A43C 7/04
Hinged devices
A43C7/04 (Hinged devices) appears on 68 US grants and 72 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43C- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 72
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 117
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Protective shoelace cover for footwear19 May 2026US 12,628,913 B2LAP Creations LLC
- Clothing cord clip13 Jan 2026US 12,520,910 B2
- Article of footwear having a closure system9 Sep 2025US 12,408,734 B2Puma SE
- Tension maintaining system for footwear laces18 Jun 2024US 12,011,067 B2
- String tying system13 Feb 2024US 11,896,088 B1Jiangxi Sichuangtong Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Speed clip30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215545 A1TBL Licensing LLC
- Article of footwear having a closure system8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007210 A1Puma SE
- Improved shoe lace accessory10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221496 A1
- Protective shoelace cover for footwear20 Mar 2025US 2025/0089852 A1LAP Creations LLC
- Clothing cord clip20 Mar 2025US 2025/0089855 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Positive lace zone isolation lock system and method130US 6,148,489 ALace Technologies, INC · 2000
- Shoelace tying device118US 5,718,021 A1998
- Shoe lace safety guard58US 5,671,517 A1997
- Decorative device for attachment to and securing of shoelaces55US 5,649,342 ASeneca Enterprises, Inc. · 1997
- Automated tightening shoe53US 7,661,205 B22010