64 | 97 |
| 2004 | 65 | 100 |
| 2005 | 58 | 118 |
| 2006 | 57 | 106 |
| 2007 | 49 | 105 |
| 2008 | 56 | 142 |
| 2009 | 49 | 109 |
| 2010 | 83 | 132 |
| 2011 | 67 | 132 |
| 2012 | 90 | 144 |
| 2013 | 81 | 180 |
| 2014 | 120 | 216 |
| 2015 | 136 | 242 |
| 2016 | 150 | 291 |
| 2017 | 185 | 288 |
| 2018 | 193 | 268 |
| 2019 | 231 | 281 |
| 2020 | 233 | 273 |
| 2021 | 232 | 252 |
| 2022 | 185 | 229 |
| 2023 | 246 | 228 |
| 2024 | 230 | 258 |
| 2025 | 233 | 179 |
| 2026 | 123 | 155 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A43C 11/00Fastenings or attachments of footwear: other fastenings specially adapted for shoes2,065
- A43C 15/00Non-skid devices or attachments1,241
- A43C 1/00Shoe lacing fastenings1,039
- A43C 7/00Holding-devices for laces652
- A43C 5/00Eyelets245
- A43C 9/00Laces193
- A43C 13/00Wear-resisting attachments184
- A43C 19/00Attachments for footwear, not provided for in other groups of this subclass158
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Recent patents
- Wearable article and method of manufacturing a wearable article6 Oct 2026US 12,751,509 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Reel based closure device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,522 B2Boa Technology Inc.
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component29 Sep 2026US 12,745,818 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear29 Sep 2026US 12,745,825 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Reel based closure system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,130 B2Boa Technology Inc.
- Sensor for an article of footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305756 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Reel-based lacing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305766 A1Boa Technology Inc.
- Article of footwear comprising motorized tensioning device with split spool system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305767 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305768 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Closure device components and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305770 A1Boa Technology Inc.
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