A43C 1/06
Tightened by draw-strings
Official title: tightened by draw-strings
A43C1/06 (Tightened by draw-strings) appears on 215 US grants and 249 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 215
- Published applications
- 249
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 308
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 28 |
| 2018 | 16 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 |
| 2020 | 16 | 31 |
| 2021 | 15 | 26 |
| 2022 | 20 | 23 |
| 2023 | 27 | 11 |
| 2024 | 21 | 16 |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 |
| 2026 | 10 | 9 |
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
- Shoe with dual lace25 Aug 2026US 12,714,203 B2On Clouds GmbH
- Footwear closure system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,204 B2Plae, Inc.
- Lace shoes and tightening method for lace shoes11 Aug 2026US 12,702,200 B2Vital-Fuss-Kochi Co., Ltd.
- Three-dimensional printing utilizing a captive element4 Aug 2026US 12,696,958 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Golf shoes with lace tightening system for closure and comfortable fit30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215544 A1Acushnet Company
- Adaptive lacing device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114548 A1BETTERGUARDS TECHNOLOGY GmbH
- Sensing device for footwear30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114549 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear with retention system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114550 A1Alpinestars Research SRL
- Closure system23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108021 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated tightening and loosening shoe416US 6,032,387 A2000
- Powered shoe tightening with lace cord guiding system230US 7,752,774 B22010
- Shoe lacing system210US 5,755,044 A1998
- Lace system for footwear206US 7,281,341 B2The Burton Corporation · 2007
- Sport boot having a fixed-lace closure system195US 5,566,474 ASalomon S. A. · 1996