A43C 1/003
Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing
Official title: {Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing tightening degrees, using one or a plurality of laces (laces combined with another system A43C11/008; zone tightening using straps A43C11/14)}
A43C1/003 (Zone lacing, i.e. whereby different zones of the footwear have different lacing) appears on 157 US grants and 188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 157
- Published applications
- 188
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 265
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Lace shoes and tightening method for lace shoes11 Aug 2026US 12,702,200 B2Vital-Fuss-Kochi Co., Ltd.
- Shoe having elastic tongue-securing straps11 Aug 2026US 12,702,201 B2Dynasty Footwear, Ltd.
- Article of footwear comprising motorized tensioning device with split spool system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,276 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear comprising motorized tensioning device with split spool system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305767 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Golf shoes with lace tightening system for closure and comfortable fit30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215544 A1Acushnet Company
- Ski boot closure systems and components thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215546 A1Boa Technology Inc.
- Sensing device for footwear30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114549 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear with retention system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114550 A1Alpinestars Research SRL
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoe lacing system210US 5,755,044 A1998
- Lace system for footwear206US 7,281,341 B2The Burton Corporation · 2007
- Shoelace securing system168US 5,158,428 A1992
- Shoe upper with lateral fastening arrangement158US 4,616,432 AConverse Inc. · 1986
- Positive lace zone isolation lock system and method130US 6,148,489 ALace Technologies, INC · 2000