A43C 11/22
Fastening devices with elastic tightening parts between pairs of eyelets
Official title: Fastening devices with elastic tightening parts between pairs of eyelets, e.g. clamps, springs, bands
A43C11/22 (Fastening devices with elastic tightening parts between pairs of eyelets) appears on 100 US grants and 112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 100
- Published applications
- 112
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 145
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
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| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Footwear having motorized adjustment system and removable midsole2 Jun 2026US 12,642,332 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear having motorized adjustment system and elastic upper17 Feb 2026US 12,550,982 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear with retention system13 Jan 2026US 12,520,909 B2Alpinestars Research SRL
- Footwear having motorized adjustment system and elastic upper25 Nov 2025US 12,478,140 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear having a closure system4 Nov 2025US 12,458,112 B2Puma SE
- Footwear having motorized adjustment system and removable midsole24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283308 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Adaptive lacing device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114548 A1BETTERGUARDS TECHNOLOGY GmbH
- Footwear with retention system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114550 A1Alpinestars Research SRL
- Footwear having motorized adjustment system and elastic upper12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068995 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear having a closure system12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041202 A1Puma SE
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoe with a central closure234US 5,325,613 ATretorn AB · 1994
- Shoe with a central closure219US 5,737,854 APuma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport · 1998
- Shoe construction and closure components thereof159US 4,870,761 A1989
- Shoelace rapid tightening apparatus134US 5,535,531 A1996
- Resilient loops and mating hooks for securing footwear to a foot117US 5,640,785 AItems International, Inc. · 1997