Article of footwear with a ball contacting surface
US-9839254-B2 · Dec 12, 2017 · US
Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
Footwear characterised by the shape or the use · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | A43B3/00 |
| Official title | Footwear characterised by the shape or the use |
| Display label | Footwear characterised by the shape or the use |
| Total patents | 292 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Footwear having an upper with forefoot tensile strand elements
US-2017265568-A1 · Sep 21, 2017 · US
Article of footwear with heel extender
US-2017258179-A1 · Sep 14, 2017 · US
Sole Structure With Visual Effects
US-2017245580-A1 · Aug 31, 2017 · US
Articles of footwear with upper incorporating chamber element
US-9737114-B2 · Aug 22, 2017 · US
Footwear having an upper with forefoot tensile strand elements
US-9713363-B2 · Jul 25, 2017 · US
Bladders, compartments, chambers or internal sipes controlled by a web-based cloud computer system using a smartphone device
US-9709971-B2 · Jul 18, 2017 · US
Safety footwear
US-2017188658-A1 · Jul 6, 2017 · US
Sole structure with visual effects
US-9661898-B2 · May 30, 2017 · US
Bladders, Compartments, Chambers or Internal Sipes Controlled by a Computer System Using Big Data Techniques and a Smartphone Device
US-2017135415-A1 · May 18, 2017 · US
Safety footwear
US-9635902-B2 · May 2, 2017 · US
Bicycle and control method thereof
US-2017106940-A1 · Apr 20, 2017 · US
Footwear Sole Structure with Carrier and Frame
US-2017055634-A1 · Mar 2, 2017 · US
Bladders, compartments, chambers or internal sipes controlled by a web-based cloud computer system using a smartphone device
US-2017038747-A1 · Feb 9, 2017 · US
Footwear Having Sensor System
US-2017020224-A1 · Jan 26, 2017 · US
Footwear having sensor system
US-9549585-B2 · Jan 24, 2017 · US
Sole Assembly Including A Central Support Structure For An Article Of Footwear
US-2016366977-A1 · Dec 22, 2016 · US
Bladders, compartments, chambers or internal sipes controlled by a web-based cloud computer system using a smartphone device
US-9504291-B2 · Nov 29, 2016 · US
Article of footwear incorporating a curved knitted lacing element
US-2016331083-A1 · Nov 17, 2016 · US
Sole assembly including a central support structure for an article of footwear
US-9468251-B2 · Oct 18, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC A43B3/00?
- CPC A43B3/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Footwear characterised by the shape or the use.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC A43B3/00 (Footwear characterised by the shape or the use)?
- Our database includes 292 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC A43B3/00 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 26 in 2024 vs 22 in 2025 (latest complete years).