A43C 15/162
Characterised by the shape
Official title: {characterised by the shape}
A43C15/162 (Characterised by the shape) appears on 416 US grants and 407 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 416
- Published applications
- 407
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 460
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 11 | 31 |
| 2014 | 12 | 19 |
| 2015 | 25 | 31 |
| 2016 | 16 | 31 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 |
| 2018 | 21 | 19 |
| 2019 | 16 | 25 |
| 2020 | 16 | 20 |
| 2021 | 25 | 21 |
| 2022 | 20 | 19 |
| 2023 | 20 | 23 |
| 2024 | 24 | 28 |
| 2025 | 23 | 17 |
| 2026 | 16 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sole structure for article of footwear29 Sep 2026US 12,745,825 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear23 Jun 2026US 12,660,889 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear9 Jun 2026US 12,648,623 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear traction device and method of using the same2 Jun 2026US 12,642,333 B2Kahtoola, Inc.
- Deflectable cleat system for footwear2 Jun 2026US 12,642,334 B2Caddix, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305768 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Sole structure for article of footwear24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283311 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Studs for sports footwear24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283312 A1
- Article of footwear having a torsion plate17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272107 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Deflectable cleat system for footwear17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272123 A1Caddix, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Athletic shoe having improved sole construction177US 4,642,917 AHyde Athletic Industries, Inc. · 1987
- Golf shoe138US 4,715,133 A1987
- Golf shoe outsole with pivot control traction elements128US 6,016,613 ANike International Ltd. · 2000
- Spike shoe106US 4,271,608 A1981
- Cleated athletic shoe106US 6,145,221 A2000