A43C 1/04
Shoe lacing fastenings: with rings or loops
Official title: with rings or loops
A43C1/04 (Shoe lacing fastenings: with rings or loops) appears on 401 US grants and 448 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 401
- Published applications
- 448
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 407
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 16 |
| 2013 | 6 | 20 |
| 2014 | 20 | 26 |
| 2015 | 19 | 25 |
| 2016 | 21 | 30 |
| 2017 | 28 | 61 |
| 2018 | 30 | 26 |
| 2019 | 38 | 34 |
| 2020 | 30 | 39 |
| 2021 | 38 | 29 |
| 2022 | 20 | 22 |
| 2023 | 22 | 20 |
| 2024 | 29 | 19 |
| 2025 | 30 | 20 |
| 2026 | 12 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Golf shoes with lace tightening system for closure and comfortable fit1 Sep 2026US 12,721,405 B2Acushnet Company
- Three-dimensional printing utilizing a captive element4 Aug 2026US 12,696,958 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Autolacing footwear motor having force-directing supports21 Jul 2026US 12,685,369 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Methods and devices for retrofitting footwear to include a reel based closure system23 Jun 2026US 12,660,886 B2Boa Technology Inc.
- Article of footwear with reconfigurable fastening system9 Jun 2026US 12,648,621 B2Under Armour, Inc.
- Upper with cable segments having egress points at varying locations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294043 A1
- Autolacing footwear motor having an elongate spool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294046 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Knob mechanism with an easily replaceable cap and lacing device including the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248242 A1Shenzhen Icomwell Intelligent Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Tension member guides for lacing systems27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248243 A1Boa Technology Inc.
- Bladders, Footwear Uppers Including Bladders, and Articles of Footwear Including Bladders in the Upper30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215541 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoe having lace tubes444US 6,052,921 A2000
- Article of footwear425US 6,029,376 ANIKE, Inc. · 2000
- Shoe tightening system410US 6,922,917 B2DashAmerica, Inc. · 2005
- Shoe with its vamp zonally covered with injected plastics material securely bonded to the fabric385US 4,447,967 ANouva Zarine S.p.A. Construzione Macchine E Stampi Per Calzature · 1984
- Footwear lacing system368US 7,591,050 B2Boa Technology Inc. · 2009