A43C 11/165
Characterised by a spool, reel or pulley for winding up cables, laces
Official title: {characterised by a spool, reel or pulley for winding up cables, laces or straps by rotation}
A43C11/165 (Characterised by a spool, reel or pulley for winding up cables, laces) appears on 720 US grants and 838 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 720
- Published applications
- 838
- Assignees
- 135
- Inventors
- 655
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 | 24 |
| 2015 | 12 | 35 |
| 2016 | 22 | 41 |
| 2017 | 30 | 69 |
| 2018 | 39 | 55 |
| 2019 | 54 | 63 |
| 2020 | 57 | 87 |
| 2021 | 63 | 66 |
| 2022 | 49 | 62 |
| 2023 | 83 | 80 |
| 2024 | 78 | 81 |
| 2025 | 76 | 51 |
| 2026 | 36 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Reel based closure device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,522 B2Boa Technology Inc.
- Reel based closure system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,130 B2Boa Technology Inc.
- Article of footwear with closure system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,619 B2Acushnet Company
- Fastening device and lace tightening and releasing method15 Sep 2026US 12,733,716 B2
- Sports shoe15 Sep 2026US 12,733,717 B2Alpinestars Research SRL
- 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.
- Closure device components and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305770 A1Boa Technology Inc.
- Tightening system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294029 A1Boa Technology Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Footwear lacing system486US 6,289,558 B1Boa Technology Inc. · 2001
- Automated tightening and loosening shoe416US 6,032,387 A2000
- Shoe tightening system410US 6,922,917 B2DashAmerica, Inc. · 2005
- Shoe with flexible upper material provided with a closing device399US 5,117,567 APuma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport · 1992
- Footwear lacing system391US 5,934,599 A1999