B29L 2031/50
Footwear
Official title: Footwear, e.g. shoes or parts thereof
B29L2031/50 (Footwear) appears on 718 US grants and 934 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29L- Granted patents
- 718
- Published applications
- 934
- Assignees
- 261
- Inventors
- 1,236
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 | 17 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 17 |
| 2010 | 12 | 17 |
| 2011 | 9 | 18 |
| 2012 | 9 | 28 |
| 2013 | 13 | 28 |
| 2014 | 14 | 37 |
| 2015 | 23 | 31 |
| 2016 | 17 | 46 |
| 2017 | 24 | 69 |
| 2018 | 42 | 74 |
| 2019 | 45 | 79 |
| 2020 | 53 | 72 |
| 2021 | 45 | 70 |
| 2022 | 53 | 61 |
| 2023 | 56 | 64 |
| 2024 | 77 | 58 |
| 2025 | 54 | 53 |
| 2026 | 41 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method of 3D printing a shoe part and resulting shoe part6 Oct 2026US 12,752,479 B2Zellerfield R&D GmbH
- Method for making foamed shoe material8 Sep 2026US 12,728,570 B2CCILU International Inc.
- Method for obtaining an article formed of a thermoplastic matrix with two melting temperatures1 Sep 2026US 12,722,330 B2Decathlon
- 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.
- Systems and methods for manufacturing a foam component8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307301 A1Puma SE
- Shoe component co-molded with physically foamed midsole10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262786 A1Feng Tay Enterprises Co., Ltd.
- Additively manufactured articles of apparel with integrally formed cushioning elements10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264317 A1
- Shoe component co-molded with physically foamed midsole3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256238 A1Feng Tay Enterprises Co., Ltd.
- Shoe component co-molded with physically foamed midsole3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256239 A1Feng Tay Enterprises Co., Ltd.
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
- Shock absorbing component and construction method281US 6,029,962 ARetama Technology Corporation · 2000
- Molding material containing reinforcing fibers, method for producing molded articles using same and safety shoe toe cap203US 6,333,105 B1YKK Corporation · 2001
- Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel203US 9,610,746 B2adidas AG · 2017
- Resilient bladder for use in footwear187US 6,119,371 ANIKE, Inc. · 2000