A43D
Machines, tools, equipment or methods for manufacturing or repairing footwear
A43D (Machines, tools, equipment or methods for manufacturing or repairing footwear) appears on 2,395 US grants and 2,393 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A43D- Granted patents
- 2,395
- Published applications
- 2,393
- Assignees
- 792
- Inventors
- 3,528
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47 | 0 |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | 36 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 30 | 0 |
| 1987 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 13 |
| 2002 | 21 | 39 |
| 2003 | 35 | 36 |
| 2004 | 25 | 59 |
| 2005 | 32 | 42 |
| 2006 | 32 | 59 |
| 2007 | 16 | 55 |
| 2008 | 27 | 58 |
| 2009 | 28 | 52 |
| 2010 | 31 | 53 |
| 2011 | 41 | 55 |
| 2012 | 33 | 65 |
| 2013 | 42 | 70 |
| 2014 | 52 | 137 |
| 2015 | 71 | 116 |
| 2016 | 82 | 141 |
| 2017 | 110 | 171 |
| 2018 | 112 | 165 |
| 2019 | 122 | 160 |
| 2020 | 129 | 163 |
| 2021 | 94 | 169 |
| 2022 | 118 | 134 |
| 2023 | 124 | 116 |
| 2024 | 131 | 140 |
| 2025 | 108 | 74 |
| 2026 | 47 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A43D 1/00Foot or last measuring devices579
- A43D 3/00Lasts381
- A43D 2200/00Machines or methods characterised by special featuresIndexing code345
- A43D 8/00Machines for cutting, ornamenting, marking or otherwise working up shoe part blanks335
- A43D 999/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass301
- A43D 25/00Devices for gluing shoe parts292
- A43D 11/00Machines for preliminary treatment or assembling of upper-parts, counters, or insoles on279
- A43D 95/00Shoe-finishing machines208
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- A43D 111/00Shoe machines with conveyors for jacked shoes or for shoes or shoe137
- A43D 119/00Driving or controlling mechanisms of shoe machines127
- A43D 21/00Lasting machines79
- A43D 100/00Setting or removing eyelets, buttons, lacing-hooks, or elastic gussets in shoes65
- A43D 86/00Machines for assembling soles or heels onto uppers, not provided for in61
- A43D 5/00Hand appliances or hand tools for making or repairing shoes, other than59
- A43D 23/00Single parts for pulling-over or lasting machines47
- A43D 37/00Machines for roughening soles or other shoe parts preparatory to gluing46
- A43D 117/00Racks for receiving or transporting shoes or shoe parts41
- A43D 63/00Machines for carrying-out other finishing operations39
- A43D 9/00Devices for binding the uppers upon the lasts27
- A43D 29/00Machines for making soles from strips of material23
- A43D 35/00Presses for shaping pre-existing loose soles, shoe bottoms or soles fixed to23
- A43D 39/00Machines for making foot-supporting pads or instep-raisers for flat feet20
- A43D 27/00Machines for trimming as an intermediate operation13
- A43D 31/00Machines for making or inserting shank stiffeners13
- A43D 13/00Machines for pulling-over the uppers when loosely laid upon the last and12
- A43D 79/00Combined heel-pressing and nailing machines9
- A43D 15/00Pulling-over or lasting machines for binding the toe end with cord, string8
- A43D 43/00Machines for making stitch lips, or other preparatory treatment of soles or8
- A43D 69/00Shoe-nailing machines4
- A43D 75/00Nailing devices on pulling-over or lasting machines4
- A43D 87/00Edge or heel cutters4
- A43D 98/00Machines for making laces4
- A43D 71/00Elements of nailing machines3
- A43D 91/00Stitch-separating or seam-indenting machines3
- A43D 44/00Machines for attaching welts or rands2
- A43D 113/00Machines for making shoes with out-turned flanges of the uppers or for1
- A43D 49/00Machines for pounding1
- A43D 59/00Machines for rasping the lasting-margins of shoes which are sewn through1
- A43D 61/00Machines for nail-pulling, nail-cutting, or nail-detecting1
- A43D 81/00Machines for attaching top-lifts1
- A43D 93/00Edge-indenting machines1
- A43D 97/00Machines for making pulling-on pieces1
- A43D 115/00Machines for skiving or removing heel-lifts, heels, or soles, or for removing0
- A43D 17/00Pulling-over or lasting machines with oscillating shoe supports0
- A43D 19/00Hand lasting0
- A43D 33/00Machines for assembling lifts for heels0
- A43D 47/00Machines for trimming or butting welts fixed on uppers0
- A43D 51/00Machines for lip-setting0
- A43D 53/00Machines for trimming-off surplus material along the inseam0
- A43D 55/00Machines for flattening, pressing, or rubbing the inseams of lasted shoes0
- A43D 57/00Machines for attaching the welt ends0
- A43D 67/00Machines for fastening soles or heels by means of screws or screwed0
- A43D 83/00Heel-presses without nailing apparatus0
- A43D 85/00Machines or apparatus for turning0
- A43D 89/00Sole-levelling machines with rolls0
Recent patents
- Footwear upper comprising stretch zones15 Sep 2026US 12,733,715 B2Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
- Shoe fit evaluation device and shoe fit evaluation method8 Sep 2026US 12,727,648 B2Asics Corporation
- Shoe with dual lace25 Aug 2026US 12,714,203 B2On Clouds GmbH
- Footwear mold assembly for injection-molding25 Aug 2026US 12,715,971 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Textiles and articles, and processes for making the same25 Aug 2026US 12,716,151 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Footwear having motorized adjustment system and removable midsole24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283308 A1NIKE, Inc.
- A system and method for manufacturing custom-fitted footwear and other articles24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289026 A1Vivo Barefoot Limited
- Customized footwear, and systems and methods for designing and manufacturing same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272110 A1New Balance Athletics, Inc.
- Insole presentation system and insole presentation method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272124 A1SK8Insoll Co.
- Method and system for a netted article of footwear10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262798 A1Keen, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for producing a shoe-shaped part from a web of material and resulting shoe-shaped part424US 5,345,638 ATretorn AB · 1994
- Shoe with flexible upper material provided with a closing device399US 5,117,567 APuma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport · 1992
- Footwear incorporating a textile with fusible filaments and fibers378US 6,910,288 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2005
- Article of footwear having a textile upper357US 7,347,011 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2008
- Shoe with flexible upper material provided with a closing device301US 5,181,331 APuma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport · 1993