A43C 15/06
Ice-gripping devices or attachments
Official title: Ice-gripping devices or attachments, e.g. ice-spurs, ice-cleats, ice-creepers, crampons; Climbing devices or attachments, e.g. mountain climbing irons (A43C15/09 takes precedence; ice-spurs for horseshoes A01L7/08)
A43C15/06 (Ice-gripping devices or attachments) appears on 141 US grants and 148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 141
- Published applications
- 148
- Assignees
- 62
- Inventors
- 214
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods and devices for retrofitting footwear to include a reel based closure system23 Jun 2026US 12,660,886 B2Boa Technology Inc.
- Overshoe footwear traction device16 Jun 2026US 12,653,277 B2OT Intellectual Property, LLC
- Adjustable length crampon16 Jun 2026US 12,653,278 B2BLUE ICE Europe
- Footwear traction device and method of using the same2 Jun 2026US 12,642,333 B2Kahtoola, Inc.
- Footwear cleats device28 Apr 2026US 12,611,010 B2Rebekah Bevin
- Crampon and method of use3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256248 A1Zedel
- Improvement to the anchoring of the non-slip member to a sole provided with retractable non-slip means, and related manufacturing method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240285 A1AL-PI S.r.l.
- Adjustable length crampon20 Nov 2025US 2025/0351924 A1BLUE ICE Europe
- Connection system for crampons6 Feb 2025US 2025/0040664 A1Camp S.P.A. Costruzione Articoli Montagna—Premana
- Removable beveled traction device2 Jan 2025US 2025/0000212 A1Joneric Products, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoe with circular pad in the sole to relieve twisting stresses on the ankle160US 6,035,559 ARotasole Pty. Ltd. · 2000
- Footwear traction device50US 5,943,792 A1999
- Boot safety attachment46US 4,525,939 A1985
- Anti-slip shoe attachment device46US 5,485,687 A1996
- Footwear with two-piece sole44US 5,689,901 A1997