B29D 35/00
Producing footwear
B29D35/00 (Producing footwear) appears on 1,727 US grants and 2,216 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 1,727
- Published applications
- 2,216
- Assignees
- 531
- Inventors
- 2,485
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 7 |
| 2002 | 12 | 26 |
| 2003 | 17 | 30 |
| 2004 | 26 | 49 |
| 2005 | 11 | 67 |
| 2006 | 33 | 46 |
| 2007 | 14 | 43 |
| 2008 | 20 | 44 |
| 2009 | 19 | 47 |
| 2010 | 37 | 61 |
| 2011 | 23 | 56 |
| 2012 | 37 | 58 |
| 2013 | 33 | 72 |
| 2014 | 40 | 91 |
| 2015 | 49 | 95 |
| 2016 | 58 | 134 |
| 2017 | 88 | 134 |
| 2018 | 101 | 162 |
| 2019 | 106 | 156 |
| 2020 | 103 | 154 |
| 2021 | 109 | 164 |
| 2022 | 105 | 113 |
| 2023 | 129 | 120 |
| 2024 | 140 | 124 |
| 2025 | 101 | 89 |
| 2026 | 61 | 74 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29D 35/12Producing parts thereof1,426
- B29D 35/06Producing footwear: having soles or heels formed and joined on to preformed289
- B29D 35/0009Producing footwear: by injection moulding261
- B29D 35/0054Producing footwear: by compression moulding, vulcanising or the like247
- B29D 35/02Made in one piece using a moulding technique115
- B29D 35/10Producing footwear: having preformed soles or heels joined on to preformed uppers52
Recent patents
- Process for manufacturing sole with metal support plate or composite support plate8 Sep 2026US 12,727,641 B2Cas Value (Fujian) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Sockliner and method of manufacturing the same25 Aug 2026US 12,714,183 B2Asics Corporation
- Selectively removable insole for high heel shoes25 Aug 2026US 12,714,189 B2
- 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.
- Convertible Shoe and Method for Manufacturing a Convertible Shoe24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283294 A1
- Shoe Component, Cushion Member, and Method of Making Same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272102 A1
- Article of footwear having a sole structure with monolithic component of stacked layers17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272106 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Shoe component co-molded with physically foamed midsole10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262786 A1Feng Tay Enterprises Co., Ltd.
- Cushioning component for a wearable article and method of manufacturing same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262790 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoe with its vamp zonally covered with injected plastics material securely bonded to the fabric385US 4,447,967 ANouva Zarine S.p.A. Construzione Macchine E Stampi Per Calzature · 1984
- Composite footwear upper and method of manufacturing a composite footwear upper347US 6,558,784 B1ADC Composites, LLC · 2003
- Shoe sole component and shoe sole component construction method303US 5,572,804 ARetama Technology Corporation · 1996
- Miniature universal pump and valve for inflatable liners287US 5,846,063 A1998
- Air cushion shoe sole278US 4,670,995 A1987